Patent ID: 6883605

Claim:
An apparatus introduced into a wellbore on a tubular having a passage therethrough for removal of debris from the wellbore through said passage to the surface, comprising: a body having a flow path therethrough, said flow path in fluid communication with the passage in the tubular; said body defining an annular space and further comprising an occluding member in said annular space, whereupon advancement of said body into the wellbore, said occluding member forces fluid and debris into said flow path and to the surface through the passage in the tubular; said body further comprises a lower end and at least one port into said flow path located between said lower end of said body and said occluding member said occluding member defining an open zone between itself and said lower end of said body for receipt of fluid and debris into said port as said body is lowered for removal of debris from said wellbore.