Fremgangsmåte og system som kan anvendes sammen med en underjordisk brønn som strekker seg gjennom en formasjon med anisotrop permeabilitet

摘要

A technique that is usable with a subterranean well includes orienting shaped charges of a perforating gun to extend partially around a longitudinal axis of the gun. The perforating gun is oriented in the well to direct the shaped charges away from a water boundary. In response to this orientation of the perforating gun, the shaped charges are fired. The perforating gun and shaped charges may also be oriented in a deviated well to compensate for the anisotropic permeability of a formation.