Perforated Wire Wrapped Screen Support Rib

Abstract

Embodiments of an apparatus of the present invention generally include a wire wrapped screen having a plurality support ribs, wherein at least one support rib comprises at least one orifice extending transversely there thorough. Additional embodiments of the present invention generally include an embodiment of a wire wrapped screen of the present invention disposed longitudinally circumferentially around a perforated pipe section. A method of providing and a method of utilizing embodiments of apparatuses of the present invention are also provided.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A wire wrapped screen comprising:
 a plurality of support ribs; and   a wire;   wherein:
 said support ribs comprise elongated components positioned substantially longitudinally parallel to each other to form a substantially tubular geometry; 
 said wire is helically wrapped transversely around and welded to said support ribs at one or more points of contact there between; and 
 at least one of said support ribs comprises one or more orifices extending transversely there thorough. 
   
     
     
         2 . The wire wrapped screen of  claim 1 , wherein at least one said support rib is substantially pentagonal in shape. 
     
     
         3 . The wire wrapped screen of  claim 1 , wherein at least one said orifice extends at least partially through a bottom surface of a support rib. 
     
     
         4 . The wire wrapped screen of  claim 4 , wherein at least one said orifice comprises a substantially semi-circular geometry. 
     
     
         5 . A piping filtration assembly, comprising:
 a pipe segment; and   a wire wrapped screen;   wherein:
 said pipe segment comprises a substantially tubular component comprising at least one perforation extending completely transversely through an exterior surface thereof; 
 said wire wrapped screen comprises a substantially tubular structure comprising:
 a plurality of support ribs; and 
 a wire; 
 wherein:
 said support ribs comprise elongated components positioned substantially longitudinally parallel to each other to form a substantially tubular geometry; 
 said wire is helically wrapped transversely around and welded to said support ribs at one or more points of contact there between; and 
 at least one of said support ribs comprises one or more orifices extending transversely there thorough; and 
 
 
 said wire wrapped screen is disposed circumferentially around at least a portion of said pipe segment. 
   
     
     
         6 . The piping filtration assembly of  claim 5 , wherein at least one said support rib is substantially pentagonal in shape. 
     
     
         7 . The piping filtration assembly of  claim 5 , wherein at least one said orifice extends at least partially through a bottom surface of a support rib. 
     
     
         8 . The piping filtration assembly of  claim 5 , wherein at least one said orifice comprises a substantially semi-circular geometry. 
     
     
         9 . The piping filtration assembly of  claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of at least one said support rib abuts said exterior surface of said pipe segment. 
     
     
         10 . The piping filtration assembly of  claim 9 , wherein said abutment extends longitudinally substantially contiguously along said pipe segment exterior surface, said abutment interrupted only by said rib support orifices. 
     
     
         11 . The piping filtration assembly of  claim 5 , comprising a filtration component disposed circumferentially around said wire wrapped screen. 
     
     
         12 . The piping filtration assembly of  claim 11 , wherein said filtration component comprises a wire mesh. 
     
     
         13 . A method of downhole filtration, comprising:
 providing the piping filtration assembly of  claim 5 ;   positioning said piping filtration assembly in a subsurface location; and   utilizing said piping filtration assembly in a drilling operation.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein at least one said support rib is substantially pentagonal in shape. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein at least one said orifice extends at least partially through a bottom surface of a support rib. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein at least one said orifice comprises a substantially semi-circular geometry. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein at least a portion of at least one said support rib abuts said exterior surface of said pipe segment. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein said abutment extends longitudinally substantially contiguously along said pipe segment exterior surface, said abutment interrupted only by said rib support orifices. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein said piping filtration assembly comprises a filtration component disposed circumferentially around said wire wrapped screen. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein said filtration component comprises a wire mesh.