Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO) has shut down the leak at OML 29 Wellhead in the Santa Barbara South field in Nembe, the company said Wednesday.
It said it had “shut-in” the well flow and is, among other things, preparing to clean up the wellhead platform and surroundings.
The company stated this in a statement.
The OML 29 Wellhead blew up on November 3.
The company stated that the leak had now been fully halted.
The statement added: “(We have) successfully installed control packages on both arms. Rig up pump on the long string and pump open the ball valve.
“(We have) Closed both control packages and shut-in well flow. We are currently preparing to pump kill fluid into the long string.
“Note that the short string is already killed and dead with zero pressure.”