E21B 43/34 Arrangements for separating materials produced by the well
Introduced: January 1980
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 > Arrangements for separating materials produced by the well
Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells (applicable only to water E03B) > Arrangements for separating materials produced by the well
Of 4 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.
1 codes are CPC-only extensions.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1980.
Child Classifications
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- E21B 43/36 Underwater separating arrangements (E21B43/38 takes precedence) since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- E21B 43/40 Separation associated with re-injection of separated materials since 1980 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