Ordnance – Well perforators
Patent
1991-03-08
1992-03-17
Brown, David H.
Ordnance
Well perforators
175 453, E21B 43118
Patent
active
050958011
ABSTRACT:
A pivot gun through-tubing perforating apparatus, which is adapted to be lowered through a tubing in a borehole, includes a perforating gun section and a deployment head section. The perforating gun section includes a plurality of charges which rotate or pivot about an axis during deployment, and a stationary detonating cord. When each charge rotates during deployment, a top of each charge slidingly engages with a stationary detonating cord. The deployment head includes a first explosive bolt, a second explosive bolt, and a piston having a contact finger which is adapted to contact either one of three switch contacts. When the contact finger contacts a first and second switch contact, the first explosive bolt is connected to a voltage source and each of the charges are short circuited to ground potential. In this condition, the charges cannot detonate, and, when the first explosive bolt detonates, the charges begin to deploy in response to movement of the piston. When the contact finger moves from the first and second switch contact to a third switch contact, the short circuit to the charges is removed, and the charges are reconnected to the voltage source. In addition, the second explosive bolt is connected to the voltage source and the charges may then detonate when current is received from the voltage source. If the charges fail to detonate, the second explosive bolt facilitates the retrieval of the gun from within the tubing in the wellbore. If the second explosive bolt fails, a weak linkage between charges and pullrods enables the gun to be retrieved from within the tubing.
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Bouchard John H.
Brown David H.
Garrana Henry N.
Schlumberger Technology Corporation
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