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Efforts begin to control sour gas well blowout

Specialists have stepped in to regain control of a two-week-old sour natural gas well blowout near Hythe, says Alberta's Energy Resources Conservation Board.

Specialists have stepped in to regain control of a two-week-old sour natural gas well blowout near Hythe, says Alberta's Energy Resources Conservation Board.

"Over the last several days, well control specialists have cleared the site, done an assessment on the wellhead, and formulated a plan to gain control of the well," ERCB officials said in a statement issued Monday.