Boots & Coots Buys Wyoming Snubbing Company.

HOUSTON -- Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. (Amex:WEL) announced today that it has purchased StassCo Pressure Control LLC in Rock Springs, Wyoming, for approximately $10 million in cash. StassCo operates four hydraulic rig assist units in the Rockies' Cheyenne basin.

"Presence in the Rockies is a key to our strategy to expand North America land operations into prolific gas producing areas," said Jerry Winchester, president and chief executive officer. "Activity levels for snubbing services have been consistently high in the region. StassCo's outstanding reputation provides us with a strategic presence for significant growth in 2008 and beyond. In addition to realizing strong utilization rates on our hydraulic units, we expect to have pull-through opportunities for our other services. Traditionally that has been our experience once we establish a presence in a new market."

Wyoming is one of the ten largest domestic producers of natural gas. According to the Energy Information Administration, from 2000 to 2005 Wyoming grew from 9,900 to more than 23,000 producing and gas condensate wells. The advancement of underbalanced drilling techniques and well completion methods are driving growth in unconventional drilling plays in the Rockies, increasing demand for hydraulic workover/snubbing services.

About Boots & Coots

Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc., Houston, Texas, provides a suite of integrated pressure control services to onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration companies around the world. Boots & Coots' Well Intervention segment consists of services that are designed to enhance production for oil and gas operators and reduce the number and severity of critical well events such as well fires, blowouts or other losses of control at the well. This segment includes services performed by hydraulic workover and snubbing units and the rental of pressure control tools that are used to enhance production of oil and gas wells. The scope of these services also includes prevention services such as training, contingency planning, well plan reviews, audits, inspection services and engineering services offered through our Safeguard programs and services offered in conjunction with our WELLSURE[R] risk management program. Boots & Coots' Response segment consists of personnel, equipment and services provided during an emergency response such as a critical well event or a hazardous material response. These services may also include snubbing and other workover services and rentals provided during the course of responding to a critical well event.

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