Abstract: A perforating tool and method of use in a wellbore. The perforating tool is placed at the end of a coiled tubing or other conveyance string. The perforating tool comprises a tubular housing providing an elongated bore through which fluid flows. The tubular housing has jetting ports used for hydraulic perforating. The tool operates in a flow-through mode when working fluid is pumped into the tubular housing at a first flow rate, with all of the fluid flowing through the end of the tool. The perforating tool operates in a perforating mode when the working fluid is pumped into the bore of the tubular housing at a second flow rate. In this mode, all of the working fluid flows through the jetting ports. The perforating tool may include a sequencing mechanism responsive to a sequence of flow rates to cycle the tool through operating modes.
Abstract: An apparatus and a method of performing a plurality of operations in a wellbore with one direction of flow. A multicycle open/close valve (MCOCV) responsive to a plurality of flow rates is placed in a bottom hole assembly (BHA) and is used to perform abrasive perforating of a wellbore or cleanout of the wellbore using one direction of flow. At one or more first flow rates, the MCOCV is configured to operate in a first operating mode to abrasive perforate the wellbore. At one or more second flow rates, the MCOCV is configured to operate in a second operating mode to cleanout the wellbore. In an embodiment, the MCOCV includes a J-slot sequencing mechanism responsive to a sequence of flow rates to cycle the MCOCV through a plurality of operating modes.