Ammunition and explosives – Blasting – Patterned blasting
Patent
1993-01-15
1999-01-26
Nelson, Peter A.
Ammunition and explosives
Blasting
Patterned blasting
102313, 86 2015, F42B 300
Patent
active
058627588
ABSTRACT:
A loading tube of a perforating gun includes a plurality of mating holes, where each mating hole has a specific and predetermined contour, and a case of a shaped charge, adapted to fit within the mating hole, includes a pair of retaining lugs and a pair of shoulder lugs, which lugs are adapted to uniquely cooperate with the contour of the mating hole of the loading tube for securing the shaped charge to the loading tube. The predetermined contour of each mating hole includes a pair of slots disposed opposite one another in the mating hole, and a pair of grooves disposed opposite one another in the mating hole but offset from the pair of slots. Each pair of grooves includes a large radius groove and a small radius groove. The pair of retaining lugs of the shaped charge case are adapted to be received, respectively, in the pair of slots of the contour of the mating hole; whereas the pair of shoulder lugs are adapted to be initially received in the pair of large radius grooves of the contour of the mating hole. When the shaped charge is twisted clockwise in a circumferential direction, the retaining lugs move out of their respective slots and under a surface of the loading tube; in addition, the shoulder lugs moves out of their respective large radius grooves and into their respective small radius grooves. The shaped charge case is now firmly held within the mating hole of the loading tube. No clips, bending tabs, retaining rings, or charge retention jackets are being used to hold the shaped charge to the loading tube; therefore, when the charges detonate, there will be no debris resultant from the detonation.
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Nelson Peter A.
Schlumberger Technology Corporation
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