Method and apparatus for remote control of a tubing exit sleeve

摘要

A remote-controlled tubing sleeve window for access to a lateral wellbore of a multilateral well. The tubing sleeve window has a tubular body portion that defines a side port that is sufficiently-sized to allow a well tool to pass. A sleeve is received in the tubing body portion such that it can reciprocate within the body portion. The sleeve is responsive to a remote command such that a side window defined in the sleeve can be substantially-aligned with the side port in an open relation such that a well tool can pass through said substantially-aligned side window and side port. A position sensor is also provided to sense a displacement of the sleeve with respect to the body portion.