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With the seven-inch liner set and cemented last week, the well has been perforated and a 4.5-inch completion tubing string installed. A total of 34m of the oil zones were perforated.
Currently, the riser and blowout preventers are being recovered prior to setting the sub-surface Christmas tree.
The well will be flowed for a short period to clean out the perforations and to allow clean fluid samples to be obtained before it is suspended.
It will then be closed in until the third quarter of this year, when the flowline will be installed tying the well back to the floating production storage and off-loading vessel Crystal Ocean.
Anzon Australia and Beach Petroleum are 50:50 joint venture partners in the Basker-Manta project.
