Bridge slot screens have openings arranged in rows and are staggered to reduce the negative effect on the screen’s strength. Typically the slots are punched in a flat sheet that is subsequently rolled into a tube and welded.
Advantages offered by this type of screen are:
High strength through resistance to twisting, compressive, and tensile forces
A smooth bore that does not impede the passage of probes, tools, etc.
Applications
Formations with large particle sizes
Large diameter wells
Low to medium flow rates
Slot Sizes
Between 0.5 mm / 0.002 in. and 5mm / 0.2 in., depending on the wall thickness