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:
Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
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 43/01 specially adapted for obtaining from underwater installations +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- E21B 43/12 Methods or apparatus for controlling the flow of the obtained fluid to or in wells (E21B43/25 takes precedence; valve arrangements E21B34/00) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- E21B 43/16 Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons +3 CPC −1 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- E21B 43/28 Dissolving minerals other than hydrocarbons, e.g. by an alkaline or acid leaching agent (E21B43/241 takes precedence) +2 CPC 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 43/29 Obtaining a slurry of minerals, e.g. by using nozzles since 1990 +1 CPC 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 43/30 Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells since 1980 +1 CPC 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
- E21B 43/34 Arrangements for separating materials produced by the well since 1980 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class E21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 26,607
- PETROCHINA COMPANY 14,382
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 10,137
- CNPC (CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION) 6,517
- BAKER HUGHES US 6,269
- SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY US 5,929
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 5,880
- SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY 4,477
- CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY 4,357
- SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY NL 4,219
Top Applicants (CPC)
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