Gravity oriented perforating gun for use in slanted boreholes

Boring or penetrating the earth – Boring with explosion in inaccessible hole – With position orienting or indicating

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175 451, 166 551, E21B 43117

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention includes a gravity oriented perforating gun for use downhole in a slanted borehole. The center of gravity of the gun is located relative to the charge carrier and to a journal means to cause the charge carrier to rotate by gravity about the longitudinal axis of the gun into a predetermined relative position. A plurality of the spaced journal means support the charge carrier in low friction relationship relative to the wellbore. The individual shaped charges gravitate into a position which orients the direction of penetration to occur in a downward direction. Accordingly, production must occur in an upwardly direction through the perforations and into the slanted borehole, thereby reducing flow of formation particles into the borehole.

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