It required that as soon as Davy Jones was perforated and a flare came up the hole, the rig had to be backed away from the drilling platform.

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People drilling the hole with a giant rig were just able to pull it out of the way and get to safety when the steam exploded and dug a crater that's more than 100 feet deep and about as wide.

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During the three hours it took to move the rig out of the way, the debris fell back to the bottom of the hole and clogged up the perforations.

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