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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2006
Robert A. Parrott, Houston, TX (US);
David Mills, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Cynthia L. Hickson, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Jerry D. Campbell, Katy, TX (US);
Robert A. Parrott, Houston, TX (US);
David Mills, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Cynthia L. Hickson, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Jerry D. Campbell, Katy, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method of orienting perforating gun strings conveyed on a tool string. One embodiment of the present invention provides an orienting weight provided in a portion of the perforating device, such as the shaped charge, the loading tube or the gun housing. An adapter is provided intermediate the tool string that facilitates conveyance of the gun string downhole. Additionally, the adapter enables the gun string to rotate independent of the tool string.