CHARGE DISPENSER

1 . An apparatus for use in a downhole process, comprising:

a body configured to be removably received in a corresponding recess of a perforation gun system;

a propellant chamber defined in the body;

a projectile chamber defined in the body and positioned in the body above, and in communication with, the propellant chamber;

a barrel defined in the body and positioned in the body above, and in communication with, the projectile chamber; and

a muzzle defined in the body and positioned in the body above, and in communication with, the barrel.

2 . The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the body defines an ignition jack that communicates with the projectile chamber.

3 . The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein an inside diameter of the projectile chamber corresponds to a caliber of an associated projectile.

4 . The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the body has a generally cylindrical configuration.

5 . The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the body is made of a single piece of metal.

6 . The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the propellant chamber comprises a nozzle that opens into the projectile chamber.

7 . The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the barrel is rifled.

8 . The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein an inside diameter of the barrel is smaller than an inside diameter of the propellant chamber.

9 . The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein structural integrity of the body is retained after a projectile has been fired from the apparatus.

10 . The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the projectile chamber is configured to accommodate projectiles of different respective calibers.

11 . The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to accommodate a projectile and an ignition conductor that interfaces with the projectile from outside the body.

12 . The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the body is configured to withstand internal pressures up to 100,000 psi when firing a projectile, while retaining its structural integrity during and after the firing.

13 . The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein a length of the body is in a range of 1.5″ to 4″.

14 . The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein after a projectile has been fired from the apparatus, the apparatus is reusable to fire another projectile.

15 . The apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the body defines a nozzle that is positioned between, and communicates with, the propellant chamber and the projectile chamber.

16 . The apparatus as recited in claim 15 , wherein the nozzle has a first end and a second end, and the first end has a larger diameter than a diameter of the second end, and the first end is adjacent to the propellant chamber, and the second end is adjacent to the projectile chamber.

17 . An apparatus for use in a downhole process, comprising:

a body configured to be received in a corresponding recess of a perforation gun system; and

a projectile positioned in a projectile chamber that is defined within the body.

18 . The apparatus as recited in claim 17 , wherein the body defines a propellant chamber below, and in communication with, the projectile chamber, and the propellant chamber holds one or more propellants.

19 . The apparatus as recited in claim 18 , wherein the one or more propellants comprise two propellants that are layered one on top of the other.

20 . The apparatus as recited in claim 18 , wherein one of the one or more propellants is in solid form.

21 . The apparatus as recited in claim 18 , wherein one of the one or more propellants is in powder form, and/or a granular form.

22 . The apparatus as recited in claim 18 , wherein the one or more propellants comprise a first propellant and a second propellant, and the first propellant has a faster burn rate than a burn rate of the second propellant, and, in operation, the faster burn rate initially causes the projectile to accelerate, and the burn rate of the second propellant sustains a velocity of the projectile as the projectile passes through a casing, cement, and formation.

23 . The apparatus as recited in claim 18 , wherein the body defines a propellant chamber comprising a nozzle that opens into the projectile chamber.

24 . The apparatus as recited in claim 17 , wherein the body defines an ignition jack that communicates with the projectile chamber, and the apparatus comprises an ignition conductor that passes through the projectile, and a first end of the ignition conductor is electrically connected to an ignitor positioned in a propellant chamber that is located below the projectile chamber, and a second end of the ignition conductor is positioned in the ignition jack.

25 . The apparatus as recited in claim 17 , wherein the body defines an ignition jack that communicates with the projectile chamber, and the apparatus comprises an ignition conductor that is electrically connected to a tip of the projectile and is also electrically connected to an ignitor positioned in a propellant chamber that is located below the projectile chamber, and the ignition conductor, the projectile, and the ignitor, together, form a portion of an electrical circuit.

26 . The apparatus as recited in claim 17 , wherein the body defines a barrel that communicates with the projectile chamber.

27 . The apparatus as recited in claim 25 , wherein the barrel is rifled.

28 . The apparatus as recited in claim 17 , wherein the projectile comprises a jacket.

29 . The apparatus as recited in claim 17 , wherein the projectile comprises an electrically insulative coating.

30 . The apparatus as recited in claim 17 , wherein the projectile comprises a coating.

31 . The apparatus as recited in claim 17 , wherein the projectile comprises a sabot.

32 . The apparatus as recited in claim 31 , wherein the sabot is metal, plastic, or composite.

33 . The apparatus as recited in claim 31 , wherein the projectile is partly received in the sabot, and the sabot comprises an element of an electrical circuit that includes the sabot, the projectile, and an ignitor located in a propellant chamber below the projectile chamber.

34 . The apparatus as recited in claim 17 , further comprising a perforating gun configured to removably receive the body.