IP Library Granted Patent US 12,455,149
Granted Patent B2
US 12,455,149 · App. 18/590,346 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Shaped charge with reactive material

Inventors: Joseph Todd MacGillivray (Alvarado, TX); Jason Paul Metzger (Alvarado, TX); Stuart Michael Wood (Alvarado, TX)
Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
F42B1/02E21B43/117F42B1/028F42B1/032F42B3/08
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Patent No.
US 12,455,149
App. No.
18/590,346
Granted
Oct 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Some implementations include an apparatus comprising an explosive material configured to detonate; a liner in contact with the explosive material, the liner configured to, after detonation of the explosive material, form jets to perforate a tubular disposed in a subsurface borehole; a reactive material configured to release energy in response to detonation of the explosive material; and a case in contact with a portion of the reactive material and configured to surround the explosive material, the liner, and the reactive material.

Claims (22)

1 . An apparatus comprising:

an explosive material configured to detonate;

a liner in contact with the explosive material, the liner configured to, after detonation of the explosive material, form jets to perforate a tubular disposed in a subsurface borehole;

a reactive material configured to release energy in response to detonation of the explosive material; and

a case with a conoidal shape in contact with the liner and a portion of the reactive material and configured to surround the explosive material, the liner, and the reactive material, wherein a thickness of the reactive material increases as the reactive material spans from an orifice at an apex of the conoidal shape substantially to a base of the conoidal shape.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the reactive material includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of rubber, polyethylene, and polytetrafluoroethylene.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the reactive material forms a layer in contact with an inner surface of the case.

4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the reactive material is tapered at one or more edges.

5 . A system comprising:

one or more shaped charges each including an explosive material configured to detonate,

a liner in contact with the explosive material, the liner configured to, after detonation of the explosive material, form jets to perforate a tubular disposed in a subsurface borehole,

a reactive material configured to release energy in response to detonation of the explosive material, and

a case with a conoidal shape in contact with the liner and a portion of the reactive material and configured to surround the explosive material, the liner, and the reactive material, wherein a thickness of the reactive material increases as the reactive material spans from an orifice at an apex of the conoidal shape substantially to a base of the conoidal shape; and

a perforation device configured to operate with the shaped charge to perforate the tubular in the subsurface borehole.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the reactive material includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of rubber, polyethylene, and polytetrafluoroethylene.

7 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the reactive material forms a layer in contact with an inner surface of the case.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the reactive material is tapered at one or more edges.

9 . A method comprising:

inserting one or more shaped charges into a tubular inside a borehole, each shaped charge including a reactive material configured to release energy in response to detonation of an explosive material in contact with the liner, wherein the reactive material is in contact with a case with a conoidal shape that is in contact with the liner, wherein the case surrounds the explosive material, the liner, and the reactive material, and wherein a thickness of the reactive material increases as the reactive material spans from an orifice at an apex of the conoidal shape substantially to a base of the conoidal shape; and

detonating the explosive material to perforate the tubular.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the reactive material forms a layer in contact with an inner surface of the case.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the reactive material is tapered at one or more edges.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2024
From: MACGILLIVRAY, JOSEPH TODD; METZGER, JASON PAUL; WOOD, STUART MICHAEL
To: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 066829/0369 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250271243A1 · Aug 28, 2025
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