Patent ID: 9719321
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: E21B

Claim:
1. A tool for selective release of at least one object from a subterranean location to an adjacent location where said object lands to perform a borehole operation, comprising: an outer housing with opposed connections for attachment to a tubular string and disposition at a predetermined subterranean location; a mandrel having a passage therethrough and movably mounted with respect to said outer housing, said mandrel comprising an axial slot leading to at least one wall opening; wherein in a first position, said mandrel is allowed to move axially without rotation relative to said outer housing; at least one object stored in said mandrel slot, wherein said axial movement of said mandrel brings said at least one object in alignment with said opening while continuing to retain said least one object, wherein in a second position said object and mandrel rotate in tandem against a surface on said outer housing which cams said at least one object through said wall opening to travel to the adjacent location; said mandrel extending outside said housing for remote actuation of said mandrel to position said object with respect to said wall opening for discharge therethrough.