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E21B 19/00

Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables

12 direct subcodes

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  • E21B 19/12 Rope clamps
  • E21B 19/18 Connecting or disconnecting drill bit and drilling pipe
  • E21B 19/20 Combined feeding from rack and connecting, e.g. automatically
  • E21B 19/22 Handling reeled pipe or rod units, e.g. flexible drilling pipes
  • E21B 19/24 Guiding or centralising devices for drilling rods or pipes

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 27,652
  2. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 7,755
  3. PETROCHINA COMPANY 7,025
  4. BAKER HUGHES US 6,589
  5. SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY US 6,151
  6. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 4,443
  7. SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY NL 4,255
  8. CNPC (CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION) 3,991
  9. SERVICES PETROLIERS SCHLUMBERGER FR 3,300
  10. SCHLUMBERGER CANADA CA 3,086