Patent ID: 11933126
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 10:
11. A ball dropping tool, comprising:
an outer body having a first end, a second end, and an axial bore forming a flow path extending between the first end and the second end of the outer body;
an inner body having a first end and a second end and forming a bypass passage extending between the first end and the second end of the inner body;
a side bore defined by the inner body and angled relative to the axial bore of the outer body,
wherein the bypass passage is in a portion of the flow path and in communication with the side bore;

a ball within the side bore; and
an actuator within the outer body, the actuator being movable between a retaining position
wherein the ball is retained within the side bore and a release position wherein the ball is released from the side bore and into the bypass passage.