Patent ID: 7261155

Claim:
A cable side-entry sub for carrying a bottom-hole assembly through a drill string the sub comprising: a. an axially oriented sub body having an effective outside diameter and defining a co-axial flow channel and a cutout defining a reduced diameter region in the sub body; b. an entry port through the sub body and into the flow channel; c. a grease injection seal in the cutout and adjoining the entry port, the grease injection seal fitting within the effective outside diameter of the sub body, wherein the grease injection seal comprises: i. a first flow tube in communication with the entry port; ii. a lower connector manifold coupled to the first flow tube, the lower connector manifold defining a grease injection port; iii. a second flow tube coupled to the lower connector manifold; and iv. upper connector manifold coupled to the second flow tube, the upper connector manifold defining a grease return port.