Ammunition and explosives – Blasting – Patterned blasting
Patent
1996-10-25
1998-02-03
Nelson, Peter A.
Ammunition and explosives
Blasting
Patterned blasting
102312, 102313, 102317, 102318, 1022752, 1022754, 1022757, 1022758, 10227511, F42B 300, C06C 507
Patent
active
057147124
ABSTRACT:
A detonation system especially useful for initiating a plurality of substantially simultaneous seismic detonations includes an electric trunkline circuit disposed on the surface of a firing site containing boreholes, within which booster charges having respective top and base portions are disposed. The booster charges are connected without intervening detonators to the downhole ends of equal-sized lengths of low-energy detonating cord, the surface ends of which are connected to semiconductor bridge-initiated electric detonators connected in series in the firing circuit. The resulting system, because of the small deviation in function time of the semiconductor bridge detonators, has greatly reduced scatter time as compared to prior art systems utilizing conventional downhole electric detonators, and has a safety advantage in that the boreholes are free of detonators. The booster charges are dimensioned and configured to direct more of their explosive energy in a downward direction than in an upward direction, and are fired at the top portion thereof, in order to maximize the downward direction of energy of the booster charge.
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Eicke, Jr. Willie B.
Ewick David W.
Sendek Anthony
Sutula, Jr. Daniel P.
Welch Brendan M.
Libert Victor E.
Nelson Peter A.
The Ensign-Bickford Company
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