Modular perforating gun systems and methods
US11988078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/1185
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A perforating gun deployable in a wellbore as part of a tool string includes an outer sleeve including a generally tubular wall structure having a peripheral surface around the outside, opposite ends thereof and a central passage therethrough extending from one end to the other end and further including a connection at each end to connect to other tools in the tool string, and at least one pressure sealed perforating module slidably positioned within the central passage of the outer sleeve having a shaped charge sealed from the portion of the central passage of the outer sleeve external the pressure-sealed perforating module.
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