Patent ID: 8316937

Claim:
A down-hole assembly for locating a plurality of lateral well bore windows in a main well bore, comprising: a running tool having an upper section, a middle section, a lower section and an internal cavity section with a cavity floor, said running tool including a window locator assembly for locating said plurality of lateral well bore windows, said window locator assembly pivotally positioned within said cavity of said running tool and including a window locator and a stop/shear block, said window locator including a selectively reciprocating shear rod operatively associated with said stop/shear block, said shear rod having a proximal end, a distal end, and an outer surface including a plurality of shoulders, said stop/shear block including a shear rod engaging surface, a tapered surface, a shear surface, and a stop shoulder; a guide member having an upper section, a middle section and a lower section, said guide member having a wedged-shaped outer surface for diverting a down-hole tool through one of said plurality of lateral well bores and into a lateral well bore; wherein said lower section of said running tool and said upper section of said guide member are each shaped to receive the other in mating relationship; and wherein said lower section of said running tool and said upper section of said guide member are capable of being detachably connected, and when detachably connected, said running tool and said guide member are in fluid communication.