Wireless downhole tool positioning system
View Patent ↗A free falling drop sub carries an explosive tool such as a shaped charge pipe cutter or well perforator. The drop sub includes an aperture plugging element to isolate an upper pipe string from a lower pipe string. An upper pipe string fluid pressure actuated valve element retained by shear pins is released to admit the upper string pressure against a pressure displaced firing pin. Displacement of the firing pin initiates detonation of the explosive tool.
1. A firing head for pyrotechnic well tools comprising:
an axially elongated tool body having an aperture plugging means for closing a restrictive aperture within the bore of a pipe string;
a fluid flow conduit within said tool body for transfer of fluid through said tool body to by-pass an aperture closed by said plugging means;
axially translated first piston means in said flow conduit having a first position that obstructs fluid flow from a first port through said conduit and a second position that enables fluid flow through said first port;
structural obstruction means for preventing the translation of said first piston means in a first axial direction along said flow conduit from said first position;
retaining means for preventing the translation of said first piston means in a second axial direction along said flow conduit from said first position, said retaining means releasing said first piston to said second direction translation at a predetermined fluid pressure on a first side of an aperture closed by said plugging means whereby translation of said first piston in said second direction opens said conduit to fluid flow in said first direction; and,
firing pin means for striking percussion ignition means to initiate a pyrotechnic well tool, said firing pin means secured to said first piston means by latching means, said latching means being released by translation of said first piston means in said second direction.
2. A firing head as described by claim 1 wherein said latching means comprises a second piston means having a first position for obstruction fluid flow from said conduit through a second port and a second position that enables fluid flow through said second port whereby translation of said first piston means in said second direction releases said second piston means to translate from said second piston first position to said second piston second position.
3. The firing head as described by claim 1 wherein said retaining means comprises at least one shear pin.
4. The firing head as described by claim 2 wherein said firing pin means is carried by said second piston means.