Patents
US 12215578 B2: Integrated perforating gun and setting tool system and method
- Granted
- 2025-02-04
- Filed
- 2023-03-10 application 18181741
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An interchangeable module configured to be used in an integrated perforating gun and setting tool system, the interchangeable module having a body having a chamber, a first electrical connection located at a first end of the chamber, and a second electrical connection located at a second end of the chamber. The first end is opposite to the second end. An addressable switch located inside the chamber, the addressable switch has a digital address. A connection unit located inside the chamber and configured to electrically connect the addressable switch to an initiating device. The interchangeable module is configured to be used (1) between a first gun cluster and a second gun cluster and (2) between a distal gun cluster and a setting tool, and the first and second electrical connections are electrically connected to the addressable switch.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250204.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEODYNAMICS, INC. 140 patents | US company or organization | Millsap, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert E. Davis | Joshua, TX | 99 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Terrell Saltarelli | Weatherford, TX | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason Ansley | Bedford, TX | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E21B | Earth or rock drilling; obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells | E21B43/11855 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C. signed 2026-01-28 OIL STATES INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2026-01-28 GEODYNAMICS, INC. signed 2026-01-28 TEMPRESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2026-01-28 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SAN ANTONIO, TX | 74532/194 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-04-12 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | GEODYNAMICS, INC. signed 2024-04-09 OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C. signed 2024-04-09 OIL STATES INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2024-04-09 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ATLANTA, GA | 67090/799 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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