Location-and-rotation feedback tool for subsea wellheads and method of operating same

Abstract

A location-and-rotation feedback tool that provides accurate feedback of the location and orientation of a well component during running operations in wells. The feedback tool device is adapted to be secured on a tool stem above a running tool and comprises a body, a circumferentially extending groove, and a hole in the groove that vents to the bore of a blowout preventer. The circumferential groove aligns with a fluid line port in the blowout preventer to provide location feedback via a fluid line pressure. The hole aligns with the fluid line port in the blowout preventer to provide rotation feedback via fluid line pressure.

1 . A method for disposing a component in a bore of a wellhead assembly, comprising:
 initially restricting flow from a fluid port in the wellhead assembly with a cylindrical portion of a body of a feedback member;   establishing a distance from a fluid port in the wellhead assembly to a desired location in the wellhead assembly for the component; and   securing a the feedback member to a tool string adapted to support the component in the wellbore, wherein the feedback member is secured on the tool string at a distance from the component wherein a passage through the feedback member is aligned with the fluid port in the wellhead assembly when the component is located at the desired location in the wellhead assembly.   
     
     
         2 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , comprising:
 initiating a flow of fluid through the fluid port in the wellhead assembly, wherein fluid flows from the port through passage in the feedback member and the feedback member is adapted to block the flow of fluid from the fluid port when the passage through the feedback member is not aligned with the fluid port in the wellhead assembly.   
     
     
         3 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , comprising:
 initiating a flow of fluid through the fluid port in the wellhead assembly, wherein the feedback member is adapted to block the flow of fluid from the fluid port when the passage through the feedback member is not aligned with the fluid port in the wellhead assembly.