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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2014
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Scott Randall Von Kaenel, Fort Worth, TX (US);
William Martin Kamp, Burleson, TX (US);
Austin Ward, Burleson, TX (US);
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods used in perforation tool assemblies and more particularly charge tubes and self-locking alignment fixtures. The perforation tool assembly comprises an alignment fixture having a plurality of slots and a charge tube having a plurality of protrusions on an end of the charge tube that engage the plurality of slots on the alignment fixture. The perforation tool assembly can also include an alignment finger on an outer edge of the alignment fixture that aligns the charge tube radially with respect to a gun body. The alignment fixture can be formed of steel or a powdered metal. The slots on the alignment fixture can be formed by water-jet cutting, machining, molding, or casting. A plurality of charges can be disposed within the charge tube once assembled. The alignment finger on the alignment fixture can engage a milled slot on an interior surface of the gun body.