Method and Apparatus for Attaching Rib Wires of a Wire Wrap Screen
AssigneeRGL Reservoir Management Inc.
InventorsDavid William Paul STANIER, Herman HEUKELMAN
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing rib wires of a wire wrap screen on a pipe comprises one or more straps adapted to receive a plurality of rib wires and to engage the pipe, at least one of the straps being adapted to align at least a portion of the rib wires generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of the pipe and generally equidistantly spaced apart over the circumference of the pipe. The pipe with rib wires, once secured with the straps, can then be introduced into a wire wrap machine to form the wire wrap screen over the rib wires.
Claims18
A method of providing rib wires on a pipe, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of rib wires onto one or more straps, wherein the straps comprise at least one first strap having a plurality of slots for receiving first portions of the rib wires, whereby the first portions of the rib wires are provided in a generally parallel, spaced apart arrangement;
- and,
- wrapping the straps circumferentially over the pipe to secure the rib wires to the pipe.
A strap for providing rib wires onto a surface of a pipe, the strap comprising a plurality of generally parallel slots for receiving individual rib wires and for positioning the rib wires in a spaced apart and generally parallel arrangement;
- wherein the strap is adapted to engage the pipe and to arrange the rib wires generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of the pipe and generally equidistantly spaced apart over the circumference of the pipe.
A strap for providing rib wires onto a surface of a pipe, the strap comprising a plurality of generally parallel grooves for receiving groups of rib wires and for positioning the rib wires along the length of the pipe;
- wherein the strap is adapted to engage the pipe and to arrange the groups of rib wires along the longitudinal axis of the pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.