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Bullet Perforating Apparatus, Gun Assembly and Barrel Geothermal Turbine

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Geothermics, Vol. 16, No. 3, p. 321, 1987. 0375-6505/87 $3.00 + 0.

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BULLET PERFORATING GEOTHERMAL TURBINE


APPARATUS, GUN ASSEMBLY
AND BARREL Peter Markovitch, Philip H Klepesch assigned to
Geothermal Energy Development Corporation
M a n m o h a n S Chawla, Junius L Speights as-
signed to Dresser Industries Inc A geothermal turbine for converting the energy
of two-phase geothermal fluids to rotary power
A bullet perforating apparatus for perforating includes a housing having a generally cylindrical
subsurface formations traversed by a borehole. rotor chamber with a circular manifold, and a
The bullet perforating apparatus comprises a plurality of peripheral nozzles for com-
gun body with a plurality o f bullet perforating municating fluid to the rotor chamber, and a
gun assemblies. The individual gun assemblies rotor mounted coaxially within the chamber in-
further comprise a gun barrel, a cartridge tube cuding a plurality of converging overlapping
with propellant, means for igniting propellant, a blades mounted around a central hub and
projectile, and a seal at the well bore end of the positioned within the rotor for engagement by
barrel. The barrel further comprises an outer fluid from the nozzles.
member and a replaceable wear member securely
retained within the outer member.

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