Box by Pin Perforating Gun System and Methods
US-2017314373-A9 · Nov 2, 2017 · US
Cluster gun system
US11346191B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11346191-B2 |
| Application number | US-202016865106-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | Jan 25, 2018 |
| Publication date | May 31, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2022 |
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A method and apparatus for containing one or more shaped charges in a single plane, arrayed about the center axis of a gun body, and detonated from a single initiator in a shaped charge cluster assembly.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for perforating a well comprising: combining a first cylindrical half with at least one shaped charge in a plane perpendicular to a center axis of the first cylindrical half; enclosing the at least one shaped charge by combining a second cylindrical half longitudinally, along the center axis of the first cylindrical half, to the first cylindrical half, with the at least one shaped charge disposed between the first cylindrical half and second cylindrical half to form at least one cylindrical perforating shaped charge cluster; installing the charge cluster into a perforating gun body; coupling the perforating gun body to additional tubulars to form a tool string; lowering the tool string into a first predetermined location within a wellbore; and detonating at least one charge cluster at the first predetermined location. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one shaped charge is a plurality of shaped charges. 3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one perforating shaped charge cluster is a plurality of charge clusters. 4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising detonating at the least one charge cluster at a second predetermined location. 5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising plugging the wellbore down hole from the first predetermined location. 6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising plugging the wellbore down hole from the second predetermined location.
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- E21B43/117Primary
Shaped-charge perforators (E21B43/118 takes precedence) · CPC title
by forming crevices or fractures · CPC title
using explosives · CPC title
Gun or shaped-charge perforators · CPC title
Ignition systems · CPC title
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- What does patent US11346191B2 cover?
- A method and apparatus for containing one or more shaped charges in a single plane, arrayed about the center axis of a gun body, and detonated from a single initiator in a shaped charge cluster assembly.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Hunting Titan Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification E21B43/117. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
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- Publication date Tue May 31 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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