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TCP Presentation
Adam Rickman
Owen Oil Tools
Firing Systems
Tubing
Conveyed
Perforating
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Firing Systems
Module 1
Firing Systems
• Detonator Bodies
• Features / Benefits
• - Available with 2-3/8”, 2-7/8”, 3-1/2” EUE.
- Available with 2.125 – 6, 2.750 – 6, and 3.800 – 6 ACME threads.
• - Available for 2-3/4” through 7” gun systems.
• - Compatible with most Owen firing heads.
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Firing Systems
• Mechanical Impact Firing Head
• Features / Benefits
• - Electrical current, natural or man-made cannot
• detonate the mechanical impact system.
• - Completely pressure balanced.
• - Operates with Wide Nose Solid, Sectional and Roller Drop Bars.
• - Will attach to any Owen detonator body or Auto Gun Release.
• - At least two tubing joints filled with fluid on top of the
• Firing Head are recommended for optimum drop bar speed.
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Firing Systems
• Mechanical Safety Impact Firing Head (LP)
• Features / Benefits
• - Ideal for all Drop Bar Firing operations where
• a minimum of 300 psi hydrostatic exists.
• - Ideal for heavy mud and deviated wells.
• - Operates with Wide Nose Solid, Sectional and Roller Drop Bars.
• - Will attach to any Owen detonator body or Auto Gun Release.
• - RP-67 compliant.
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Firing Systems
• Mechanical Safety Impact Firing Head (HP)
• Features / Benefits
• - Ideal for all Drop Bar Firing operations where
• a minimum of 2,000 psi hydrostatic exists.
• - Ideal for heavy mud, deviated wells, and high-pressure wells.
• - Operates with Wide Nose Solid, Sectional and Roller Drop Bars.
• - Will attach to any Owen detonator body or Auto Gun Release.
• - RP-67 compliant.
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Firing Systems
• Coiled Tubing Pressure Activated Firing Head
• Features / Benefits
• - Can be used with time delay Fuses or HTD-BLAST system.
• - Min/Max operating pressure: 2,000/18,000 psi.
- Used to initiate Owen Small Scalloped Gun Systems (1-11/16”, 2-1/8”, 2-1/2”),
• Tubing Cutters and Severing Tools.
• - Well suited for highly deviated wells.
• - Can be run on slick line or electric line.
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Firing Systems
• Pressure Activated Firing Head (LP)
• Features / Benefits
• - Can be used with time delay Fuses or HTD-BLAST system.
• - Min/Max operating pressure: 2,000/18,000 psi.
• - Cannot be used with open perforations or where you cannot develop absolute pressure.
• - Can be placed on top or bottom of all Owen TCP guns.
• - Well suited for highly deviated wells.
• - Can be run on coil tubing.
• - Can be run on slick line or electric line.
• - Will attach to any Owen detonator body or Auto Gun Release.
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Firing Systems
• Pressure Activated Firing Head (HP)
• Features / Benefits
• - Can be used with time delay Fuses or HTD-BLAST system.
• - Minimum operating pressure: 2,000 psi.
• - Maximum operating pressure: 25,000 psi.
• - Can be placed on top or bottom of all Owen TCP guns.
• - Well suited for highly deviated wells.
• - Can be run on coil tubing.
• - Can be run on slick line or electric line.
• - Will attach to any Owen detonator body or Auto Gun Release.
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Firing Systems
• Ball Activated Differential Safety Firing Head (LP) 1-11/16”
• Features / Benefits
• - Used to initiate Owen Small Scalloped Gun Systems (1-11/16”, 2-1/8”, 2-1/2”),
• Tubing Cutters and Severing Tools.
• - Used for overbalanced TCP in highly deviated wells with open perforations.
• - Can be used when achieving absolute pressure is not possible.
• - MIN/MAX operating hydrostatic : 300 psi/8,000 psi.
• - Pressure balanced.
• - Well suited for highly deviated wells.
• - Positive indication of firing.
• - Requires hydrostatic to fire.
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Firing Systems
• Ball Activated Differential Safety Firing Head (HP) 1-11/16”
• Features / Benefits
• - Used to initiate Owen Small Scalloped Gun Systems (1-11/16”, 2-1/8”, 2-1/2”),
• Tubing Cutters and Severing Tools.
• - Used for overbalanced TCP in highly deviated wells with open perforations.
• - Can be used when achieving absolute pressure is not possible.
• - MIN/MAX operating hydrostatic : 2,000 psi/20,000 psi.
• - Pressure balanced.
• - Well suited for highly deviated wells.
• - Positive indication of firing.
• - Requires hydrostatic to fire.
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Firing Systems
• Ball Activated Differential Safety Firing Head (LP) 2-3/4” and 3-1/8”
• Features / Benefits
• - Used for overbalanced TCP in highly deviated wells with open perforations.
• - Can be used when achieving absolute pressure is not possible. 2-3/4”
• - Used in situations where it is desirable to allow the tubing to fill itself
• while tripping in the well or allow circulation prior to and after perforating.
3-1/8”
• - MIN/MAX operating hydrostatic : 300 psi/8,000 psi.
• - Pressure balanced.
• - Well suited for highly deviated wells.
• - Positive indication of firing.
• - Requires hydrostatic to fire.
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Firing Systems
• Ball Activated Differential Safety Firing Head (HP) 2-3/4” and 3-1/8”
• Features / Benefits
• - Used for overbalanced TCP in highly deviated wells with open perforations.
• - Can be used when achieving absolute pressure is not possible. 2-3/4”
• - Used in situations where it is desirable to allow the tubing to fill itself
• while tripping in the well or allow circulation prior to and after perforating.
3-1/8”
• - MIN/MAX operating hydrostatic : 2,000 psi/20,000 psi.
• - Pressure balanced.
• - Well suited for highly deviated wells.
• - Positive indication of firing.
• - Requires hydrostatic to fire.
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Firing Systems
• Absolute Pressure Firing Head With Auto Vent
• Features / Benefits
• - Compact size and rugged design make it ideal for use in horizontal or deviated wellbores.
- Fits directly onto any top sub with 2.750 ACME thread connection.
- Tool can easily be converted between non-vented, Auto vent, and Auto fill & vent versions.
- Operating range 2,000 PSI/ 13,000 PSI.
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Firing Systems
• Top Dual Redundant Firing System
• Features / Benefits
• - Compact and rugged design
• - Provides redundancy to ensure detonation of the TCP gun string.
• - Fits onto any top sub with 2.750 ACME thread connection.
• - 20,000 PSI maximum operating range..
• - Can be used with the 6 minute time delay system.
• - 750 PSI minimum hydrostatic for drop bar firing.
• - 2000 PSI minimum hydrostatic for pressure activated firing.
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Firing Systems
• Horizontal TCP Methods
• Spaced out on Tubing
• - Time Delays
• - All Direct Fire
• TCP Firing Heads
• - Pressure Activated Firing Head
• - Ball Drop Firing Head
• Coil Tubing
• - HTD BLAST (Gun to Gun Transfer)
• - Plug and Shoot, Shoot and Plug
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Firing Systems
• Time Delay System
• Used in conjunction with a Pressure Activated Firing Head,
Ball Activated Differential Safety Firing Head, or the HTD-BLAST system.
• Consists of the time delay hardware, an igniter, and a time delay fuse.
• Igniter Contained in a “TC-005” detonator body or “TC-044” CT transfer sub.
• Increase operational time by the addition of time delay elements.
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Firing Systems
• Time Delay System
Pressure Activated Firing Head
• Independently perforate
selected zones.
• Reduce costs by running multiple
guns without using gun spacers.
• Obtain maximum use of
under or overbalanced pressures.
• Work in heavy mud systems.
• Be used in producing completions, drill
stem testing, and dual completions.
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Firing Systems
• Time Delay System
Ball Activated Differential Safety Firing Head 2-3/4”
• Obtain maximum use of overbalanced pressures.
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Firing Systems
• Time Delay System
Ball Activated Differential Safety Firing Head 3-1/8”
• Obtain maximum use overbalanced pressures.
• The standard Firing pin in the TC-022-2375-000 must be
changed out for the firing pin TC-022-0010-000 when being
used on top of the time delay system.
• The standard Firing pin in the TC-022-2375-200 must be
changed out for the firing pin TC-022-0010-200 when being
used on top of the time delay system.
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Firing Systems
• RDS (Rapid Deployment System)
• Features / Benefits
• Perforates multiple drain holes in the work string without
the need for an electric wireline unit or coiled tubing.
• Single-man operation provides the most cost-effective
solution that eliminates all environmental hazards with
pulling a wet pipe.
• Can be used in wells with H2S or HCI.
• Can be used in tubing with parted rods.
• Requires dropping a bar and a minimum of 300 psi hydrostatic
to initiate the firing head.
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Firing Systems
• Pulse Wave Transfer System
• Features / Benefits
• A simple and cost-effective method way to accurately space out
perforating guns deployed on tubing.
• Eliminates the need for long intervals of blank spacer guns in vertical
or horizontal wells.
• Utilizes a pressure generating sub attached to the donor perforating gun to create
a “Pulse Wave” that passes through the fluid in the spacer tubing and activates
the vented differential firing head on the receiving gun.
• Reliable transfers through 250 feet(8 joints) of standard tubing, this figure
can be extended by adding a repeater system.
• Suitable in new wells, previously completed wells, and saltwater disposal wells
where a column of fluid can be established.
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Release Systems
Module 2
Release Systems
• Automatic Gun Release
• Features / Benefits
• Run when it is desirable to drop the gun upon firing.
• Designed for both underbalance or highly overbalanced release operations.
• Can be run with the mechanical impact firing head, safety impact firing
head (LP, HP), and Pressure activated firing head.
• Immediately releases guns upon firing head initiation.
• Leaves the tubing fully open.
• Eliminates the need for Wireline/Slickline to release guns.
• Must be used in conjunction with a ported sub.
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Release Systems
• Mechanical Gun Release, Shift Up
• Features / Benefits
• Medium duty separation tool for TCP operations where it is desirable to
drop the discharged gun system after firing. Allows for other tools or operations
such as logging or treating.
• Guns released using a Model B shifting tool with positive keys on Wireline/Slickline.
• Fully sealed allowing pressure testing of the tubing prior to shifting.
• Offered in several sleeve sizes, full bore version is also available.
• Ran between joints of tubing unlike the automatic gun release.
• No time limit on dropping the firing head and TCP guns.
• Leaves the perforations uncovered to eliminate flow restrictions.
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Vent Systems
Module 3
Vent Systems
• Fill / Flow Subs
• Features / Benefits
• Offered in 2-3/8, 2-7/8, and 3-1/2 EUE thread.
• Allows the production tubing to fill while running in hole, as well as acting as
a flow passage for reservoir fluids to enter the tubing during production.
• Features a thin glass disk used in certain applications which keeps debris from
settling on top of the firing head that could potentially affect its operation.
• Simple design is easy to service and redress.
• Large ports give greater flow area than the tubing bore.
• The glass disk is not sealed and does not hold any differential pressure.
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Vent Systems
• Bar Activated Vent
• Features / Benefits
• Designed to be the primary underbalance valve in drop bar TCP operations.
• Operates from annulus hydrostatic and requires a minimum of 500 psi to activate.
• The tubing can be completely dry, operates independently of tubing hydrostatic.
• Once the valve opens, it locks in place.
• Does not reduce drop bar velocity.
• Can be run with any packer.
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Vent Systems
• Surge Tool, Underbalance Sub(Ported and Non-Ported)
• Features / Benefits
• Can be run in a TCP tool string to achieve a differential pressure between
the formation and the tubing string to establish an underbalance
condition for perforating.
• Inexpensive way of achieving underbalance.
• Non-ported version can be run above or below the packer.
• Ported version can be run below the packer.
• Underbalanced perforating conditions created help to clear debris
from the perforations.
• Available in 2 different pressure ratings.
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Vent Systems
• Differential Sub(Ported and Non-Ported)
• Features / Benefits
• Used to maintain a high differential pressure in favor of the annulus(underbalance).
• Rated for 10,000 psi from the convex side of the ceramic dome.
• Thinner cross-section than glass, ensuring better shattering properties.
• Available in 2-3/8, 2-7/8 and 3-1/2 EUE thread.
• Non-ported version can be run above or below the packer.
• Ported version can be run below the packer.
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Auxiliary Systems
Module 4
Auxiliary Systems
• Wide Nose Drop Bars(Solid and Sectional)
• Features / Benefits
• Used to activate Owen mechanical impact and mechanical
safety impact firing heads.
• Also used to fragment differential subs, surge tools and
pressure release (KOBE) subs.
• Can be used in wellbores with up to 40 degrees of inclination from vertical.
• Built-in 1” fishing neck for retrieval.
• Offered in 6’ and 10’ lengths(sectional), 8’ and 10’ lengths(solid).
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Auxiliary Systems
• Wide Nose Roller Drop Bars(Solid and Sectional)
• Features / Benefits
• Used to activate Owen mechanical impact and mechanical
safety impact firing heads.
• Offered with rollers for 2-3/8, 2-7/8 and 3-1/2” tubing.
• Can be used in wellbores with between 40 and 60 degrees of
inclination from vertical.
• Built-in 1” fishing neck for retrieval.
• 65.5” long
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Auxiliary Systems
• Impact Firing Head No-Go
• Features / Benefits
• Designed to be used on mechanical impact or mechanical safety impact firing heads.
• Sizes for 2-3/8, 2-7/8 and 3-1/2” tubing.
• Sized to work with our automatic gun release.
• Helps guide the drop bar onto the firing pin.
• Helps protect the firing pin from impact.
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Auxiliary Systems
• Tubular Collar No-Go
• Features / Benefits
• Designed to be used with mechanical impact or mechanical safety impact firing heads.
• Sizes for 2-3/8, 2-7/8 and 3-1/2” tubing.
• Not to be ran in conjunction with our automatic gun release.
• Sits in collar between tubing joints.
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Auxiliary Systems
• Radioactive Marker Sub
• Features / Benefits
• Ran in a TCP string above the FH or packer and is used for accurate depth control .
• Small RA pellet is contained in a chamber and held in place by a set screw,
ensuring recovery.
• Highly visible on gamma/neutron logs and allows comparison to open hole
logs for accurate gun placement across the zone.
• Sizes for 2-3/8, 2-7/8, 3-1/2 and 4-1/2”.
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Auxiliary Systems
• Scalloped Gun Lift Sub Equipment
• Features / Benefits
• Used to position a TCP perforating gun into the well at the rig floor.
• Collars available to attach to either top or tandem gun subs.
• The rig’s elevator then can latch securely around the lift assembly with the gun
attached and raised to vertical over the wellbore opening.
• The lifting cap has an O.D. of 4-11/16” so this assembly can be used on a variety
of rig elevator sizes.
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Auxiliary Systems
• Wellhead Hanger Plate / Safety Plate
• Features / Benefits
• Used to position a TCP perforating gun temporarily while the next gun is
being picked up.
• Features a slot which fits into a groove that’s machined into each tandem
sub, which is then secured by a locking bar.
• Offered for gun sizes from 1-9/16” – 7”.
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Auxiliary Systems
• Tie-Down Subs
• Features / Benefits
• Used for safe storage and handling of loaded perforating guns.
• Provide a sealed protective cap on either end of the gun.
• The handle provides a method to tie down loaded guns.
• NOT to be used for lifting.
• Design incorporates a plastic plug that melts to relieve
trapped pressure if the gun is exposed to
extreme heat or fire.
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Auxiliary Systems
• Digital Shot Detection System
• Features / Benefits
• Enables the user to monitor downhole acoustics on the tubular.
• Particularly well suited for monitoring the firing of TCP guns.
• Able to record and monitor the signal simultaneously.
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