• Perforating Gun Systems

Industry-Leading Perforating Gun Systems

SWM’s advanced perforating gun systems, and the technology behind those guns, underscore the company’s commitment to providing industry-leading gun designs and the best match of gun to the perforating application. As part of its commitment to the industry, SWM encourages customer feedback. This part of SWM’s way of doing business is highlighted by the fact that customer requests have driven a number of the company’s innovations, leading to easier gun operation and optimal perforating outcomes.

In addition to producing high performance perforating guns, SWM can be counted on for industry-leading customer support. Our people in the field are true service reps, not salespeople, and their only job is to assist the customer and help in any way possible to ensure effective perforating outcomes. And if there are any issues, even if competitors’ products are involved, SWM service reps are ready to respond in a timely and helpful manner.

SWM now offers the industry’s leading self-orienting perforating system. Learn more about the PerfAlign+™ Self-Orienting Perforating System, which combines our advanced PerfAlign™ Self-Orienting Perforating Gun and AdvancedAlign™ Shaped Charges, the only charges specially engineered for self-orienting perforating.

• AdvancedPerf™ Shaped Charges

Originally the AdvancedPerf™ company, SWM’s shaped charge group is leading the industry in the development of perforation charges. This group includes some of the industry’s leading experts in the engineering and application of perforating charges, offering over 140 years of combined charge development experience. From its 15,000 square foot location in Poolville, Texas, SWM is setting new standards in meeting customers’ needs for charges that deliver consistently reliable perforating performance.

Selection of Shaped Charge Designs for Best Match to the Application

SWM’s AdvancedPerf product line includes three core charge types, each offering a wide range of perf-creating options, ensuring the best match of charge to the application.

• PerfStrike™ Compact Addressable Switch

High Speed, Low Power Consumption In A Much Smaller Package

PerfStrike™ addressable switch is not only the industry’s most compact switch—it’s also the most advanced. At about 70% the size of traditional switches, it makes perf gun preparation simpler and faster. An available handheld digital test box makes switch condition fast and simple to determine.

Benefits of our PerfStrike™ Addressable Switch:

• Compact size
• Faster stage completion with less time inventorying switches
• Lower power consumption
• API RP 67 compliant
• Advanced, hand-held digital test box
• Manufactured to the most stringent quality control standards

• Wireline Supply

Tools and Supplies for Wireliners

From its 10,000 square foot warehouse, conveniently located in Midland, Texas, SWM’s Wireline Supply group meets the needs of wireline customers by offering over 30,000 industry products. From gloves, to hardhats, to large tools, Wireline Supply has the product you need when you need it.

The key to the success of this unique business is its emphasis on customer service. On many occasions, the company has gone the extra mile to help a customer out of a bind. For added convenience, some customers will buy all of their necessary supplies once a month, using a company purchase order instead of a credit card. Credit card purchases are accepted, as well. Wireline Supply can handle transactions either way, offering whatever works best for the customer.

Perforating Gun Loading

SWM’s gun loading operation is also located within the Wireline Supply facility. The company stores a large inventory of guns, charges, and detonators, all ready to be assembled into fully loaded packages. One phone call is all that is required to order the fully loaded perforating guns required for your next perforating operation.

Perforating is a Team Game™

These 5 words sum up our belief in the way perforating operations should run.

We at SWM Technologies work in cooperation with both our wireline and oil and gas company customers, in order to deliver the best possible results from  perforating operations. We offer leading-edge gun and charge technology, supported by a high level of responsive support. Ultimately, we share the same goal as our wireline and oil and gas partners – delivering effective perforating operations that result in productive wells.

Reasons To Choose SWM for Perforating Guns and Charges

Focused on Perforating Gun Technology

Over the four decades since SWM’s founding, perforating technologies have been our sole focus. SWM doesn’t suffer the distractions and overhead of product diversification. The company’s level of focus has led it to a size that allows it to quickly evolve perforating gun systems to meet customer needs. With the delivery of over 10 million guns, SWM’s knowledge base is established as a valuable resource of real-world engineering, testing, and operational best practices.

Similarly Focused on Charge Technology

In AdvancedPerf, SWM found a company that shared its vision of a company focused on effective, reliable perforating systems. The scope of the AdvancedPerf line of charges allows for the best fit of charge-to-application, further supporting SWM’s goal of delivering productive perforations.

Integrated Systems

A perf gun is only one component in a system that must work together. SWM switches, control panels, and test boxes perfectly complement the company’s gun systems, ensuring the highest reliability and greatest control in the field. SWM also provides crossover subs that precisely provide the perf-string configuration a job requires.

Expert Engineering

Highly experienced in perforating gun technology, SWM engineers can make the difference when a project requires more than a “cookie-cutter“ solution. The SWM team of experienced engineers can deliver cost-effective solutions to meet even the most difficult perforating challenges. Adding to their expertise, SWM engineers regularly consult with independent operators to optimize perforating project design.

Extensive Manufacturing Capabilities

Combining experienced staff equipped with an impressive installation of machine tools, SWM has the capability and capacity to quickly fulfill orders of almost any volume. To minimize turnaround times, SWM maintains a large inventory of raw steel, and has the capability to transform raw steel into finished products in hours.

Off-The-Shelf Inventory for Immediate Needs

SWM maintains an extensive inventory of standard perforating guns, in the most often requested sizes, along with related accessories. Based on this inventory, SWM can usually respond to a customer’s needs within a day of a request.

Customization to Precisely Meet the Needs of the Application

When a standard gun system won’t fit a specific application, SWM is capable of quickly modifying a current design to meet new requirements. Our engineers collaborate with our customers to develop the most effective customizations for the application. If gun manufacturing alterations aren’t needed, SWM offers numerous combinations of charges, switches, etc., to fit a wide variety of requirements.

Agile, Fast-Response Delivery

Unique among perf gun system providers, SWM operates its own logistics system, including its own fleet of trucks. The SWM fleet provides agile, flexible, fast-response shipping in order to best meet customers’ needs for fast delivery.

Long-Term Customer Commitment

SWM has always been fully committed to customer satisfaction. It is a key part of the company’s DNA. The company emphasizes listening to the customer’s needs and going the extra mile to exceed  customers’ expectations. At SWM, we do whatever it takes to ensure that our customers’ needs are met, and they know that they can count on us…always.