US 11,732,554 B2
Universal plug and play perforating gun tandem
Adam Dyess, Houston, TX (US); Jason Hoang Mai, Houston, TX (US); Richard Wayne Bradley, Magnolia, TX (US); and Joshua Blake Howk, Kingwood, TX (US)
Assigned to Hunting Titan, Inc., Pampa, TX (US)
Filed by Hunting Titan, Inc., Pampa, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/819,568.
Application 17/819,568 is a continuation of application No. 17/059,992, granted, now 11,448,044, previously published as PCT/US2019/063584, filed on Nov. 27, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/773,044, filed on Nov. 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0381118 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E21B 43/1185 (2006.01); E21B 43/119 (2006.01); F42B 3/103 (2006.01); F42D 1/05 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 43/1185 (2013.01) [E21B 43/119 (2013.01); F42B 3/103 (2013.01); F42D 1/05 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tandem sub for connecting one or more perforating guns comprising:
a body with a first end, a second end, and a hollow inner bore;
wherein the first end is a pinned end adapted to couple to a box end of a First perforating gun housing;
wherein the second end is a pinned end adapted to couple to a box end of a second perforating gun housing; and
wherein the inner bore is adapted to contain a plug and play cartridge detonator assembly that can detonate a detonating cord upon receiving an electrical command from a wire; and
a cartridge detonator assembly disposed within the hollow inner bore, the cartridge detonator further comprising a body housing, an electrical switch and circuit board, a distal end having a detonator, and an electrical contact for electrically coupling the detonator assembly to a signal wire.