HOUSTON, October 5, 2006 — Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. (Amex: WEL), the premier pressure control company for the oil and gas industry, announced today that Jerry Winchester, Boots & Coots' president and chief executive officer and Gabriel Aldape, chief financial officer, will present at the Sanders Morris Harris 2006 Middle Market Investor Growth Conference on Monday, October 23 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time.

A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the investor relations home page of the company’s website at www.boots-coots.com/investor/invest.htm. A replay of the presentation will be available following the live broadcast and archived for 90 days. Copies of the presentation handouts will also be available on Boots & Coots' website within 24 hours following the presentation.

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