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Title: Perforating devices for use in wells

Patent ·
OSTI ID:874246
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Grass Valley, CA
  2. Manvel, TX
  3. late of Houston, TX
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The perforating device for use in completing a well includes a case, an explosive charge contained in the case, and a generally bowl-shaped liner. The liner is positioned adjacent the explosive charge and has non-uniforrn thickness along its length. The liner further includes a protruding portion near its tip. In another configuration, the liner includes a hole near its tip to expose a portion of the explosive charge.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corp. (Sugar Land, TX); Regents of Univ. of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
US 6349649
OSTI ID:
874246
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

A New Approach Toward Elimination of Slug in Shaped Charge Perforating journal March 1958

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