Multiple valve pocket mandrel and apparatus for installing and removing flow control devices therefrom

Claim 2

A mandrel for use in a well tubing comprising, a mandrel body including upper and lower connecting means for connecting the mandrel in a well tubing, said body including an open bore therethrough for communication with the well tubing, and a plurality of flow control device receiving pockets offset frelative to the open bore, said pockets positioned side by side to each other.

Claim 3

The apparatus of claim 1 including, port means in the side of the pockets extending of the mandrel, and port means in the bottom of the pockets leading exteriorly of the mandrel.

Claim 4

The apparatus of claim 2 including, interconnecting port means between said pockets intermediate the ends of said pockets.

Claim 5

The apparatus of claim 1 including, interconnecting port means between said pockets intermediate the ends of said pockets.

Claim 6

The apparatus of claim 1 including, port means in the side of the pockets extending interiorly of the mandrel, and port means in the bottom of the pockets leading exteriorly of the mandrel.

Claim 7

The apparatus of claim 5 including, interconnecting port means between said pockets intermediate the ends of said pockets.

Claim 8

The apparatus of claim 1 including, port means in the side of the pockets extending exteriorly of the mandrel, port means in the bottom of the pockets extending interiorly of the mandrel, and interconnecting port means between said pockets intermediate the ends of said pockets.

Claim 9

A mandrel for use in a well tubing comprising, a mandrel body including upper and lower connecting means for connecting the mandrel in a well tubing, said body including an open bore aligned with the connecting means for alignment with the well tubing, a plurality of flow control device receiving pockets offset from the open bore, said pockets positioned side by side to each other, and an orientation sleeve mounted in the bore having a longitudinal orientation slot.

Claim 10

A mandrel for use in a well tubing comprising, a mandrel body including upper and lower connecting means for connecting the mandrel in a well tubing, said body including an open bore aligned with the connecting means for alignment with the well tubing, a plurality of flow control device receiving pockets offset from the open bore, said pockets positioned side by side to each other, and an orientation sleeve mounted in the bore having a longitudinal orientation slot.

Claim 11

The combination of claim 8 of a flow control handling apparatus adapted for use in placing a flow control device in or removing a flow control device from one of the pockets comprising, a support body adapted to be moved in the mandrel, a shifting tool pivotally supported from the support body and adapted to support a flow control device, an orientation key pivotally secured to the body, said key engagable with the orientation slot for radially orientating the body for directing the flow control handling device toward one of said pockets, means for selectively connecting the key to the body in a predetermined radially spaced relationship for selectively orientating the flow control device toward the desired pocket, releasing means on said body for initially holding the shifting tool aligned in the main bore, and shifting means connected to the shifting tool for shifting the shifting tool over the selected pocket when the releasing means is released.

Claim 12

The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the means for selectively connecting the key to said body includes a plurality of radially spaced windows in the outer periphery of the body through which the key may be selectively positioned.

Claim 13

A flow control handling apparatus adapted for use in placing a flow control device in or removing a flow conntrol device from a well mandrel having a plurality of flow control device receiving pockets and including an orientation sleeve having a longitudinal orientation slot, positioned in a predetermined radially spaced relationship relative to said pockets, comprising, a body adapted to support a flow control handling device, an orientating key adapted to be connected to the body and engagable with the orientation slot for radially orientating the body for directing the flow control handling device toward one of said pockets, means for selectively connecting the key to said body in a predetermined radially spaced relationship for selectively orientating the flow control handling device toward the desired pocket.

Claim 14

A flow control handling apparatus adapted for use in placing a flow control device in or removing a flow conntrol device from a well mandrel having a plurality of flow control device receiving pockets and including an orientation sleeve having a longitudinal orientation slot, positioned in a predetermined radially spaced relationship relative to said pockets, comprising, a body adapted to support a flow control handling device, an orientating key adapted to be connected to the body and engagable with the orientation slot for radially orientating the body for directing the flow control handling device toward one of said pockets, means for selectively connecting the key to said body in a predetermined radially spaced relationship for selectively orientating the flow control handling device toward the desired pocket.

Claim 15

A flow control handling apparatus adapted for use in placing a flow control device in or removing a flow control device from a well mandrel having a plurality of flow control device receiving pockets and including an orientatioN sleeve having a longitudinal orientation slot positioned in a predetermined radially spaced relationship to said pockets comprising, a support body adapted to be used in the mandrel, a movable body carried by and longitudinally movable relative to the support body, an orientation key pivotally connected to the movable body, means for selectively connecting the key to the support body in a predetermined radially spaced relationship for selectively orientating the flow control device toward the desired pocket, a shifting tool pivotally supported from the support body and adapted to support a flow control handling device, releasing means on said movable body initially holding the shifting tool aligned in the bore but releasable on movement of the movable body relative to the support body, and shifting means connected to the shifting tool for shifting the shifting tool into the selected sidepocket when the releasing means is released.

Claim 16

A flow control handling apparatus adapted for use in placing a flow control device in or removing a flow control device from a well mandrel having a plurality of flow control device receiving pockets and including an orientatioN sleeve having a longitudinal orientation slot positioned in a predetermined radially spaced relationship to said pockets comprising, a support body adapted to be used in the mandrel, a movable body carried by and longitudinally movable relative to the support body, an orientation key pivotally connected to the movable body, means for selectively connecting the key to the support body in a predetermined radially spaced relationship for selectively orientating the flow control device toward the desired pocket, a shifting tool pivotally supported from the support body and adapted to support a flow control handling device, releasing means on said movable body initially holding the shifting tool aligned in the bore but releasable on movement of the movable body relative to the support body, and shifting means connected to the shifting tool for shifting the shifting tool into the selected sidepocket when the releasing means is released.

Claim 17

The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the means for selectively connecting the key to the body includes a plurality of radially spaced windows in the outer periphery of the body through which the key may be selectively positioned.