Patent ID: 11906278
Assignee: XCONNECT, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  E | IPC E  F

Claim 8:
9. A method of detonating explosive charges associated with a perforating gun, comprising:
providing a bridged bulkhead assembly, comprising:
a first bulkhead;
a signal transmission pin residing within the first bulkhead;
a second bulkhead;
a detonator pin residing within the second bulkhead; and
a bridge fixedly connecting the first bulkhead with the second bulkhead,

connecting the bridged bulkhead to a carrier end plate such that the first bulkhead extends into a first opening of the carrier end plate and the second bulkhead extends into a second opening of the carrier end plate;
sending a detonation signal from a surface, down an electric line, and into a wellbore;
further sending the detonation signal through a perforating gun and through the carrier end plate by means of the signal transmission pin;
still further sending the detonation signal into an addressable switch, wherein the addressable switch determines whether the detonation signal is addressed to the perforating gun;
identifying that the detonation signal is addressed to the perforating gun, and in response, sending a detonation signal back through the carrier end plate by means of the detonator pin; and
sending the detonation signal to a detonator to initiate explosive charges residing within the perforating gun.