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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2003
Applicants:
Joe C. Hromas, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Mark Vella, Kingswells, GB;
Inventors:
Joe C. Hromas, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Mark Vella, Kingswells, GB;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B029/00 ; E21B019/16 ; E21B023/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides for a perforating gun having stackable sections that latch, enabling the gun string to carry both compressive and tensile loads. This allows for the downhole assembly of guns of any desired length, and for the entire gun string to be removed after firing.