公开(公告)号：US20240003200A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18216232

申请日：2023-06-29

Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP

Inventor： Benjamin Vascal Knight ,  James Edward Kash ,  Ryan Ward ,  Brian Auer ,  Timmothy Lee ,  Steven Zakharia ,  Joe Noel Wells ,  Adam Green ,  David Griffin ,  Christina Matthews

IPC: E21B17/10 ,  E21B43/117 ,  E21B43/119

CPC classification number: E21B17/1057 ,  E21B43/117 ,  E21B43/119

Abstract: A self-orienting perforating gun includes an outer housing having a throughbore, a charge carrier positioned in the throughbore of the outer housing, a hub secured directly or indirectly to the outer housing, a bearing secured to each carrier end of the charge carrier wherein the bearing overlies the hub to provide a rotatable relationship between the hub and the charge carrier about a rotational axis within the outer housing, and an eccentric weight coupled to the charge carrier applying an off-axis orienting force to the charge carrier for urging the charge carrier to rotate about the rotational axis toward a predefined orientation relative to the direction of gravity.

公开(公告)号：US11859957B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17533944

申请日：2021-11-23

Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP

Inventor： James Edward Kash ,  Ryan Ward ,  Benjamin Vascal Knight ,  Joe Noel Wells ,  Brian Auer ,  Timmothy Lee ,  Steven Zakharia ,  Charles Levine

IPC: F42B3/103 ,  E21B43/1185 ,  E21B43/119 ,  E21B43/117

CPC classification number: F42B3/103 ,  E21B43/119 ,  E21B43/1185 ,  E21B43/117

Abstract: A tandem sub for a perforating gun system includes a tubular housing including a longitudinal first end, a longitudinal second end opposite the first end, a central passage defined by an inner surface, an electrical pass-thru assembly including an electrically conductive signal bar having a longitudinal first end defining a first electrical contact of the tandem sub, and a longitudinal second end opposite the first end and defining a second electrical contact of the tandem sub that is longitudinally opposite and electrically connected to the first electrical contact, wherein the signal bar is rigid along the entire longitudinal length thereof extending from the first end to the second end, and wherein the signal bar is coupled to the housing and a central axis of the central passage of the housing intersects the signal bar.

公开(公告)号：US11846163B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US17376569

申请日：2021-07-15

Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP

Inventor： James Edward Kash ,  Benjamin Vascal Knight ,  Ryan Ward ,  Timmothy Lee ,  Charles Levine

IPC: E21B43/1185 ,  F42D1/05 ,  E21B43/117 ,  F42D1/04

CPC classification number: E21B43/1185 ,  E21B43/117 ,  F42D1/043 ,  F42D1/05

Abstract: A perforating gun system includes an outer housing, a charge carrier assembly slidably receivable in the outer housing, wherein the charge carrier assembly includes a charge carrier having a central axis, a first endplate coupled to a first end of the charge carrier, and a second endplate coupled to a second end of the charge carrier, and an initiator assembly including an electrical switch, wherein the electrical switch has a maximum length extending in a direction parallel the central axis that is less than a maximum width of the electrical switch extending in an orthogonal direction relative to the central axis; wherein the electrical switch is configured to detonate a detonator of the perforating gun system in response to receiving a firing signal.

公开(公告)号：US20220163298A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17533944

申请日：2021-11-23

Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP

Inventor： James Edward Kash ,  Ryan Ward ,  Benjamin Vascal Knight ,  Joe Noel Wells ,  Brian Auer ,  Timmothy Lee ,  Steven Zakharia ,  Charles Levine

IPC: F42B3/103 ,  E21B43/119 ,  E21B43/1185

Abstract: A tandem sub for a perforating gun system includes a tubular housing including a longitudinal first end, a longitudinal second end opposite the first end, a central passage defined by an inner surface, an electrical pass-thru assembly including an electrically conductive signal bar having a longitudinal first end defining a first electrical contact of the tandem sub, and a longitudinal second end opposite the first end and defining a second electrical contact of the tandem sub that is longitudinally opposite and electrically connected to the first electrical contact, wherein the signal bar is rigid along the entire longitudinal length thereof extending from the first end to the second end, and wherein the signal bar is coupled to the housing and a central axis of the central passage of the housing intersects the signal bar.

公开(公告)号：US11313653B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US17153701

申请日：2021-01-20

Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP

Inventor： James Edward Kash ,  Benjamin Vascal Knight ,  Ryan Ward

IPC: F42B3/103 ,  E21B43/1185 ,  F42B3/198

Abstract: An initiator assembly for a perforating gun includes a detonator configured to detonate a shaped charge of the perforating gun when ballistically coupled to the shaped charge, wherein the detonator includes a detonator housing that receives an explosive material and a detonator electrical connector extending from the detonator housing, and a switch assembly configured to detonate the detonator after receiving a firing signal, wherein the switch assembly includes a switch housing and a switch electrical connector received in the switch housing, wherein one of the detonator electrical connector and the switch electrical connector is insertable into the other of the detonator electrical connector and the switch electrical connector to form an electrical connection between the detonator and the switch assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20250146388A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-08

申请号：US18940488

申请日：2024-11-07

Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP

Inventor： James Edward Kash ,  Ryan Ward ,  Benjamin Vascal Knight

IPC: E21B43/116

Abstract: A method for forming a tandem sub for a perforating gun system includes forming a tubular housing including a longitudinal first end, a longitudinal second end opposite the first end, a central passage defined by an inner surface that forms a seal bore defining a minimum inner diameter of the central passage and an annular receptacle, wherein the housing is connectable to an outer housing of a perforating gun, and installing a pass-thru assembly including an electrically conductive signal bar and a surrounding electrical insulator in the central passage of the housing whereby a radial gap is formed between an outer surface of the insulator of the pass-thru assembly at a longitudinal end of the pass-thru assembly and a portion of the inner surface of the housing defining the receptacle.

公开(公告)号：US20240280004A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18637812

申请日：2024-04-17

Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP

Inventor： Benjamin Vascal Knight ,  James Edward Kash ,  Ryan Ward

IPC: E21B43/117 ,  E21B43/116 ,  E21B43/1185

CPC classification number: E21B43/117 ,  E21B43/116 ,  E21B43/1185

Abstract: A perforating gun deployable in a wellbore as part of a tool string includes an outer sleeve including a generally tubular wall structure having an outer peripheral surface, opposite ends thereof and a central passage therethrough extending from one end to the other end and further including a connection at each end to connect to other tools in the tool string, and a plurality of separate perforating module installed within the central passage of the outer sleeve, wherein each perforating module includes a shaped charge and a uniquely addressable switch configured to detonate the shaped charge in response to receiving a firing signal addressed to the switch.

公开(公告)号：US20240068334A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18503267

申请日：2023-11-07

Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP

Inventor： James Edward Kash ,  Benjamin Vascal Knight ,  Ryan Ward ,  Timmothy Lee ,  Charles Levine

IPC: E21B43/1185 ,  E21B43/117 ,  F42D1/04 ,  F42D1/05

CPC classification number: E21B43/1185 ,  E21B43/117 ,  F42D1/043 ,  F42D1/05

Abstract: A perforating gun system includes an outer housing, a charge carrier assembly slidably receivable in the outer housing, wherein the charge carrier assembly includes a charge carrier having a central axis, a first endplate coupled to a first end of the charge carrier, and a second endplate coupled to a second end of the charge carrier, and an annular initiator assembly connectable to the charge carrier assembly, wherein the initiator assembly has a central opening whereby a central axis of the initiator assembly extends centrally through the central opening and parallel with the central axis of the charge carrier, wherein the initiator assembly is configured to detonate a detonator of the perforating gun system in response to receiving a firing signal.

公开(公告)号：US20210223007A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US17153701

申请日：2021-01-20

Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP

Inventor： James Edward Kash ,  Benjamin Vascal Knight ,  Ryan Ward

IPC: F42B3/103 ,  F42B3/198 ,  E21B43/1185

Abstract: An initiator assembly for a perforating gun includes a detonator configured to detonate a shaped charge of the perforating gun when ballistically coupled to the shaped charge, wherein the detonator includes a detonator housing that receives an explosive material and a detonator electrical connector extending from the detonator housing, and a switch assembly configured to detonate the detonator after receiving a firing signal, wherein the switch assembly includes a switch housing and a switch electrical connector received in the switch housing, wherein one of the detonator electrical connector and the switch electrical connector is insertable into the other of the detonator electrical connector and the switch electrical connector to form an electrical connection between the detonator and the switch assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20210180434A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US17157503

申请日：2021-01-25

Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP

Inventor： Benjamin Vascal Knight ,  James Edward Kash ,  Joe Noel Wells

IPC: E21B43/1185 ,  F42D1/05 ,  E21B23/00 ,  E21B23/06 ,  E21B43/117 ,  E21B43/119

Abstract: A method including (a) lowering a first tool string into a first wellbore, the tool string including a first perforating gun and a gun switch configured to detonate the first perforating gun, (b) detonating the first perforating gun in response to transmitting a first gun firing signal from a control system to the gun switch, (c) retrieving the tool string from the first wellbore following (c), (d) lowering a second tool string including the gun switch used in the first tool string and a second perforating gun into at least one of the first wellbore and a second wellbore that is different from the first wellbore following (d), and (e) detonating the second perforating gun of the second tool string in response to transmitting a second gun firing signal from the control system to the gun switch.