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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
James Marshall Barker, Mansfield, TX (US);
Tony Forbes Grattan, Mansfield, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 43/02 (2006.01); F23Q 7/00 (2006.01); F23Q 21/00 (2006.01); G01V 1/06 (2006.01); F42B 3/13 (2006.01); F42D 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 3/13 (2013.01); F42D 1/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for use in initiating explosives used in application including well perforating systems. The initiator uses an air gap separating an electrically triggered semiconductor bridge plasma energy creator and a reactive foil abutting an explosive.