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US 2019/0162057 A1Published application
Directly Initiated Addressable Power Charge
AssigneeHunting Titan, Inc.
InventorsLaura Montoya Ashton, Richard Wayne Bradley, Christopher Brian Sokolove, Isaiah Acevedo, Johnny Covalt
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for detonating a power charge in downhole wellbore using a heating element embedded within the energetic material of the power charge.
Claims35
A tool for use downhole comprising:
- a firing head;
- a setting tool;
- a power charge cartridge assembly disposed within the setting tool, further comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical housing with a first end, second end, and a longitudinal axis, an energetic material disposed within the hollow cylindrical housing, an igniter disposed in the hollow cylindrical housing adjacent to the energetic material.
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A power charge cartridge assembly comprising:
- a cylindrical housing with a first end and a second end;
- an energetic material disposed within the cylindrical housing;
- and
- an igniter disposed in the cylindrical housing adjacent to the energetic material.
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A method for using a power charge in a downhole tool comprising:
- assembling a power charge cartridge assembly with a heating element disposed therein;
- installing the power charge in a setting tool;
- coupling the setting tool to a firing head;
- lowering the assembled setting tool to a predetermined location in a wellbore;
- and
- electrically charging the heating element to ignite the power charge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.