Crews battle to contain fire at natural-gas well

WENDY STUECK
Globe and Mail
November 12, 2008

Crews yesterday were working to contain a fire at a ConocoPhillips natural-gas well about 30 kilometres east of Chetwynd in northeastern B.C.

The well is licensed to produce sour gas, which contains toxic hydrogen sulphide, but was producing sweet gas at the time the blaze started. Air at the site is being monitored. The fire started early yesterday after gas made its way into the well bore Monday afternoon.

The fire broke out in the course of routine operations and is not related to three recent attacks on nearby EnCana facilities, a ConocoPhillips spokesman said.