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E21B 47/00

Survey of boreholes or wells (monitoring pressure or flow of drilling fluid E21B21/08)

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  • E21B 47/001 for underwater installation
  • E21B 47/003 Determining well or borehole volumes
  • E21B 47/005 Monitoring or checking of cementation quality or level
  • E21B 47/007 Measuring stresses in a pipe string or casing (for locating blocked portions of pipes E21B47/09)
  • E21B 47/26 Storing data down-hole, e.g. in a memory or on a record carrier

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