ANGLED PARTIAL STRAINER PLATES FOR WELL ASSEMBLY
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1. A downhole assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of plates arranged in a series along a length of a tubular, each plate of the plurality of plates comprising (i) a pass-through area that is angularly offset from a pass-through area of another plate in the series, and (ii) a particulate-blocking area.
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Abstract
A downhole assembly can include plates in series along a length of a tubular member. Plates can include particulate-blocking areas and pass-through areas. A pass-through area of a plate can be angularly offset from a pass-through area of another plate in the series. The plates may be angled so that particulate carried by fluid from a wellbore may be trapped by particulate-blocking areas that may be tilted away from the fluid source.
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20 Claims
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1. A downhole assembly, comprising:
a plurality of plates arranged in a series along a length of a tubular, each plate of the plurality of plates comprising (i) a pass-through area that is angularly offset from a pass-through area of another plate in the series, and (ii) a particulate-blocking area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A downhole assembly, comprising:
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a support structure disposed along a length of a tubular; and a plurality of plates, each plate of the plurality of plates comprising a pass-through area and a closed end opposite the pass-through area, the plates of the plurality of plates coupled with the support structure so that each pass-through area is angularly offset from a proximate pass-through area, so that the pass-through areas of the plurality of plates are tilted toward a first end of the tubular, and so that the closed ends of the plurality of plates are tilted away from the first end of the tubular. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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directing a fluid to flow toward a first end of a tubular and past a first plate in the tubular so that at least some of the fluid flows through a pass-through portion of the first plate and so that at least some particles carried by the fluid are prevented from passing the first plate by a particle-blocking portion of the first plate; and directing the fluid flowing past the first plate to flow past a second plate in the tubular so that at least some of the fluid flows through a pass-through portion of the second plate that is angularly offset from the pass-through portion of the first plate and so that at least some particles carried by the fluid past the first plate are prevented from passing the second plate by a particle-blocking portion of the second plate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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