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Carrier gun

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004258

A perforating gun system where shaped charges are loaded into a steel tube, or carrier, which is then lowered into the wellbore. The carrier protects the charges from wellbore fluids and pressure until detonation. After firing, the carrier and spent charges are retrieved from the well.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004258
FieldOil and gas
SubjectPerforating
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004258",
  "term": "Carrier gun",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A perforating gun system where shaped charges are loaded into a steel tube, or carrier, which is then lowered into the wellbore. The carrier protects the charges from wellbore fluids and pressure until detonation. After firing, the carrier and spent charges are retrieved from the well.",
  "subject": "Perforating",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/carrier-gun/"
}

Record 595 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.