IP Library Granted Patent US 12,480,397
Granted Patent B1
US 12,480,397 · App. 18/882,281 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Sensor perforator monitoring

Inventors: Christopher C. Hoelscher (Alvarado, TX); Nicholas Cole Ashford (Carrollton, TX); Eric Michael Conzemius (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
E21B47/017E21B43/116E21B47/06E21B47/12
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Patent No.
US 12,480,397
App. No.
18/882,281
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

A perforating system comprising a first carrier. The perforating system comprises a first charge holding tube configured with one or more shaped charges, wherein the first charge holding tube is positioned within the first carrier. The perforating system comprises one or more sensors positioned within the first carrier and configured to obtain one or more measurements of a perforated zone in a wellbore.

Claims (30)

1 . A perforating system comprising:

a first carrier;

a first charge holding tube configured with one or more shaped charges, wherein the first charge holding tube is positioned within the first carrier; and

one or more sensors configured to obtain one or more measurements of a perforated zone in a wellbore, wherein the one or more sensors are positioned between the first carrier and the first charge holding tube, in an inner bore of the first charge holding tube, or any combination thereof.

2 . The perforating system of claim 1 further comprising:

a first communication conduit positioned inside the first carrier and configured to electrically couple a first sensor of the one or more sensors to at least one of a communication device or a power source, wherein one or more cables, wires, or any combination thereof are positioned in the first communication conduit.

3 . The perforating system of claim 2 , wherein the first communication conduit comprises a tube that is at least partially encased by a shield, wherein the shield comprises at least one of aluminum, chromium, nickel, copper, lead, silver, gold, tin, Kevlar, polyurethane, silicon, rubber, or aerogel.

4 . The perforating system of claim 2 , wherein a shield is positioned against a wall of the first carrier or a wall of the first charge holding tube and is shaped to form the first communication conduit, wherein the shield is in a shape including curved, cylindrical, or gnomon.

5 . The perforating system of claim 2 further comprising:

a second communication conduit positioned inside the first carrier and configured to electrically couple a second sensor of the one or more sensors to at least one of the communication device or the power source, wherein the first communication conduit is coupled with the second communication conduit.

6 . The perforating system of claim 2 further comprising:

a second communication conduit positioned inside a second carrier and configured to electrically couple a second sensor to at least one of the communication device or the power source, wherein the first communication conduit is coupled with the second communication conduit via a connector between the first carrier and the second carrier.

7 . The perforating system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors are positioned in respective holes of the first charge holding tube, respective scallops of the first carrier, or any combination thereof.

8 . The perforating system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more measurements includes pressure, temperature, or any combination thereof.

9 . An apparatus comprising:

one or more sensors configured to obtain one or more measurements of a perforated zone in a wellbore, wherein a first charge holding tube is positioned within a first carrier and configured with one or more shaped charges, and wherein the one or more sensors are positioned between the first carrier and the first charge holding tube, in an inner bore of the first charge holding tube, or any combination thereof.

10 . The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising:

a first communication conduit positioned inside the first carrier and configured to electrically couple a first sensor of the one or more sensors to at least one of a communication device or a power source, wherein one or more cables, wires, or any combination thereof are positioned in the first communication conduit.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first communication conduit comprises a tube that is at least partially encased by a shield, wherein the shield comprises at least one of aluminum, chromium, nickel, copper, lead, silver, gold, tin, Kevlar, polyurethane, silicon, rubber, or aerogel.

12 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein a shield is positioned against a wall of the first carrier or the first charge holding tube and is shaped to form the first communication conduit, wherein the shield is in a shape including curved, cylindrical, or gnomon.

13 . The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising:

a second communication conduit positioned inside the first carrier and configured to electrically couple a second sensor of the one or more sensors to at least one of the communication device or the power source via, wherein the first communication conduit is coupled with the second communication conduit.

14 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the one or more sensors are positioned in respective holes of the first charge holding tube, respective scallops of the first carrier, or any combination thereof.

15 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the one or more measurements includes pressure, temperature, or any combination thereof.

16 . A method comprising:

positioning a perforating gun in a wellbore, wherein the perforating gun is configured with a first charge holding tube positioned in a first carrier;

obtaining, via one or more sensors, one or more measurements of the wellbore, wherein the one or more sensors are positioned between the first carrier and the first charge holding tube, in an inner bore of the first charge holding tube, or any combination thereof.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the one or more measurements are obtained before or after perforating a zone of the wellbore.

18 . The method of claim 16 further comprising:

communicating the one or more measurements to surface, wherein the one or more measurements are communicated via wireline or a wireless communication device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2024
From: HOELSCHER, CHRISTOPHER C.; ASHFORD, NICHOLAS COLE; CONZEMIUS, ERIC MICHAEL
To: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
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