US 12,497,869 B2
Perforating gun string including switch counter
John Dyer, Norman, OK (US); David Milligan, Oklahoma City, OK (US); Jeremy Ursi, Frisco, TX (US); Nathan McFarland, Euless, TX (US); Kerron James, Fort Worth, TX (US); and Varun Garg, Dallas, TX (US)
Assigned to Oso Perforating, LLC, Irving, TX (US)
Filed by Oso Perforating, LLC, Irving, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/052,564.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/552,947, filed on Feb. 13, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2025/0257634 A1, Aug. 14, 2025
Int. Cl. E21B 43/1185 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 43/1185 (2013.01) 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. A method of tracking usage of one or more addressable switches in a perforating gun string, the method comprising:
firing a first addressable switch associated with a plug of the perforating gun string to set the plug downhole in a wellbore;
in response to firing the first addressable switch, incrementing a first counter of the perforating gun string for the first addressable switch associated with the plug of the perforating gun string;
firing a second addressable switch associated with a perforating gun of the perforating gun string to detonate the perforating gun downhole in the wellbore; and
in response to firing the second addressable switch, incrementing a second counter of the perforating gun string for the second addressable switch associated with the perforating gun of the perforating gun string.