Patent ID: 7913761

Claim:
A method of perforating a formation intersected by a wellbore, comprising: forming a plurality of pellets at least partially of a reactant composite material; positioning a plurality of shaped charges along a charge holder; interleaving the plurality of pellets with the plurality of shaped charges, wherein the plurality of pellets are inside the charge holder; positioning the charge holder inside a carrier; conveying the carrier in the wellbore using a conveyance device; detonating the shaped charges with a detonating cord, the detonation of the shaped charges thereby releasing carbon; preventing the detonator cord from detonating the plurality of pellets; disintegrating the plurality of pellets using a shock generated by the detonated shaped charges to thereby release oxygen; perforating the formation using the shaped charges; mixing the released oxygen and the released carbon; and initiating a first deflagration using the mixture of released carbon and released oxygen to generate a pressure that is applied to the perforations formed by the shaped charges.