Abstract: Processes and apparatus for the removal of debris from conveyances and/or ports within a downhole fluid sampling apparatus. In some embodiments, the process can include providing a fluid sampling apparatus that includes a body that defines a volume. The process can also include starting at least one pump located within the volume. The process can also include conveying a quantity of a cleaning fluid stored within the volume by the pump through a fluid conveyance within the body and through a port of the body to an exterior of the body. The conveying of the quantity of the cleaning fluid can removes at least a portion of debris from at least one of the fluid conveyance and the port.