Owen Oil Tools, Inc.

Other

Marathon Oil Company

Owen Oil Tolls LP

Lyle W Andrich

Timothy Edward LaGrange

Bradley Vass

David S Wesson

Philip M Snider

Dan W Pratt

John A Barton

Cory D Day

Ian Morrison

William D Smith

Gabe Williger

Timothy E Lagrange

Timothy Edward Lagrange

A perforating gun includes a charge tube having shaped charges affixed thereto. Each shaped charge includes a radially outward pointing post adapted to receive a detonator cord. A retention member installed on the post provides a compressive force that energetically couples the detonator cord to the post. The radially outermost portion of the retention member is radially flush with or radially recessed relative to the radially outermost portion of each post. In one embodiment, the retention member has a rounded medial portion, a central opening and a pair of locking tabs that point radially inward to the central opening. Each post may include a slot for receiving the detonator cord and a circumferential groove that is adapted to receive the locking tabs.

Retention member for perforating guns

A quick connection for coiled tubing run tools eases the assembly and disassembly while deploying such tools. The quick connection utilizes a locking collet and an inner mandrel with locking sleeve system. Such a quick connection does not require perfect alignment between mating pieces.

Coiled tubing connector for downhole tools

An apparatus for selectively isolating a firing head associated with a perforating gun may include an igniter coupled to a firing head, a time delay module coupled to the igniter and generating a pressure pulse after being activated by the igniter, a metering module, and a second firing head. The metering module may be coupled to the time delay module and including a housing having a bore and at least one opening exposed to a wellbore annulus. A piston disposed in the housing bore may have at least one passage. The piston is axially displaced from a first position to a second position by the generated pressure pulse. The second firing head is coupled to the metering module and is in fluid communication with the housing bore. The piston blocks fluid communication from the at least one opening of the housing and the second firing head in a first position and allows fluid communication from the at least one opening of the housing to the second firing head in the second position.

Firing mechanism with time delay and metering system

An apparatus for detonating an explosive body associated with a downhole tool includes a plurality of firing heads, each firing head including an initiating explosive body generating a high-order input when detonated; and a funnel configured to detonate the explosive body associated with the downhole tool by using a single high-order output. The funnel has a body that includes: a plurality of input openings, each input opening positioned next to an associated initiating explosive body to receive the generated high-order input, a single output opening, and a flow path connecting the plurality of input openings with the single output opening.

Redundant firing system for wellbore tools

An interrupter for use with a wellbore tool may include a housing having an interior and a fusible body disposed in the housing interior. The fusible body may be solid below a specified temperature and liquid above the specified temperature. The fusible body communicates a first high-order detonation to a detonator only when liquid. The communicated the first high-order detonation is at a magnitude sufficient to cause the detonator to produce a second high-order detonation.

Detonator interrupter for well tools

A perforating gun train for perforating two or more zones of interest includes two or more gun sets made up of guns, one or more activators, and other associated equipment. An illustrative apparatus may include a first perforating gun; an activator responsive to the firing of the first perforating gun and a fuse element detonated by the activator; and a second perforating gun that is fired by the fuse element. An illustrative method for perforating a subterranean formation may include forming a perforating gun train using at least a first perforating gun and a second perforating gun; and energetically coupling the first perforating gun and the second perforating gun with an activator.

Device and methods for firing perforating guns

A perforating gun train for perforating two or more zones of interest includes two or more gun sets made up of guns, detonators, and other associated equipment. In one embodiment, the gun sets are connected with connectors that can convey activation signals between the gun sets. The firing of a gun set creates this conveyed activation signal either directly or indirectly. In one arrangement, a surface signal initiates the firing of a first gun set while subsequent firings are initiated by firing of the gun sets making up the gun train. An exemplary connector is at least temporarily filled with signal conveyance medium adapted to transmit activation signals between the gun sets. In one embodiment, the signal conveyance medium is a liquid. The liquid can be added to the connector either at the surface or while in the wellbore.

An apparatus for controlling a wellbore energy train may include a firing head, a detonator cord associated with the firing head, and a plurality of serially aligned modules. Each module may include an enclosure, a first portion of a high order detonation material positioned at one end of the enclosure, a second portion of the high order detonation material positioned at the other end of the enclosure, and a low order detonation material interposed between the first portion and the second portion. A method for controlling an energy train generated in a wellbore may include serially aligning a plurality of the modules along the path of the energy train, and detonating at least one of the plurality of modules by detonating a detonator cord.

Modular time delay for actuating wellbore devices and methods for using same

A tubing conveyed perforating apparatus is shown which includes a tubular firing section which carries a plurality of explosive charges. The explosive charges are initially aligned with regions of reduced wall area provided in a tubular firing section which initially surrounds the charges. A piston sleeve is mounted on the exterior of the firing section. The piston sleeve has a plurality of apertures which are initially aligned with the regions of reduced wall area in the tubular firing section and thus with the explosive charges. Detonation of the charges causes the piston sleeve to shift so that the piston sleeve apertures are out of alignment with openings formed in the tubular firing section by the detonation of the charges, thereby trapping any resulting debris within the interior of the tubular firing section. Firing of the explosive charges opens upper and lower circulating ports so that sand or other debris can be reverse circulated up the interior of the well string to the well surface. A piston actuated retrieving head can be utilized to engage and retrieve a sealing plug from a sump packer within the well bore.

Circulating gun system

A device for cutting a detonating cord having an explosive core is provided. The device includes a detonating cord holding member having a cord holding portion, such as an aperture or recess, configured to closely receive the detonating cord so that the detonating cord is held in place relative to the holding member. The cord holding member also has a side surface from which the detonating cord projects when the detonating cord is held in the cord holding portion prior to cutting. A blade arm is pivotally mounted to the cord holding member. The blade arm carries a sharpened blade and is pivotal between an open and closed position. The blade passes over the cord holding portion in close proximity to the side surface so that the detonating cord is cut by the blade as the blade is passed over the cord holding portion.

Detonating cord cutter

A method and apparatus of activating electric wireline firing systems in which a firing pin is restrained against movement toward a detonator until application of sufficient voltage to the apparatus. The firing pin is not permitted to move immediately upon application of voltage to the apparatus thereby providing a period during which voltage may be interrupted to prevent detonation of the system. The requisite voltage which must be applied to the apparatus is relatively high thereby ensuring against premature detonation of the system due to high radio frequencies, stray voltages or other electrical influences.

Method and apparatus for activating an electric wireline firing system

An apparatus and method for controlling the pressure at which a fluid is introduced into a well penetrating a subterranean formation. The apparatus comprises a blow out sub having a sealed chamber between two plugs. The chamber is filled with a fluid at a known pressure. Thus, the pressure required to release the first plug is independent of the pressure in the well below the sub. The sub is attached to a tubular and positioned within the well. The first plug is then released upon application of a predetermined pressure fluid pressure, and the second plug is released upon application of a lesser pressure. The blow out sub may additionally comprise a tube forming a channel through the first plug, the chamber, and the second plug, with a means for controlling fluid flow through the channel. A first fluid may be introduced into the well via the channel prior to releasing the first plug.

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Grandview, TX, United States of America

Lyle W Andrich