2. Restore Iraqi Oil

3. A Chronology and Highlights of Boots & Coots in Iraq A Real Kick

4. Iraq “The Cradle of Civilization”

5. Iraq – 24 Million People Texas has 21 Million PeopleSize of California

6. What Ancient Iraq Gave Humanity Grain Agriculture First writings of Ag techniques Land Cultivation Double Entry Accounting The Wheel and the Plow Math system based on 60 (seconds & minutes) Banking

7. Iraq’s accomplishments cont. 1 st Written Alphabet Noah & the Garden of Eden Eye for an Eye, a tooth for a tooth legal system 360 deg in a circle The Zero The Arabic number system (although we use different symbols than original) [٠١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩]

8. Boots & Coots Involvement in the Iraqi Conflict Background During 1991 Gulf War - B&C was one of the lead Firefighting Companies. Others Red Adair & Wild Well Control. After retirement of Coots, Boots & Red => The 1997 merger of B&C with Red Adair’s employees

9. Boots & Coots Involvement in the RIO Project Background There are over 2,000 oil wells in Iraq. 1991 Gulf War – Hussein sabotaged 849 wells. Of those, 732 required blowout intervention.

10. Boots & Coots Involvement in the RIO Project Planning Assignment: Position equipment & personnel to respond to sabotage well fires and be there to help restore production. respond to sabotage well fires and be there to help restore production. Developed a scenario for oil well sabotage Best Case ~40 wells on fire Worst Case ~1,414 wells on fire Most Probable Case ~464 wells on fire

11. Boots & Coots Involvement in the RIO Project Preparation Finalized blowout contingency plan October 2002, signed contracts. Mobilized to Kuwait City in January and February 2003. Helped train 12 military teams charged with securing oilfield infrastructure in the South. Procured and expedited equipment.

12. Boots & Coots Involvement in the RIO Project Equipment 4 complete fire fighting packages 12 capping wellhead assemblies 2 sets of oil well testing equipment Misc. wellhead repair equipment & valves

13. March 2003 Boots & Coots 12 men on stand-by in Kuwait City Staged and Prepared Equipment Consulted Directly with Military

14. Staged Equipment

15. Preparation for War We’re Good To Go!

16. March 20, 2003 War Begins Air strikes commence Hussein orders sabotage of wells

17. Scud Alerts were Everyday @ first of War & several times a day Lightning!

18. At…Camp Arifjan Vaccinations for Anthrax & Small Pox Issued NBC (Nuclear, Biological & Chemical) Gear and Gas Mask. Must have on person 24 hrs/day

19. The Fires Four wells were ignited, and twelve others were badly damaged. Sabotage was attempted on several hundred wells.

20. Firefighting Becomes a Priority

21. Supply Route Through Oil Field US convoy moving through oilfield toward Baghdad

22. Welcome to Iraq

23. Dallas Breach – 1 of 3 Roads across DMZ from Kuwait to Baghdad Flak Jackets are in Fashion Texas Influence

24. Dallas Breach

25. 25 feet 18 feet Miles… Hussein's Ditch Immediately across DMZ on Iraqi soil is: The plan was to fill with oil & burn

26. Initial Site Survey

27. US Gunship – on patrol

28. Satellite Image of Well fires Iraq Kuwait You would be here Iran Dallas Breach

29. EOD Staff Explosive Ordinance Disarmament First - Sweep area for Mines

30. Security & EOD Personnel

31. Mine Fields Everywhere Anti-Personnel Mines

32. …and Dangerous

33. Cluster Munitions This was fresh but we found stuff from 1991 still around

34. Iraqi Munitions – RPGs

35. Locals Impacted

36. On Way to inspect damage

39. Sabotaged Well Head Explosive Charge Detonated without Damage

40. Bomb Placement C4 and sandbags placed between 71/6’’ valve and 11’’ flange Detonation by remote and via phone lines Secondary incendiary device used to ignite well

41. Perimeter Security

42. Logistics Challenge

43. Kuwait Wild Well Killers Aisa Bou Yabes (KOC) Team Leader KWWK KWWK Controls 1 st Fire In Iraq

45. Well Control Operations An Awesome Place to Work

46. Well Kill Operations…

47. B&C’s first well: 4 days from start to finish

50. Oil Spill Clean Up Required

51. Well Kill Inspection

52. Dirty Worker - Mike Foreman

53. Bullheading Stinging

54. Close-up view of Stinger Mud Pumped at high pressure through nozzle into well & bullhead fluid to reservoir to stop flow Oil Blowout Stinger

57. Well #2 Site Preparation: Water is #1 Priority

58. A Water Pit and Pipeline are required on 2 nd Well to satisfy the 1.2 Million gallon water appetite

59. This well is burning ~USD$1 Million per day!

61. The Fire Fight !

63. Going……

64. Going…….

65. Going…….

67. Gone !!!

68. Flashback Ignites The superheated ground and fumes mix.

69. Flashback

71. The fire is extinguished.

72. Sabotaged Well Severed 7-1/16”–5M wing flange

73. Stinging operation on 2 nd well Pumping on both the tubing and the casing

74. The Boots & Coots Team

76. THE END

77. Questions ?