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US 10,538,997 B2Granted
Extended jet perforating device
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorDean Vernell Bird
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Abstract
An explosive charge assembly comprises a casing, a first liner, a second liner, a first explosive charge disposed between the casing and the first liner, and a second explosive charge disposed between the first liner and the second liner. The first liner and the second liner are configured to form a single jet upon detonation of the first explosive charge and the second explosive charge.
Claims8
A perforating gun assembly comprising:
- a gun body;
- a charge carrier frame disposed within the gun body;
- and
- a plurality of explosive charge assemblies disposed in the gun body, wherein each of the explosive charge assemblies is retained in position by the charge carrier frame, and wherein each of the explosive charge assemblies comprises:
- a casing;
- a plurality of liners disposed within the casing;
- a plurality of explosive charge layers, wherein a first of the explosive charge layers is disposed between the casing and a first liner of the plurality of liners, and wherein at least one explosive charge layer of the plurality of explosive charge layers is disposed between adjacent liners of the plurality of liners, and wherein the plurality of liners is collapsible to provide a stream of particles that form a single, coherent jet upon detonation of the plurality of explosive charge layers;
- and
- a separate booster charge detonatable to detonate the first of the explosive charge layers.
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A method of perforating comprising:
- detonating a plurality of explosive charge assemblies, wherein each of the explosive charge assemblies comprises:
- a plurality of liners;
- a plurality of explosive charge layers, wherein a first of the explosive charge layers is disposed between a casing and a first liner of the plurality of liners, and wherein at least one explosive charge layer of the plurality of explosive charge layers is disposed between adjacent liners of the plurality of liners;
- and
- a separate booster charge detonatable to detonate the first of the explosive charge layers;
- forming a single, coherent jet from each of the explosive charge assemblies in response to the detonating, wherein the each of the plurality of liners collapse to contribute to the formation of the single, coherent jet;
- engaging a surface with the jet;
- and
- forming a perforation through the surface in response to the engagement with the jet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.