METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING PERFORATING DEVICES AND CONFIRMING THEIR ORIENTATION

摘要

ABSTRACTMETHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING PERFORATING DEVICES AND CONFIRMING THIER ORIENTATIONThe present invention provides an apparatus and method of orienting perforating gun strings. 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. Additional weight may be provided as separate components and attached to the gun components.(Figure 10)