摘要:
A perforating apparatus adapted to be disposed in a wellbore includes a plurality of shaped charges, an electrical current carrying conductor, and a plurality of exploding foil or exploding bridgewire initiators disposed, respectively, between the plurality of charges and the current carrying conductor for simultaneously detonating thereby simultaneously detonating all of the plurality of shaped charges of the perforating apparatus in response to a current flowing in the conductor. Each of the shaped charges include a new secondary explosive primer disposed in the apex of the charge for detonating in response to a detonation of the exploding foil or exploding bridgewire initiator. The electrical conductor may include a flat cable having a plurality of such initiators spaced apart at predetermined intervals along the cable and adapted to wrap helically around the perforating apparatus until each of the initiators abut against a shaped charge of the plurality of charges in the perforating apparatus. In an alternate embodiment, the electrical current carrying conductor may include a flat sheet having a specific length and width and including a plurality of such initiators. The flat sheet is adapted to wrap around the entire circumference of the perforating apparatus until each of the initiators in the sheet abut against a shaped charge of the plurality of charges in the perforating apparatus. The current in the conductor may originate from a compressed magnetic flux (CMF) current pulse generator or from a charging capacitor of a conventional system including one or more charging capacitors and associated discharge switches. When the perforating apparatus includes a first and second perforator separated by an adaptor, the adaptor includes a pressure bulkhead adapted to seal the first perforator from the second perforator, an explosive disposed in contact against one side of the bulkhead and a piezoelectric ceramic disposed in contact against the other side of the bulkhead.
摘要:
The present invention provides an apparatus and method of orienting perforating gun strings conveyed on a tool string. One embodiment of the present invention provides an orienting weight provided in a portion of the perforating device, such as the shaped charge, the loading tube or the gun housing. An adapter is provided intermediate the tool string that facilitates conveyance of the gun string downhole. Additionally, the adapter enables the gun string to rotate independent of the tool string.
摘要:
The loading tube comprises cups forming cup cavities for enclosing an explosive charge within each of the cups. The loading tube has ridges and valleys providing longitudinal and lateral strength to the loading tube. The loading tube is constructed of a formed material such as paper pulp, high-density polystyrene, plastic or sheet metal.
摘要:
A gun system in one arrangement includes a first carrier including a detonating cord and a second carrier including a detonating cord. An adapter couples the first and second carriers, with the adapter including an explosive coupled to the detonating cord of one of the first and second carriers. The explosive is positioned in a reduced housing portion of the adapter. The reduced housing portion of the adapter has a first outer diameter less than an inner diameter of the first carrier to provide a predetermined annular space between the reduced adapter portion and the inner diameter of the first carrier. At least one of the detonating cords in the first and second carriers is attached to a retainer element, and the retainer element is placed in close proximity to the explosive to maintain an axial position of the detonating cord to reduce separation between the detonating cord and the explosive. In addition, the explosive is placed some axial distance away from sensitive elements in the adapter, such as sealing elements and connector elements, to protect the sensitive elements from detonation of the explosive.
摘要:
A technique includes deploying a string that includes a seat assembly in a well; and running a shifting tool in a passageway of the string. The shifting tool shifts the seat assembly to cause the seat assembly to transition between a first state in which the seat assembly forms a seat that is adapted to allow an untethered object communicated in the passageway of the string to pass through the seat assembly to a second state in which the seat assembly is adapted to catch the object to form a fluid barrier in the string. The fluid barrier is used to divert fluid in the tubing string to perform, for example, a stimulation operation.
摘要:
An apparatus includes a string that extends into a well and a tool that is disposed in the string. The tool is adapted to form a seat to catch an object communicated to the tool via a passageway of the string in response to the tool being perforated.
摘要:
The subject matter of the present invention relates to perforating gun carriers and their methods of manufacture. In one embodiment of the present invention, high strength, uniform wall thickness carriers are manufactured through use of the electric resistance weld process.
摘要:
Apparatus and method for cooling a component inside a tool includes a container and a plurality of heat sinks positioned in the container. The components are positioned in the container with the heat sinks for maintaining a reduced temperature inside the container. Further, an insulating layer and a reflective layer surround the heat sinks and components to reduce heat transfer. Alternatively, the container can have a hollow wall that encloses the space in which a heat sink material (such as an eutectic material) is disposed. The components to be protected are located in the container. The eutectic material includes a composition having tin and zinc. The insulating layer includes a container that stores a vacuum layer, such as a dewar flask.
摘要:
A loading tube of a perforating gun includes a plurality of mating holes, where each mating hole has a specific and predetermined contour, and a case of a shaped charge, adapted to fit within the mating hole, includes a pair of retaining lugs and a pair of shoulder lugs, which lugs are adapted to uniquely cooperate with the contour of the mating hole of the loading tube for securing the shaped charge to the loading tube. The predetermined contour of each mating hole includes a pair of slots disposed opposite one another in the mating hole, and a pair of grooves disposed opposite one another in the mating hole but offset from the pair of slots. Each pair of grooves includes a large radius groove and a small radius groove. The pair of retaining lugs of the shaped charge case are adapted to be received, respectively, in the pair of slots of the contour of the mating hole; whereas the pair of shoulder lugs are adapted to be initially received in the pair of large radius grooves of the contour of the mating hole. When the shaped charge is twisted clockwise in a circumferential direction, the retaining lugs move out of their respective slots and under a surface of the loading tube; in addition, the shoulder lugs moves out of their respective large radius grooves and into their respective small radius grooves. The shaped charge case is now firmly held within the mating hole of the loading tube. No clips, bending tabs, retaining rings, or charge retention jackets are being used to hold the shaped charge to the loading tube; therefore, when the charges detonate, there will be no debris resultant from the detonation.
摘要:
An apparatus includes a string that extends into a well and a tool that is disposed in the string. The tool is adapted to form a seat to catch an object communicated to the tool via a passageway of the string in response to the tool being perforated.