Low-profile adjustable fastener for charge orientation of a downhole perforating tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11293271-B1
Application number	US-202017082421-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Oct 28, 2020
Priority date	Oct 28, 2020
Publication date	Apr 5, 2022
Grant date	Apr 5, 2022

Abstract

Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to a low-profile adjustable fastener for charge orientation of a downhole perforating tool. The perforating tool may include a first tubular comprising apertures; a second tubular comprising apertures, the first tubular disposed in the second tubular, wherein the apertures of the first tubular are configured to align with the apertures of the second tubular upon movement of the first tubular; and a fastener comprising: a first component configured to pass through the apertures on a first side of each of the first and second tubulars; and a second component configured to pass through the apertures on a second side of each of the first and second tubulars.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A downhole perforating tool comprising:
a first tubular comprising an end including apertures extending along a circumference of the end;
a second tubular comprising apertures disposed on opposing sides of an end of the second tubular, the end of the first tubular disposed in the end of the second tubular, wherein the apertures of the first tubular are configured to align with the apertures of the second tubular upon movement of the first tubular; and
a fastener comprising:
a first component configured to pass through the apertures on a first side of each of the first and second tubulars; and
a second component configured to pass through the apertures on a second side of each of the first and second tubulars, wherein the second component is configured to receive the first component in an interior portion of the first tubular, wherein the second component and the first component are configured to secure an orientation angle of the first tubular relative to the second tubular.

2. The perforating tool of claim 1 , wherein the first component comprises a threaded member.

3. The perforating tool of claim 1 , wherein the second component comprises a barrel nut.

4. The perforating tool of claim 1 , wherein the apertures of the first tubular are arranged in rows.

5. The perforating tool of claim 1 , wherein each aperture of the first tubular corresponds with an orientation angle for the first tubular relative to the second tubular.

6. The perforating tool of claim 1 , wherein the first tubular is 360° rotatable relative to the second tubular before fastening of the first tubular to the second tubular with the fastener.

7. The perforating tool of claim 1 , wherein the first component comprises a push pin or a rivet.

8. The perforating tool of claim 1 , wherein the fastener extends laterally into the first and second tubulars from opposite sides of the perforating tool.

9. A downhole perforating system comprising:
a charge tube comprising apertures extending along a circumference of the charge tube;
a weight tube comprising apertures disposed on opposing sides of the weight tube, the weight tube configured to adjust a center of gravity of the charge tube, wherein a portion of the charge tube is disposed in the weight tube, wherein the apertures of the charge tube are configured to align with the apertures of the weight tube upon movement of the charge tube or the weight tube, wherein the apertures are aligned in at least two rows, each row configured for rotational adjustment of the charge tube relative to the weight tube; and
a fastener comprising:
an elongated member extending through the apertures of each of the charge tube and weight tube, wherein the elongated member secures an orientation angle of the charge tube.

10. The downhole perforating system of claim 9 , wherein the apertures of the charge tube correspond with orientations angles of the charge tube ranging from 0° to 360° relative to the weight tube.

11. The downhole perforating system of claim 9 , wherein the charge tube comprises at least one shaped charge.

12. The downhole perforating system of claim 11 , wherein the weight tube comprises an adjustable weight.

13. The downhole perforating system of claim 9 , wherein the apertures of the charge tube are arranged in staggered rows, each aperture of the charge tube corresponding with detonation orientation.

14. The downhole perforating system of claim 9 , wherein a first component comprises a push pin or a rivet.

15. The downhole perforating system of claim 9 , wherein the fastener extends laterally into the charge tube and the weight tube.

16. A method for adjusting perforation angles of a perforating tool, the method comprising:
rotating a first tubular of the perforating tool relative to a second tubular of the perforating tool, the first and second tubulars comprising apertures, wherein a portion of the first tubular is disposed in the second tubular;
aligning the apertures of the first and second tubular on both sides of the first and second tubulars;
inserting a first component of a fastener into a first side of a first tubular and a first side of a second tubular through a first set of the apertures of the first and second tubulars;
inserting a second component of the fastener into a second side of the first tubular and a second side of the second tubular through a second set of the apertures of the first and second tubulars; and
securing the first component of the fastener to the second component of the fastener in an interior portion of the first tubular.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising rotating the first tubular about a longitudinal axis of the perforating tool to align the apertures of the first and second tubular on both sides of the first and second tubulars.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising threading the first component to the second component of the fastener.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising adjusting a rotational orientation of charges disposed in the first tubular.

20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising inserting the first and second components of the fastener laterally into the first and second tubulars relative to a longitudinal axis of the perforating tool.

Assignees

• Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Inventors

• Hoelscher Christopher C
• Bryant Camille Anne
• Leclair Nicholas Peter

Classifications

• E21B43/119 Primary

  Details, e.g. for locating perforating place or direction · CPC title

• E21B19/16

  Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints (E21B19/20 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E21B34/103

  with a shear pin · CPC title

• E21B43/117

  Shaped-charge perforators (E21B43/118 takes precedence) · CPC title