Phased perforating guns
US5816343A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/117
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A perforating gun having a base structure made of a deformable material. The base structure includes support rings integrally attached to one another by connector portions. The capsule charges are mounted in corresponding support rings, and each support ring is adjustable by selective deformation of the base structure to face in one of a plurality of directions to provide a plurality of combinations of phasing patterns.
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