Well Control / Blowout Recovery
and Emergency Response

The petroleum industry works hard to prevent uncontrolled hydrocarbon releases (blowouts). However when a blowout does occur, HSE is ready to respond quickly and effectively with the best combination of equipment and experience.

HSE’s well control and emergency response team has over 60 years of combined experience, some of which was acquired in the largest well control operation in history in Kuwait in 1991. Our team is supported by the country’s largest fleet of oilfield safety equipment, and one of the most experienced safety services lineups in the international oil industry. While HSE’s well control service has operational bases in all the major petroleum producing areas of Alberta and B.C., we also have the capability to handle international projects.

This combination of experience, equipment, capacity and logistics planning provides the petroleum industry with an unprecedented level of response and support when required.

Firetrucks with onboard water and high-capacity pumps rated to 8,000 liters per minute
Extensive inventory of support equipment for H2S worker protection or evacuation

Toll-free, 24-hour dispatch number: 866-347-3911

Specialized Supplemental Firefighting Equipment and Blowout Recovery Tools

Athey Wagon

An integral component of HSE’s blowout recovery operations is the Athey wagon. Exclusive to HSE, this specialized piece of blowout equipment facilitates safe removal of debris from around a burning well. This device is used to maneuver and place specialized cutting tools used to extract damaged equipment.

The Athey wagon is also used to redirect the flame, allowing workers direct access to the well.

Allows well-capping operations to proceed without extinguishing the fire
Hoisting capacity of 25,000 kilograms at a zero-degree (0°) boom angle
Provides for the manipulation of tools and specialty devices
Hastens recovery operations

Freeze Services

Freezing involves the creation of an ice plug to serve as a temporary pressure barrier or primary pressure control to facilitate equipment repairs or modifications. Applications for this unique process include valve change-outs, wellhead replacements and pipeline repairs. The procedure requires no kill fluids and is non-threatening to wellbore formations.

Hot Tap Service