Through-tubing perforating apparatus
This patent describes an apparatus for perforating a wall of a cylindrical wellbore of a given diameter after having passed through a tubing of a smaller diameter. The apparatus comprising: a plurality of shaped charges including an uppermost shaped charge and a lowermost shaped charge, the shaped charge having a pair of diametrically opposed connecting means extending laterally therefrom, a line interconnecting the diametrically opposed connecting means defining a first length of the shaped charge which comprises the shortest distance between the line and a first outermost longitudinal point on the shaped charge and a second length of the shaped charge which is defined as the shortest distance from the line to a second innermost longitudinal point on the shaped charge; suspension wire means extending from a point above the uppermost shaped charge to a point beneath the lowermost shaped charge; separate individual linkage means extending between and pivotally attached to one of the connecting means of each of a pair of adjacent shaped charges. Termination connector means connecting the uppermost and the lowermost shaped charges to the suspension wire means at first and second termination connection points; whereby, when the apparatus has passed through the smaller diametered tubing, the uppermost termination connector means can be allowed to slip down the suspension wire means to define a second lesser vertically extending length of the shaped charges and allowing the shaped charges to slump outwardly into contact with the wall of the wellbore by virtue of their own weight. The individual linkage means holding the shaped charges in direct contact with the wall of the wellbore.
- Assignee:
- Conoco Inc., Ponca City, OK
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4844167
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-251591A
- OSTI ID:
- 5284159
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 29 Sep 1988
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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