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Primer cord

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002939

A flexible cord containing a high explosive material, used to initiate detonation in other explosive devices, such as shaped charges in a perforating gun. It transmits a detonation wave along its length to multiple charges simultaneously. The core material is often pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) or hexogen (RDX).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002939
FieldOil and gas
SubjectPerforating
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002939",
  "term": "Primer cord",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A flexible cord containing a high explosive material, used to initiate detonation in other explosive devices, such as shaped charges in a perforating gun. It transmits a detonation wave along its length to multiple charges simultaneously. The core material is often pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) or hexogen (RDX).",
  "subject": "Perforating",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/primer-cord/"
}

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