Optimizing charge phasing of a perforating gun
US6942033B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/119
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A technique that is usable with a subterranean well includes orienting shaped charges of a perforating gun to extend partially around a longitudinal axis of the gun. The perforating gun is oriented in the well to direct the shaped charges away from a water boundary. In response to this orientation of the perforating gun, the shaped charges are fired. The perforating gun and shaped charges may also be oriented in a deviated well to compensate for the anisotropic permeability of a formation.
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