US 12,188,317 B2
Method and apparatus for collecting downhole debris
Sean Borschneck, Calgary (CA); Abhinandan Tripathi, Sugar Land, TX (US); Sanjay Menon, Calgary (CA); and Bradley Cridland, Calgary (CA)
Filed by TORSCH INC., Calgary (CA)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/176,912.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/388,934, filed on Jul. 13, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0018847 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 27/005 (2013.01) [E21B 27/00 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for collecting downhole debris comprising:
a tubular member extending between first and second ends connectable to a downhole production string connectable in fluidic communication with the production string and having an open flow path therethrough between the first and second ends;
at least one coiled member extending between first and second ends, said second end being operably connected to the tubular member, the coiled member having a first configuration with adjacent coils touching each other to allow flow of fluid and prevent flow of particles therethrough and a second configuration with the adjacent coils spaced apart from each other to allow flow of fluid and particles therethrough; and
a top end proximate to the first end of the at least one coiled member and adapted to sealably close a top end of the at least one coiled member in the first configuration.