Drill Pipe Mud Screen Drill Pipe Mud Screen is adapted for releasable connection within a drill pipe string. The screen has a planar support plate for connecting a perforated tubular screen body to a fish neck wherein the plane of the planar support plate is generally parallel to the axis of the screen body. The orientation of the planar support plate provides minimal resistance to fluid flowing into the mud screen body while also reducing vortex effects that cause wear of screen components. Pre