Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Computing & Software • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
264 pending office actions • 95 art units • 217 examiners • 0 of 264 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 668 patents granted in the last 365 days
Saudi Arabian Oil Company has 271 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The portfolio reaches 221 distinct examiners and 97 distinct art units, making examiner and organizational dispersion a central feature of prosecution management. The breadth of assignments indicates that the matters cover a wide range of examination contexts within the stated technology area.
HALL, KRISTYN A is the busiest identified examiner, with 5 pending matters. That concentration is modest relative to the overall portfolio distribution, so a response program focused only on the busiest examiner would not address the broader operational challenge. Counsel may need standardized review practices, reliable ownership records, and technology-specific coordination across the many assigned examination groups.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 54 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 54 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 15 (6%) |
| §101 + other | 70 (27%) |
| §103 only | 88 (33%) |
| §102 only | 10 (4%) |
| §112 only | 10 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 68 (26%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 6 | 82.5% | +17.0% |
| HALL, KRISTYN A | 5 | 82.1% | -5.9% |
| WLODARSKI, NICHOLAS NMN | 4 | 84.1% | +11.7% |
| CULLER, JILL E | 4 | 57.2% | +13.9% |
| LEFF, ANGELA MARIE DITRAN | 3 | 69.7% | +13.2% |
| SUE-AKO, ANDREW B. | 3 | 71.5% | +27.7% |
| AHUJA, ANURADHA | 3 | 72.7% | +56.2% |
| GEBRESILASSIE, KIBROM K | 3 | 72.5% | +25.6% |
| NORRIS, URSULA LEE | 3 | 81.7% | +6.5% |
| VARMA, ASHISH K | 2 | 74.4% | +32.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18410367 | PRESSURE TESTING A WELLHEAD | WLODARSKI, NICHOLAS NMN | 45d overdue |
| 18670749 | FOAMED WETTABILITY ALTERATION TREATMENT FOR DEEP CONDENSATE AND WATER BLOCKAGE IN GAS RESERVOIRS | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 19d |
| 19013793 | DUAL-POLYMER HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUID AND METHOD FOR PUMPING THE SAME INTO SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 23d |
| 18642279 | ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY PROCESS WITH POLYMER FLOODING USING TREATED PRODUCED WATER | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | — |
| 18407947 | PREPARATION OF METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES FROM CATHODES OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18194849 | PROCESSING WATER FROM HYDROCARBON OPERATIONS | BARHAM, BETHANY P | 171d overdue |
| 18891196 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A WELL VIBRATOR TOOL | BEMKO, TARAS P | 169d overdue |
| 18301133 | DETECTING VALVE LEAKAGE | MARINI, MATTHEW G | 141d overdue |
| 18122024 | Simultaneous Estimation of Water Encroachment and Bound Fluid in the Absence of NMR in Carbonate Reservoirs | HUYNH, PHUONG | 139d overdue |
| 18324927 | SEISMIC FEATURE DETECTION USING DENOISING DIFFUSION PROBABILISTIC MODEL | HENSON, MISCHITA L | 134d overdue |
| 18082384 | SPECIMEN HOLDERS FOR X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETER | DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR | 131d overdue |
| 17731691 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPECTROSCOPIC PREDICTION OF SUBSURFACE PROPERTIES USING MACHINE LEARNING | SACKALOSKY, COREY MATTHEW | 124d overdue |
| 18477723 | Data Vault Methodology for the Management of Decarbonization and Circular Economy | CHONG CRUZ, NADJA N | 60d overdue |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19257164 | PLUNGER LIFT LUBRICATOR | WLODARSKI, NICHOLAS NMN | 56d overdue |
| 18410367 | PRESSURE TESTING A WELLHEAD | WLODARSKI, NICHOLAS NMN | 45d overdue |
| 18670749 | FOAMED WETTABILITY ALTERATION TREATMENT FOR DEEP CONDENSATE AND WATER BLOCKAGE IN GAS RESERVOIRS | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 19d |
| 19272087 | PROVIDING LOST CIRCULATION MATERIAL TO CURE FLUID LOSSES IN A WELL | SUE-AKO, ANDREW B. | 21d |
| 19013793 | DUAL-POLYMER HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUID AND METHOD FOR PUMPING THE SAME INTO SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 23d |
| 18075880 | TEMPERATURE PROFILE PREDICTION IN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL | WLODARSKI, NICHOLAS NMN | 26d |
| 19308564 | IDENTIFYING DRILL CUTTINGS WITH TRACER PILLS | VARMA, ASHISH K | 35d |
| 18079662 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING HIGH PERMEABILITY ZONES WITHIN A RESERVOIR USING WEATHERING INDEX DATA | GEBRESILASSIE, KIBROM K | 68d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2857 | 33 |
| 3674 | 14 |
| 3676 | 10 |
| 3672 | 9 |
| 2189 | 9 |
| 2188 | 9 |
| 1771 | 8 |
| 2853 | 7 |
| 1772 | 7 |
| 1732 | 6 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19404135 | PERCHING UAV WITH RELEASABLE CRAWLER | ENGLISH, PETER C | 3993 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2025 |
| 19484825 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING HYDROCARBON MICROSEEPAGE FROM DEEP GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS | MACDONALD, STEVEN A | 3674 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2025 |
| 19345721 | EUTECTIC METAL ALLOY-CONTAINING CEMENT AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | LEFF, ANGELA MARIE DITRAN | 3674 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2025 |
| 19308564 | IDENTIFYING DRILL CUTTINGS WITH TRACER PILLS | VARMA, ASHISH K | 3674 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | Aug 25, 2025 |
| 19276804 | TRACERS FOR PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS | SUE-AKO, ANDREW B. | 3674 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2025 |
| 19272087 | PROVIDING LOST CIRCULATION MATERIAL TO CURE FLUID LOSSES IN A WELL | SUE-AKO, ANDREW B. | 3674 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Jul 17, 2025 |
| 19257164 | PLUNGER LIFT LUBRICATOR | WLODARSKI, NICHOLAS NMN | 3672 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 56d overdue | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19252609 | AMMONIA PRODUCTION FROM CARBON- AND WATER-DERIVED HYDROGEN | SMARI, ABDUL-RAHMAN YUSUF WALEED | 1736 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19199881 | POLYMER BASED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES WITH EMBEDDED OPTICAL SENSORS | COOK, JONATHON | 2877 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19180694 | EMULATED FACILITY SAFETY WITH CORRELATED SOUND FREQUENCY MODELING | NGUYEN, TAI T | 2685 | §102§112DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2025 |
| 19173675 | BLOWING AGENT INCORPORATED RESIN SYSTEMS FOR CONSOLIDATING SUBTERRANEAN OIL AND GAS BEARING FORMATIONS | LEFF, ANGELA MARIE DITRAN | 3674 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19097612 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOWNHOLE LITHIUM SENSING | CULLER, JILL E | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19087993 | INTERFACIAL EVAPORATION DEVICE FOR EVAPORATION PONDS | MILLER, JONATHAN | 1772 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19051992 | DURABLE PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES STABILIZED BY COMBINATION ENCAPSULANTS | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 1726 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19040954 | DIRECT CONVERSION OF PLASTIC DERIVED OIL AND LIGHT CRUDE OIL TO PRODUCE CIRCULAR CHEMICALS AND LOW CARBON FUELS | SINGH, PREM C | 1771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 19040511 | CATALYSTS SUITABLE FOR HYDROCRACKING | VALENCIA, JUAN C | 1771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19020231 | RECONSTRUCTION OF FLANGE ELLIPSES TO DETECT MISALIGNMENT | SETH, MANAV | 2672 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19016332 | MOVABLE COATING SYSTEM | KURPLE, KARL | 1717 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19013793 | DUAL-POLYMER HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUID AND METHOD FOR PUMPING THE SAME INTO SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 1616 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 19010567 | METHODS OF REPAIRING CASINGS USING A VOLCANIC ASH SEALANT COMPOSITION | AHUJA, ANURADHA | 3674 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 19010313 | METHODS OF SEALING A WATER-BEARING FORMATION USING A VOLCANIC ASH SEALANT COMPOSITION | AHUJA, ANURADHA | 3674 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 19010384 | METHODS OF SERVICING A WELLBORE USING A RED MUD SEALANT COMPOSITION | AHUJA, ANURADHA | 3674 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 19001474 | Thermoelectric Heat Recovery | AYAD, TAMIR | 1726 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 25, 2024 |
| 18918663 | INTEGRATED FLARE SYSTEM FOR GAS PLANT | SHIRSAT, VIVEK K | 3762 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18911320 | Buoyancy Control of Robots Downhole | WIBLIN, MATTHEW | 3745 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18910946 | DOWNHOLE ROBOT FOR OIL WELLS | AVILA, STEPHEN P | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18894947 | Removal of Crude Oil from Water in a Gas Oil Separation Plant (GOSP) | PATEL, PRANAV N | 1779 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18891196 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A WELL VIBRATOR TOOL | BEMKO, TARAS P | 3672 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 169d overdue | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18824564 | NEW PYRIDINIUM SALT-BASED CHEMICALS AS BIOCIDE AND THEIR USE | THOMAE, EVAN GODFREY | 1623 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18824556 | NOVEL AND DIRECT SYNTHESIS METHOD FOR PYRIDINIUM SALTS BASED ON ALKYL EPOXIDES AND THEIR USE | GODENSCHWAGER, PETER F | 1767 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18811154 | METHODS FOR MAKING MESOPOROUS NANO-SIZED ZEOLITE BETA THAT UTILIZE HEATING UNDER INERT GAS | CALDERON, DAVID ANDREW | 1742 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18804970 | A HYDROCRACKING CATALYST COMPRISING HIERARCHICAL ZEOLITE Y AND MESOPOROUS NANO-SIZED ZEOLITE BETA COMPOSITE | MCCLAIN, STARFARI TESHAWN | 1736 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18804908 | SIMULTANEOUS CARBON DIOXIDE AND HYDROGEN RECOVERY FROM THE TAIL GAS STREAM OF A SULFUR RECOVERY UNIT | PREGLER, SHARON | 1772 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18799043 | ONLINE INSPECTION AND SENSING OF PIPE JOINTS | LARKIN, DANIEL SEAN | 2855 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18799475 | PETROPHYSICAL MODEL GENERATION AND USES THEREOF | KEFAYATI, SOORENA | 2884 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18796442 | Long-term installation of downhole equipment | THOMPSON, KENNETH L | 3676 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18794383 | PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING FUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS FROM A MIXED PLASTICS STREAM | GOLOBOY, JAMES C | 1771 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18788654 | METHODS FOR WATER HARVESTING | GITMAN, GABRIEL E | 1772 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18833665 | HIGHER-ORDER PARALLEL FAST SWEEPING METHOD IN ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM | ANTONUCCI, ANNE MARIE | 3666 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18784458 | ELECTROMAGNETIC METAMATERIAL FOR BOREHOLE RADAR POWER EMISSION AMPLIFICATION | LE, THANG XUAN | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18782639 | GEOLOGY-BASED FACIES TREND MODELING FOR HYDROCARBON EXTRACTION | KORANG-BEHESHTI, YOSSEF | 2857 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18832593 | CHEMICAL METHODS FOR CAVITATION INCEPTION IN DOWNHOLE ENVIRONMENTS | VARMA, ASHISH K | 3674 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18765600 | METHOD OF CALCULATING AND AUTOMATING WASH WATER RATES FOR CRUDE DESALTING | LU, HUA | 2118 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2024 |
| 18760582 | REJECTED GAS RECOVERY IN GAS OIL SEPARATION PLANTS | GITMAN, GABRIEL E | 1772 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18756534 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LOCATING HYDROCARBONS USING TRAVELTIME-BASED REFLECTION FULL WAVEFORM INVERSION | BARTLETT, WILLIAM P | 2169 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18739906 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEMBRANE ENHANCED STEAM REFORMING WITH CARBON DIOXIDE UTILIZATION | BONAPARTE, AMY C | 1692 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18717993 | FORMING CORE-SHELL MICROCAPSULES | MELENDEZ, ARMAND | 1759 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18734910 | ASSESSMENT OF MICROBIOLOGICALLY INDUCED CORROSION IN PIPELINE | ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K | 2857 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18733252 | Estimating Seismic Wavefront Attributes | LAU, TUNG S | 2857 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2024 |
| 18676899 | DILUTING A GAS SAMPLE | GRAVES, TIMOTHY P | 2855 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSaudi Arabian Oil Company has 264 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 95 art units and 217 examiners.
Silvana C Runyan has the most, with 6 of Saudi Arabian Oil Company's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
