The cause of the penetration depth reduction was investigated by analyzing
the influence of jet target angle in shale charge perforation on the new perforation techniques such as orientation, fixed angle and fixed
surface. According to the basis theory of jet penetration, the influence of jet target angle on the perforating charge performance was studied
from the effect of jet microelement morphology on penetration performance by combining with 3D simulation calculation and target test. The
result indicates that the jet penetration will vibrate and deviate from axis in case of nonvertical target penetration, which results in a
reduction of jet penetration performance. The jet penetration performance decreases greatly with the increase of target angle. The results show
that changing the target angle can adapt to the distribution of oil reservoir and reduce the influence of insitu stress, and at the same time it
will cause the decline of perforating performance of shaped charge perforating projectile. When the change of inclination is involved in the
perforating scheme, the design of perforating projectile should minimize the influence of the change of jet inclination.