Unique phasings and firing sequences for perforating guns
US6748843B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/117
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A unique phasing pattern is provided that maximizes the effective perforation geometry of a wellbore. The improvement overcomes the problems associated with multi-phase guns of the past that failed to account for the fact that the gun rested on the low side of the casing. In one embodiment of the present invention, the phasing is arranged so that there is a zero phase tunnel formed. The zero phase tunnel is located at approximately the location where the gun rests against the low side of the well. Further, tunnels are formed by shape charges at plus and minus forty-five degrees and at plus and minus ninety degrees. This can also be referred to as a penta-phase. In another embodiment of the invention, charges can also be placed to allow for a plus and minus one hundred and thirty-five degrees pattern in addition to the penta-phase pattern described above. This expanded pattern can also be referred to as a hepta-phase pattern. By improving the phasing pattern of the perforation gun, valuable hydrocarbon fluids will encounter less resistance to flow into the well.
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