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IPC Subgroup
E21B 1/18

with elastic joining of the drive to the push-rod by double buffer springs

Introduced: January 2000

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Percussion drilling > with a reciprocating impulse member > driven by a rotating mechanism > with spring-mounted reciprocating masses, e.g. with air cushion > with elastic joining of the drive to the push-rod by double buffer springs

Classification Context

Section:
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
Class:
EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
Subclass:
EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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