Perforation gun components and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017052011-A1
Application number	US-201615287309-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 6, 2016
Priority date	Jul 18, 2013
Publication date	Feb 23, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

Components for a perforation gun system are provided including combinations of components including a self-centralizing charge holder system and a bottom connector that can double as a spacer. Any number of spacers can be used with any number of holders for any desired specific metric or imperial shot density, phase and length gun system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A component for a perforation gun system, comprising:
at least one bottom connector for terminating a detonation cord in the gun system, wherein the at least one bottom connector optionally doubles as a spacer for spacing a plurality of stackable charge holders, and the at least one bottom connector comprises a rotation coupling for providing a selectable clocking rotation between other components of the perforation gun system.

2 . The component of claim 1 , wherein the at least one bottom connector is one of a metric-dimensioned spacer and an imperial-dimensioned spacer.

3 . The component of claim 1 , wherein the at least one bottom connector is configured to receive electrical connections therethrough.

4 . The component of claim 1 , wherein the at least one bottom connector is injection molded.

5 . The component of claim 1 , wherein the rotation coupling comprises at least two sides, wherein at least one side comprises a plurality of pins symmetrically arranged about a central axis of the one side of the rotation coupling, and an opposite side of the rotation coupling comprises a plurality of sockets symmetrically arranged about the central axis of the rotation coupling.

6 . A stackable charge holder for a perforation gun system having an outer gun carrier, the charge holder comprising:
a charge receiving structure configured for receiving a shaped charge, the structure comprising a pair of arms extending between a first rotation coupling and a second rotation coupling; and a plurality of projections extending from each of the arms of the charge receiving structure, wherein the plurality of projections are configured for centralizing the shaped charge within the gun carrier.

7 . The stackable charge holder of claim 6 , wherein a pair of the plurality of projections is configured for capturing a detonation cord traversing the charge holder.

8 . The stackable charge holder according to claim 6 , wherein the first rotation coupling and the second rotation coupling being configured for providing a selectable clocking rotation between the charge holder and other components of the perforation gun system.

9 . The stackable charge holder according to claim 8 , wherein the first rotation coupling comprises a plurality of pins symmetrically arranged about a central axis of one side of the first rotation coupling, and the second rotation coupling comprises a plurality of sockets symmetrically arranged about the central axis of the second rotation coupling.

10 . The stackable charge holder of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of projections are also configured for retaining the shaped charge.

11 . The stackable charge holder of claim 6 , wherein the charge receiving structure is injection molded.

Assignees

• Dynaenergetics Gmbh & Co Kg
• Jdp Eng & Machine Inc

Inventors

• Parks David C
• Preiss Frank Haron
• Mcnelis Liam
• Mulhern Eric
• Scharf Thilo

Classifications

• E21B43/1185 Primary

  Ignition systems · CPC title

• F42C19/06

  Electric contact parts specially adapted for use with electric fuzes {(switches operated by change of speed H01H35/06; switches operated by change of acceleration, e.g. shock or vibration, inertia switches H01H35/14; fluid-pressure-operated switches H01H35/24)} · CPC title

• F42D1/02 Primary

  Arranging blasting cartridges to form an assembly (adaptation of blasting cartridges therefor F42B3/02) · CPC title

• E21B43/11855

  mechanically actuated, e.g. by movement of a wireline or a drop-bar (E21B43/11852 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F42D1/04

  Arrangements for ignition {(ignition systems for shaped charge perforators E21B43/1185; ignition devices for seismic energy generators G01V1/06)} · CPC title