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/Detonator Assemblies For Perforating Gun Systems
Abstract

A perforating gun system includes a cylindrical outer housing, a charge carrier assembly receivable in the outer housing, wherein the charge carrier assembly includes a charge carrier defining an interior configured to at least partially receive one or more shaped charges, a first endplate coupled to a first end of the charge carrier, and a second endplate coupled to a second end of the charge carrier, and wherein the first endplate defines a switch receptacle for at least partially receiving an electrical switch and a detonator receptacle for receiving a detonator such that the detonator is configured to detonate the one or more shaped charges in response to receiving a firing signal from the electrical switch.

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What is claimed is:

A perforating gun system includes a cylindrical outer housing, a charge carrier assembly receivable in the outer housing, wherein the charge carrier assembly includes a charge carrier defining an interior configured to at least partially receive one or more shaped charges, a first endplate coupled to a first end of the charge carrier, and a second endplate coupled to a second end of the charge carrier, and wherein the first endplate defines a switch receptacle for at least partially receiving an electrical switch and a detonator receptacle for receiving a detonator such that the detonator is configured to detonate the one or more shaped charges in response to receiving a firing signal from the electrical switch.
Timeline
Filed
02/25/2026
Published
07/02/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(1)
E21B 43/1185:Ignition systems