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E21B 4/06

Down-hole impacting means, e.g. hammers

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Drives for drilling, used in the borehole > Down-hole impacting means, e.g. hammers

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

Additional Content

Boring rams

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • E21B 4/08 impact being obtained by gravity only, e.g. with lost-motion connection
  • E21B 4/1 continuous unidirectional rotary motion of shaft or drilling pipe effecting consecutive impacts
  • E21B 4/12 Electrically operated hammers
  • E21B 4/14 Fluid operated hammers

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