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Wild Well Control is a

well control Well control is the technique used in oil and gas operations such as drilling, well workover and well completion for maintaining the hydrostatic pressure and formation pressure to prevent the influx of formation fluids into the wellbore. This t ...

company based in Houston, Texas that has worked to mitigate several high-profile well control issues including the

Kuwaiti oil fires The Kuwaiti oil fires were caused by the Iraqi military setting fire to a reported 605 to 732 oil wells along with an unspecified number of oil filled low-lying areas, such as oil lakes and fire trenches, as part of a scorched earth policy while ...

and the

Deepwater Horizon oil spill The ''Deepwater Horizon'' oil spill (also referred to as the "BP oil spill") was an industrial disaster that began on 20 April 2010 off of the coast of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect, considered ...

. According to its website it has responded to 2,700 well control and pressure control events including the majority of the large international well control emergencies. It is a subsidiary of

Superior Energy Services Superior Energy Services, Inc. is a C-corporation that operates as a holding company for a portfolio of oilfield rentals and well services brands. The Company restructured in 2021 and is no longer listed on an exchange. Its majority beneficial ow ...

History

Founded in 1975, Wild Well is the world's leading provider of onshore and offshore well control emergency response, pressure control, relief well planning, engineering, and training services. Wild Well Control was founded by Joe R. Bowden Sr. in 1975 (July 15, 1932 – November 12, 2006). Its main competition was Red Adair and Company. In 1991 it was one of the companies used to cap the

. Its involvement was the subject of the documentary ''

Fires of Kuwait ''Fires of Kuwait'' is a 1992 American documentary film on the Kuwaiti oil fires directed by David Douglas. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film was the winner of the 2005 Hall of Fame Award from Giant Scr ...

''. In 2001 it was acquired by

. In 2008 it received a contract for $750 million to decommission seven downed platforms and related well facilities located offshore Louisiana belonging to BP,

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, and

Apache Corporation APA Corporation is the holding company for Apache Corporation, an American company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration. It is organized in Delaware and headquartered in Houston. The company is ranked 431st on the Fortune 500. Current operation ...

. In 2010 it was designated by BP to come up with a way to cap the

References

External links

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