Method and apparatus for perforating
US8726809B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B1/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A perforating system is disclosed having a perforating gun containing a plurality of radially-oriented shaped charges disposed along the longitudinal axis of the gun. Each charge, when detonated, produce a jet whose penetration velocity exceeds the acoustic velocity of the formation (i.e., target) material to be perforated. A method of operating such a perforating system is also provided, as is a shaped charge having the described characteristics.
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