Patent ID: 9140086
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. A downhole apparatus for depositing a tool in a side pocket mandrel, the apparatus comprising: an apparatus body; a tool holder, the tool holder being movable between a run-in position, in which the tool holder is adjacent the apparatus body, to a displaced position, in which the tool holder is spaced away from the body; a displacement mechanism for connecting the tool holder to the apparatus body; wherein, in use, as a tool is moved between the run-in position and the displaced position, a tool longitudinal axis remains substantially parallel to an apparatus body longitudinal axis, wherein the displacement mechanism comprises a first member and a second member, and the first member has an upper pivot attachment to the apparatus body and a lower pivot attachment to the tool holder, and the second member has an upper pivot attachment to the apparatus body and a lower pivot attachment to the tool holder.