Kickover tool with ratcheting arm and methods of use

摘要

A kickover tool having a ratcheting mechanism comprising a ratchet arm and a ratchet track. The ratchet arm is pivotally attached to an arm assembly and the ratchet track is attached to a surface of the main body. A method for operating the kickover tool apparatus can include the tool being able to traverse a tubing string and place or retrieve a tool or object from a side pocket mandrel. A string of two or more kickover tool apparatuses can be used to retrieve and/or place two or more separate tools or objects in one or more side pocket mandrels during a single trip operation. The kickover tool can function without placing any side loads on the side pocket device during the placing or retrieving procedure, thereby preventing any bending or fracturing of the side pocket device.

主权项

1. A kickover tool for installing and/or retrieving a well service device from a tubing string having a side pocket mandrel in a wellbore comprising:
a housing, an arm pivotally attached to the housing, the arm comprising a first arm member, a second arm member, and a receptor at an end of the second arm member for removably receiving the device, an elastic member for biasing the arm from the housing when the kickover tool is inserted in the tubing string, a latch comprising a ratchet arm engaged with the first arm member of the arm and a ratchet track engaged with the housing using a shear pin, such that the shear pin severs and the latch is released upon the application of a predetermined force, wherein the latch is adapted for securing the arm at a fixed position from the housing when the elastic member displaces the arm for positioning the device in the side pocket mandrel, such that, upon installation, the device is displaced from the arm of the kickover tool when the device is positioned in the side pocket mandrel, and upon retrieval, the device is secured to the arm of the kickover tool when the device is positioned in the side pocket mandrel.