MANIPULATOR TOOL AND TOOL CATCHER USEFUL WITH WELLBORE REVERSE CIRCULATION

摘要

A method for reverse circulating a tool upwardly through a wellbore, the method including: providing a manipulator tool including an upper end and a lower end, conveying the manipulator tool down hole to a position adjacent a downhole tool, using the manipulator tool to manipulate the downhole tool, and reversing fluid flow through the well to create a pressure differential about at least one of the manipulator tool and the downhole tool such that t he at least one of the manipulator tool and the downhole tool is lifted upwa rdly through the wellbore. A manipulator tool for use in a reverse circulati ng method is also described as are a tool catcher, a tool catching assembly and a tool catching method.