Penetrator and dispensers and methods of use
AssigneeDefiant Engineering, LLC
InventorsCullen Craig Keyes, Lawrence Gene Griffin, Ian Graham Janke
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Abstract
A dispenser includes a body that defines a chamber and a barrel that communicate with each other, and a penetrator assembly configured to be received in the chamber. The penetrator assembly includes a penetrator, a propellant operably positioned with respect to the penetrator, a primer in operable communication with the propellant, and an electrical conductor configured and arranged to carry electrical power to the primer. The dispenser may be positioned in a downhole location such as a wellbore, and the penetrator assembly may be fired so that the penetrator perforates a casing in the wellbore.
Claims3
A dispenser, comprising:
- a body that defines a chamber and a barrel that communicate with each other;
- and
- a penetrator assembly configured to be received in the chamber, and comprising:
- a penetrator;
- a propellant operably positioned with respect to the penetrator;
- a primer in operable communication with the propellant;
- and
- an electrical conductor configured and arranged to carry electrical power to the primer, wherein the electrical conductor comprises a wire passing through, or around, the penetrator.
A penetrator assembly, comprising:
- a penetrator;
- a propellant operably positioned with respect to the penetrator;
- a primer in operable communication with the propellant;
- and
- an electrical conductor configured and arranged to carry electrical power to the primer, and a first end of the electrical conductor is embedded into the propellant, and the electrical conductor passes through the penetrator and extends out an end of the penetrator,
- wherein the penetrator assembly is configured to be received in a chamber of a dispenser.
A dispenser, comprising:
- a body that defines a chamber and a barrel that communicate with each other;
- and
- a penetrator assembly configured to be received in the chamber, and comprising:
- a penetrator that defines a passageway extending through the penetrator;
- a propellant operably positioned with respect to the penetrator;
- a primer in operable communication with the propellant;
- and
- an electrical conductor configured and arranged to carry electrical power to the primer, and the electrical conductor passes through the passageway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.