Kick Over Tool Multi-Operation Linkage Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing kick over tools require multiple runs through the production tubing to perform operations like installing and retrieving gas lift valves, leading to inefficiency and a higher risk of device damage due to misalignment.
Innovation Solution
A kick over tool with pivotally and articulated linkage mechanisms and sensors that allows for multiple operations in a single run, ensuring correct alignment and secure operation of well bore devices in side pocket mandrels, with mechanisms to prevent activation of secondary operations until primary operations are confirmed complete.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a kick over tool is designed to perform multiple operations in a single run, then operational efficiency and productivity are improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need for multiple setting devices and linkage mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The kick over tool is designed with multiple setting devices (first setting device and second setting device) that can perform different operations such as installing and retrieving gas lift valves within the same production tubing. This multi-functional design allows the tool to complete multiple operations during a single run, thereby improving productivity and operational efficiency without requiring multiple separate tools or runs.
Solution Approach 2:
The kick over tool is divided into functionally independent modules, including a first setting device with its own linkage mechanism and a second setting device with its own linkage mechanism. Each setting device can be independently activated and controlled, allowing for flexible operation and reducing the complexity of coordinating multiple functions within a single integrated unit.
2Loss of time
If a kick over tool performs multiple operations in a single run, then time consumption is reduced, but the risk of device damage due to misalignment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The linkage mechanisms are designed to automatically guide and align the well bore device with the side pocket bore before the actual installation or retrieval operation commences. This preliminary alignment action ensures that the device is correctly positioned and oriented, reducing the risk of misalignment-related damage even when performing multiple operations in a single run.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates sensors that detect the position and alignment of the well bore device during operations. This feedback mechanism allows for real-time monitoring and adjustment, ensuring that each operation is performed with proper alignment and reducing the risk of device damage.
3Speed
If multiple setting devices are activated simultaneously, then operational speed is improved, but the risk of interference and operational errors increases
Solution Approach 1:
The kick over tool is designed with dynamic control capabilities that allow setting devices to be activated in sequence based on operational requirements. The system can transition between different operational states (e.g., from installation to retrieval) smoothly, enabling fast operation while maintaining reliability through controlled, sequential activation rather than simultaneous activation of all devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates sensors and control mechanisms that automatically detect when operations are complete and when to activate the next setting device. This self-service capability reduces the need for manual intervention and minimizes the risk of human error, allowing for rapid yet reliable operation as the system manages its own activation sequence.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a kick over tool (5) for manipulating and installing devices into and removing devices from a side pocket mandrel (2), where the kick over tool is designed to enable multiple operations in the same run. The kick over tool comprises a tubular carrier housing (6) adapted for passage through a full opening bore of a production string, at least a first and second setting device (8,9) that is arranged in said carrier housing, the first and second setting device being pivotally connected to a first and second articulated linkage mechanism (12,13) comprising a coupling device for the well bore device.