US Patent Issued to Harrison Jet Guns II on Nov. 18 for "Bearing-free self-positioning perforating gun for wellbore operations" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,801, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Harrison Jet Guns II LP (Kennedale, Texas).

"Bearing-free self-positioning perforating gun for wellbore operations" was invented by James F. Shelton (Kennedale, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved perforating gun is provided. The perforating gun includes a shaped charge positioning tube that is freely rotatable with respect to an outer gun barrel without the use of bearings. The perforating gun includes first and second contact housings coupled to opposing ends of the shaped charge positioning tube. Each contact housing includes an electrical connector plug that is rotatable within...