CPC E21B 33/13 (2013.01) [E21B 33/068 (2013.01); E21B 33/12 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. An apparatus for deploying a circular device in a wellbore, comprising:
a frame housing an actuator and a slidebar, wherein the actuator is configured to move the slidebar between a first position and a second position, and wherein the slidebar has a recess positioned on a surface of the slidebar;
a magazine connected to a surface of the frame, the magazine comprising a spring-biased follower configured to press a circular device into the frame, wherein, in the first position, the recess of the slidebar is configured to receive the circular device from the magazine, wherein the magazine has a channel extending along a length of the magazine, and a handle extends from the follower, through the channel, and to an external environment so that the handle can be moved to change a position of the follower within the magazine; and
a chute connected to the surface of the frame, wherein, in the second position, the recess of the slidebar is configured to release the circular device from the recess into the chute and into a wellbore.
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