Alligator 127

Single-use hollow-carrier perforating system for deployment on wireline, coiled tubing, or tubing.

Characteristics of the Alligator 127 perforating system
Parameter Value
Outer diameter, mm
127
Minimum casing drift diameter, mm 143

Maximum allowable operating temperature, when held for 1 hour, °C  170-2001) 
Maximum allowable hydrostatic pressure, MPa  80-1002) 
Maximum carrier diameter after perforator firing, mm:  
in a liquid environment 133
in a gas environment 137
Perforator section length, m 1/2/3/4/
Maximum wellbore dogleg severity, deg/10 m: 5.0
Phase orientation of standard perforator charges, deg.4) 60

1) The maximum allowable operating temperature and holding time of the loaded perforator are determined by the operational documentation for the EM (explosive materials) having the lowest allowable application temperature compared to the other EMs included in the explosive train of the perforator, as well as by the characteristics of the rubber products used.

2) The maximum allowable pressure may vary depending on the mechanical properties of the carrier tubes.

3) Mass of a running meter of a fully loaded section excluding the mass of reusable elements.

4) Phasing can be changed by special order.   
Characteristics of the applied charges
  Shaped charge name   Charge type        Total explosive mass in the charge, g1)   Perforation density, shots/m/phasing, deg.      Average parameters of charge penetration performance, mm  
Indicators on a QC-type composite target    Penetration indicators according to API 19B
Penetration depth Entrance hole diameter Penetration depth Entrance hole diameter
Alligator 39MAX2)
SDP
37.3-39.8 20, 18, 16, 13, 10/
60
2000 13.5 - -
Alligator 39MAX (200°C)2)     38.8-41.3 - -
Scorpion PP-32SDP2) 25.3-31.8 1300 10 - -

1) Depending on the explosive material used in the charge.

2) Currently, the charges within the Alligator 127 perforator are at the stage of approval for permanent use.

Phasing and layout
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