公开(公告)号：US20210172298A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US17118293

申请日：2020-12-10

Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP

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

IPC: E21B43/117 ,  E21B43/1185

Abstract: A perforating gun deployable in a wellbore includes an outer sleeve including a central passage, and a plurality of separate perforating modules receivable in the central passage of the outer sleeve, wherein each of the plurality of perforating modules includes a carrier and a charge tube assembly received in the carrier, wherein the charge tube assembly incudes a shaped charge.

公开(公告)号：US20200256166A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16786445

申请日：2020-02-10

Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP

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

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

Abstract: A tool string includes a perforating gun including a signal conductor, a sub that includes a sub housing including a first bulkhead receptacle extending into the sub housing from a first end, a second bulkhead receptacle extending into the sub housing from a second end, and a switch receptacle positioned between the first bulkhead receptacle and the second bulkhead receptacle, a first bulkhead connector, and a second bulkhead connector, and a switch positionable in the switch receptacle, wherein the switch is configured to establish an electrical connection with the signal conductor of the perforating gun in response to coupling of the sub with the perforating gun, and wherein the switch receptacle is isolated from fluid pressure external of the switch receptacle when the first bulkhead connector is positioned in the first bulkhead receptacle and the second bulkhead connector is positioned in the second bulkhead receptacle.

公开(公告)号：US12252965B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-18

申请号：US18506438

申请日：2023-11-10

Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP

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

IPC: E21B43/1185 ,  E21B23/00 ,  E21B23/06 ,  E21B29/02 ,  E21B43/117 ,  E21B43/119 ,  F42D1/05

Abstract: A tool string includes a perforating gun, a first electrical connector defining a receptacle and includes a first electrical contact positioned in the receptacle, and a sub including a sub housing including first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a central passage extending between the first end and the second end, and a bulkhead connector positionable in the central passage to form a pressure barrier along the central passage, the bulkhead connector including an outer housing defining a radially outer periphery of the bulkhead connector, and a second electrical contact positioned along the outer periphery of the bulkhead connector and configured to establish radially directed electrical contact with the first electrical contact of the first electrical connector irrespective of the angular orientation of the second electrical contact relative to the first electrical contact.

公开(公告)号：US11988078B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US18085825

申请日：2022-12-21

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 a peripheral surface around the outside, 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 at least one pressure sealed perforating module slidably positioned within the central passage of the outer sleeve having a shaped charge sealed from the portion of the central passage of the outer sleeve external the pressure-sealed perforating module.

公开(公告)号：US20230127665A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US18085825

申请日：2022-12-21

Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP

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

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

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 a peripheral surface around the outside, 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 at least one pressure sealed perforating module slidably positioned within the central passage of the outer sleeve having a shaped charge sealed from the portion of the central passage of the outer sleeve external the pressure-sealed perforating module.

公开(公告)号：US11555384B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-17

申请号：US17546517

申请日：2021-12-09

Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP

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

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

Abstract: A perforating gun includes an outer sleeve included of a generally tubular wall structure having a peripheral surface around the outside, 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 a tool string wherein the outer sleeve is configured to carry the tensile and compressive forces imposable on the perforating gun as the perforating gun is deployed in the wellbore, and at least one pressure sealed perforating module installed within the central passage of the outer sleeve having a shaped charge sealed therein and wherein the installation of the pressure sealed perforating module within the outer sleeve is configured to substantially eliminate the transfer of tensile or compressive forces imposable on or by the tool string onto the at least one pressure sealed perforating module.

公开(公告)号：US11236591B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

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.

公开(公告)号：US20220018227A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-20

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 ,  E21B43/117 ,  F42D1/04 ,  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：US10900334B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US16786445

申请日：2020-02-10

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 tool string includes a perforating gun including a signal conductor, a sub that includes a sub housing including a first bulkhead receptacle extending into the sub housing from a first end, a second bulkhead receptacle extending into the sub housing from a second end, and a switch receptacle positioned between the first bulkhead receptacle and the second bulkhead receptacle, a first bulkhead connector, and a second bulkhead connector, and a switch positionable in the switch receptacle, wherein the switch is configured to establish an electrical connection with the signal conductor of the perforating gun in response to coupling of the sub with the perforating gun, and wherein the switch receptacle is isolated from fluid pressure external of the switch receptacle when the first bulkhead connector is positioned in the first bulkhead receptacle and the second bulkhead connector is positioned in the second bulkhead receptacle.