Claims
- 1. An apparatus for use within a subsurface perforating apparatus and providing for the elimination of excess length of detonator cord within at least a portion of said perforating apparatus comprising:
- a body member having an outer dimension and first and second end face portions includiing first and second longitudinal grooves located on said outer dimension of said body member, said first and second grooves connected at at least one end thereof by a third groove located in at least one end face portion of said body member, said grooves adapted to receive said detonator cord therein.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said body member further comprises:
- a shaped charge mounted within a longitudinal bore within said body member; and
- an explosive booster mounted with a lateral bore proximate to said shaped charge, said lateral bore intercepting said longitudinal bore and at least one of said longitudinal grooves.
- 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said body member further comprises a generally cylindrical member.
- 4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the centerline of said third groove is a chord.
- 5. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the centerline of said third groove is a diameter.
- 6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said body member further comprises a generally cross-shaped member.
- 7. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said body member further comprises a generally cylindrical member.
- 8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the centerline of said third groove is a chord.
- 9. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising means for propagating a detonating wave along said detonator cord within said perforating apparatus.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 763,000, filed Aug. 6, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,650,009.
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4140188 |
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Divisions (1)
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763000 |
Aug 1985 |
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