Company History
- 1992
Company Founded
Enhanced Energetics (fka The GasGun) was formed in 1992 initially to provide engineering consulting services.
- 1994
Department of Energy Grant - Phase 1
Won a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the Department of Energy to develop, test, and commercialize the use of progressively burning solid propellant for the stimulation of oil and gas wells.
- 1995
Department of Energy Grant - Phase 2
Phase II of he DOE grant began in September 1995 and concentrated on field testing and optimization of the solid propellant.
- 1998
GasGun Commercialized
With the success of the field trials, the GasGun became commercially available in July 1998.
- 2005
GasGun Design Advancement
GasGun took a huge step forward in 2005 with the advancement of our hollow steel carrier, which greatly improved the consistency of positive results.
- 2007
First GasGun Patent Awarded
Enhanced Energetics received its first patent as Gas Gun for it's 3 3/8” OD and 4” OD GasGun systems.
- 2015
Kraken Commercialized
The Kraken product line is commercialized and begins having success enhancing traditional perforating systems.
- 2016
Second GasGun Patent Awarded
Enhanced Energetics received its second patent for its 2” OD GasGun systems.
- 2018
Kraken Patent Awarded
Enhanced Energetics received a patent on its Kraken system.
- 2019
Move to Houston
Enhanced Energetics relocates it's headquarters to Houston, TX to better serve its customers.
Key Milestones & Dates
Enhanced Energetics (formerly The GasGun, LLC) was formed in 1992, initially to provide engineering consulting services. In August 1994, we won a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the Department of Energy to develop, test, optimize, and commercialize the use of progressively burning solid propellant for the economical stimulation of oil and gas wells. The concept, initially conceived from a research study at Sandia National Laboratories in the early 1970’s, was shown to be feasible during Phase I of that grant. Phase II, which began in September 1995, concentrated on field testing and optimization of the design. With the success of the field trials, the GasGun became commercial in July 1998. The GasGun took a huge step forward in 2005 with the advancement of our hollow steel carrier design which greatly improved the field-ability of the tools as well as the consistency of positive results.
Early success with the GasGun in the Appalachian and Illinois Basins and later the development of our Kraken perforating gun has provided the impetus to expand our services throughout the U.S. and International markets.