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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2023
G&h Diversified Manufacturing Lp, Houston, TX (US);
Benjamin Vascal Knight, Katy, TX (US);
James Edward Kash, Houston, TX (US);
Ryan Ward, Tomball, TX (US);
Brian Auer, Houston, TX (US);
Timmothy Lee, Tomball, TX (US);
Steven Zakharia, Houston, TX (US);
Joe Noel Wells, Lindale, TX (US);
Adam Green, Houston, TX (US);
David Griffin, Houston, TX (US);
Christina Matthews, Houston, TX (US);
G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP, Houston, TX (US);
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.