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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2006
Alexander F. Zazovsky, Houston, TX (US);
Vadim Akhmadikin, Pearland, TX (US);
Wenbo Yang, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Brenden M. Grove, Missouri City, TX (US);
Alexander F. Zazovsky, Houston, TX (US);
Vadim Akhmadikin, Pearland, TX (US);
Wenbo Yang, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Brenden M. Grove, Missouri City, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for use in perforating a well having a plurality of explosive charges. Each explosive charge is adapted to generate a perforation tunnel in the formation adjacent to the well. In one embodiment, explosive charges are oriented to create perforation tunnels that converge at a location within the formation in order to create a fracture initiation plane capable of mitigating or avoiding hydraulic fracturing complications.