CPC E21B 43/117 (2013.01) [E21B 43/1185 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
9. A method comprising:
providing a gun string including first and second perforating guns and an external adaptor, each of the first and second perforating guns including:
a gun carrier including a cylindrical sidewall,
a loading tube received within the gun carrier, the loading tube including a plurality of shaped charges, and
a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the gun string and being angularly offset from each other about an outer circumference of the gun string, wherein the plurality of shaped charges are angularly offset from the plurality of protrusions;
positioning the gun string within a wellbore such that the plurality of protrusions of the first and second perforating guns are in angular alignment with each other; and
detonating the plurality of shaped charges.
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