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E21C 37/00

Other methods or devices for dislodging with or without loading

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
Class:
EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
Subclass:
MINING OR QUARRYING

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • E21C 37/02 by wedges
  • E21C 37/04 by devices with parts pressed mechanically against the wall of a borehole
  • E21C 37/16 by fire-setting or by similar methods based on a heat effect
  • E21C 37/18 by electricity
  • E21C 37/2 by ultrasonic waves
  • E21C 37/26 Chisels or other cutting tools not mentioned before

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