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CPC Main Group
E21B 4/00

Drives for drilling, used in the borehole

8 direct subcodes

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  • E21B 4/02 Fluid rotary type drives
  • E21B 4/04 Electric drives (E21B4/12 takes precedence)
  • E21B 4/16 Plural down-hole drives, e.g. for combined percussion and rotary drilling (E21B4/10 takes precedence); Drives for multi-bit drilling units
  • E21B 4/18 Anchoring or feeding in the borehole
  • E21B 4/20 combined with surface drive (E21B4/10 takes precedence)

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