US 12,247,467 B2
Sleeved gun connection
Joseph T. MacGillivray, Fort Worth, TX (US); and Christopher C. Hoelscher, Arlington, TX (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/423,366
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
PCT Filed Mar. 29, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/024969
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 15, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/204890, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0127912 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. E21B 43/119 (2006.01); E21B 17/042 (2006.01); E21B 43/117 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 43/119 (2013.01) [E21B 17/042 (2013.01); E21B 43/117 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A perforating gun assembly for use in a wellbore, the perforating gun assembly comprising:
a tubular carrier gun body having an outer diameter, an inner diameter, and a threaded portion extending a distance (d) along an outer surface and proximate an uphole end thereof; and
a swell sleeve located radially inside of the tubular carrier gun body, the swell sleeve extending along at least 90% of the distance (d), and further wherein the swell sleeve is a non-threaded swell sleeve, wherein a material used for the swell sleeve has a yield strength, and further wherein a ratio of the yield strength to sidewall thickness (t) is at least 40 Kpsi/mm.