CPC E21B 23/065 (2013.01) | 19 Claims |
11. A method of positioning a ballistically actuated plug within a wellbore, comprising:
moving a ballistic interrupt from a closed state to an open state, wherein the ballistic interrupt is positioned between an initiator and a donor charge, and wherein the ballistic interrupt prevents initiation of the initiator by the donor charge when the ballistic interrupt is in the closed state, and wherein the donor charge is in ballistic communication with the initiator when the ballistic interrupt is in the open state;
initiating the donor charge;
initiating with the donor charge the initiator, wherein the initiator is positioned in an axial bore of a ballistic carrier, and wherein the ballistic carrier is housed within a hollow interior chamber of an outer carrier;
initiating with the initiator a ballistic component;
dislodging a seal disk from the hollow interior chamber of the outer carrier upon initiation of the ballistic component; and
expanding the outer carrier from an unexpanded state to an expanded state upon initiation of the ballistic component, wherein an outer surface of the outer carrier is dimensioned for sealingly contacting an inner surface of a wellbore casing when the outer carrier is in the expanded state.
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