CPC Main Group
E21B 44/00 Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systems; Systems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions
Filing statistics
CPC E21B 44/00 belongs to the parent subclass E21B, which recorded 241,108 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 20,629 in 2013 to 18,982 in 2023 (-8%), peaking at 24,423 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class E21 are HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP (27,652 applications), SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (7,755 applications) and PETROCHINA COMPANY (7,025 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- E21B 44/02 Automatic control of the tool feed ( E21B44/10 take precedence)
- E21B 44/10 Arrangements for automatic stopping when the tool is lifted from the working face
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 27,652
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 7,755
- PETROCHINA COMPANY 7,025
- BAKER HUGHES US 6,589
- SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY US 6,151
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 4,443
- SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY NL 4,255
- CNPC (CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION) 3,991
- SERVICES PETROLIERS SCHLUMBERGER FR 3,300
- SCHLUMBERGER CANADA CA 3,086