Patent ID: 8757262

Claim:
An apparatus for performing abrasive jet cutting, comprising: an abrasive jet perforating tool coupled rotatably to a tubing string in a well bore, wherein the abrasive jet perforating tool comprises: a generally cylindrically-shaped tube comprising a side, an upper end, and a lower end; an upper threaded connection fitting in the upper end of the tube; a plurality of holes drilled into the side of the tool; access holes positioned in the side of the tool above the plurality of holes; a fluid channel extending longitudinally from the upper threaded connection fitting to the plurality of holes; abrasive jets inserted in at least some of the plurality of holes, wherein the abrasive jets are inserted in at least some of the plurality of holes using the access holes; and a lower threaded connection fitting in the lower end of the tube, wherein the lower threaded connection fitting in the lower end of the tube is unconnected to the fluid channel; and a horizontal indexing tool cycled by a vertical movement of the tubing string, coupled connectably to the abrasive jet perforating tool, and used to rotate the abrasive jet perforating tool radially in the wellbore.