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E21B 43/00

Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells (applicable only to water E03B)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells

CPC: Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells (applicable only to water E03B)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells

CPC:

Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells (applicable only to water E03B)

Additional Content IPC

Installations or methods for obtaining, collecting or distributing water

Of 16 combined children, 14 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • E21B 43/003 CPC only CPC only
  • E21B 43/006 CPC only CPC only
  • E21B 43/14 Obtaining from a multiple-zone well IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • E21B 43/285 Melting minerals, e.g. sulfur (E21B43/24 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • E21B 43/295 Gasification of minerals, e.g. for producing mixtures of combustible gases (E21B43/243 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • E21B 43/32 Preventing gas- or water-coning phenomena, i.e. the formation of a conical column of gas or water around wells since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class E21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 26,607
  2. PETROCHINA COMPANY 14,382
  3. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 10,137
  4. CNPC (CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION) 6,517
  5. BAKER HUGHES US 6,269
  6. SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY US 5,929
  7. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 5,880
  8. SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY 4,477
  9. CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY 4,357
  10. SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY NL 4,219

Top Applicants (CPC)

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