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     INNOVATIONS

  • In 1991, Boots & Coots developed many technical innovations for the fires of Kuwait, still in use today. We worked with Halliburton to invent the abrasive jet cutter shown below.
  • Boots & Coots worked with Harben Jet Edge to put in a hand held ultra high jet cutter system, we invented the three ram capping stack (inverted slip rams and pipe rams replace wellhead).
  • Boots & Coots also successfully used dual stinger kill method for the first time used on a large fire in Iraq in February, 2003, as shown about to be applied below.

     PATENTS

  • B & C invented the patented "Dynamic Freeze Process" (U.S. Patent No. 5,649,594: Method and Apparatus for Servicing a Wellhead Assembly, Flak, L. H. and Tuppen, J)

    Used by BP in Sajaa Field, Sharjah. This was documented in a SPE Paper – "Dynamic Freeze Plug Process Proves a Viable Barrier Technique in Sajaa Field, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates". Authors: Brian S. Powers, SPE, BP plc., Randal D. Pruitt, SPE, BP plc, James Tuppen, SPE, Boots & Coots.

    B & C exclusively owns this patented process and won an internal BP award.

    The above patent is shown below.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,209,108 for the Helical Screw Rheometer

  • U.S. Patent No. 4,850,750 for Integrated Blending Control System
 
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