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Transocean drill floor crews prepare the "under reamer" drill bit. The under reamer is lowered through and out the bottom of a 16-inch metal pipe (casing) that has been placed in the hole. When we pump water through it, the shiny arms (with cutting structures on the bottom) extend outward and rotate. With this we can drill a hole larger than the pipe through which it was passed.

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