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HOUSTON, August 29, 2005 - Boots & Coots International Well Control (AMEX: WEL) today announced that Larry Burleson has been appointed Director of Global Relations. Mr. Burleson will officially join Boots & Coots September 1.

"With his experience and knowledge of the industry and our customers, Larry's an invaluable addition to the Boots & Coots team," said Jerry Winchester, President and Chief Executive Officer. "He is one of the most respected in the business, and his reputation and experience will help cultivate the relationships that already exist with our customers and gain the attention of prospective customers."

"I'm excited to be part of a company so deep in history and success," said Larry Burleson. "The company is experiencing steady growth due to the success of its prevention business, and I'm looking forward to supporting the continued expansion of those services as well as representing Boots & Coots in developing relationships with its customers."

Mr. Burleson has over 29 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. The past 20 years he has focused on well control, most recently as Director of Sales for Wild Well Control. His experience in the energy industry has ranged from down-hole drilling tools and surface equipment to drilling contractor and turnkey operations. Mr. Burleson is also a member of the International Association of Drilling Contractors, the American Association of Drilling Engineers and The Society of Petroleum Engineers.

About Boots & Coots

Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc., Houston, Texas, provides a suite of integrated oilfield services centered on the intervention, emergency response and restoration of blowouts and well fires as well as hydraulic workover/snubbing and hot tapping services around the world. Our current business segments are “Well Intervention” and “Response”. The Well Intervention segment consists of services that are designed to reduce the number and severity of critical well events and enhance production for oil and gas operators. The scope of these services includes training, contingency planning, well plan reviews, audits, inspection services and engineering services offered through our Safeguard programs and services offered in conjunction with our WELLSUREŽ risk management program. This segment also includes services performed by hydraulic workover and snubbing units that are used to enhance production of oil and gas wells. The 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 include snubbing and other workover services provided during a response. For more information, visit the Company's web site at  www.boots-coots.com.

Certain statements included in this news release are intended as "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Boots & Coots cautions that actual future results may vary materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. More information about the risks and uncertainties relating to these forward-looking statements are found in Boots & Coots' SEC filings, which are available free of charge on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.