Patent ID: 7762331

Claim:
A perforating gun apparatus for deployment at a well location, comprising: a tubular carrier having a hollow interior bore; an integrated loading tube for installation within the bore of the carrier, the loading tube comprising: (i) an RF-safe initiator receptacle, (ii) a wiring receptacle, (iii) a shaped charge receptacle, and a (iv) detonating cord receptacle; an RF-safe initiator installed into the RF-safe initiator receptacle of the loading tube; wiring installed into the wiring receptacle of the loading tube, the wiring operatively connected to the RF-safe initiator; a shaped charge installed into the shaped charge receptacle of the loading tube; and a detonating cord installed into the detonating cord receptacle of the loading tube, the detonating cord operatively connecting the shaped charge to the RF-safe initiator, wherein the RF-safe initiator, wiring, shaped charge, and detonating cord are installed at a location other than the well location.