Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
85 pending office actions • 29 art units • 76 examiners • 0 of 85 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 668 patents granted in the last 365 days
Schlumberger Technology Corporation has 87 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are distributed across 30 distinct art units, reflecting a wide range of oilfield and mechanical technologies. The portfolio involves 77 distinct examiners, suggesting that most examiners are assigned to only one or two pending matters.
PATEL, NEEL G is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending office actions. This is a low concentration relative to the 87 total pending actions. Navigating 30 distinct art units with 77 distinct examiners requires the company to manage a varied prosecution landscape with many different examiner perspectives.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 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. 14 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 | 8 (9%) |
| §101 + other | 34 (40%) |
| §103 only | 14 (16%) |
| §102 only | 2 (2%) |
| §112 only | 3 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 22 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, NEEL G | 3 | 61.9% | +35.2% |
| GAY, JENNIFER HAWKINS | 2 | 85.1% | +8.6% |
| HALL, KRISTYN A | 2 | 82.1% | -5.9% |
| NORRIS, URSULA LEE | 2 | 81.7% | +6.5% |
| QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT | 2 | 53.3% | +34.2% |
| GEISS, BRIAN BUTLER | 2 | 69.6% | +26.3% |
| SULTANA, DILARA | 2 | 81.0% | +15.8% |
| COCCHI, MICHAEL EDWARD | 2 | 40.9% | +47.7% |
| LEE, CRYSTAL J | 1 | 82.1% | +21.5% |
| VARMA, ASHISH K | 1 | 74.6% | +32.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18257967 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENTS OF DRILLING PARAMETER LIMITS | SULTANA, DILARA | 61d |
| 19542398 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE CEMENTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF | LEE, CRYSTAL J | — |
| 19077867 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING WELLBORE STIMULATION PERFORMANCE OF ACID JETTING THROUGH PRE-PERFORATED LINERS | NORRIS, URSULA LEE | — |
| 19108822 | THROUGH-ROTARY CENTRALIZER | GAY, JENNIFER HAWKINS | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18725547 | PROCESSING GEOPHYSICS DATA IN THE IMAGE DOMAIN IN REAL-TIME | MANG, LAL C | 233d overdue |
| 18251141 | METHOD FOR AGGREGATING AND PRESENTING AGGREGATED ASSET MODELS | ULLAH, ARIF | 156d overdue |
| 19007210 | EVENT DRIVEN CONTROL SCHEMAS FOR ARTIFICIAL LIFT | FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD | 51d overdue |
| 19059449 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEALING A WELLBORE | SKAIST, AVI T. | 46d overdue |
| 19244983 | BLUNT-NOSED ROLLER CONE HYBRID BIT | RO, YONG-SUK | 45d overdue |
| 19013197 | GENERATING RISK ANALYSIS REPORTS USING A RISK MODEL | MINOR, AYANNA YVETTE | 13d |
| 18148495 | MODULAR HYDROCARBON FACILITY PLACEMENT PLANNING SYSTEM | LABOGIN, DORETHEA L | 34d |
| 18560689 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST A PROPERTY OF MULTIPHASE FLUID | TURNER, SHELBY AUBURN | 69d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18926356 | WELL BARRIER AND METHOD | PATEL, NEEL G | 20d |
| 18257967 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENTS OF DRILLING PARAMETER LIMITS | SULTANA, DILARA | 61d |
| 19542398 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE CEMENTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF | LEE, CRYSTAL J | — |
| 19368169 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE FOAM FRACTURING FLUID WITH SYNTHETIC POLYMER | VARMA, ASHISH K | — |
| 19318410 | MITIGATING DRILL STRING HFTO | PATEL, NEEL G | — |
| 19220139 | AUTOMATED TWO-HOLE DRILLING USING RANGING | PATEL, NEEL G | — |
| 18724959 | CASING COLLAR LOCATOR DETECTION AND DEPTH CONTROL | QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT | — |
| 18720793 | OFFSET WELL IDENTIFICATION AND PARAMETER SELECTION | GEISS, BRIAN BUTLER | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3676 | 8 |
| 3674 | 5 |
| 2857 | 5 |
| 3672 | 4 |
| 3624 | 3 |
| 3625 | 3 |
| 3619 | 2 |
| 3753 | 2 |
| 3746 | 2 |
| 3629 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19547900 | BLOWOUT PREVENTER QUICK CONNECT BONNET SYSTEM | GAY, JENNIFER HAWKINS | 3619 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2026 |
| 19542398 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE CEMENTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF | LEE, CRYSTAL J | 1738 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 17, 2026 |
| 19368169 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE FOAM FRACTURING FLUID WITH SYNTHETIC POLYMER | VARMA, ASHISH K | 3674 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2025 |
| 19365792 | ELECTRIC ANNULAR BLOWOUT PREVENTER WITH RADIAL COMPRESSION OF PACKER | BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE | 3753 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 19318410 | MITIGATING DRILL STRING HFTO | PATEL, NEEL G | 3676 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2025 |
| 19156412 | GEOTHERMAL DATA FOUNDATION | WEBB III, JAMES L | 3624 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19153038 | System and Method for On-Demand Autonomous Precision Infill Drilling | HALL, KRISTYN A | 3672 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 |
| 19276993 | DEEP LEARNING INFERENCE OPTIMIZATION AND BENCHMARKING FOR GATEWAY SYSTEMS | HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT | 2458 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2025 |
| 19276541 | Well Construction Equipment Framework | SHECHTMAN, CHERYL MARIA | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2025 |
| 19266305 | PROBE AND METHOD FOR SAMPLING FLUIDS FROM A SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT | YAO, THEODORE N | 3676 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19146935 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ONTOLOGICAL DATASETS FOR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT | VINCENT, ROSS MICHAEL | 2196 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19142641 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR A BIT HAVING AN INTEGRAL METALLIC CONNECTION | FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER | 3726 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19244983 | BLUNT-NOSED ROLLER CONE HYBRID BIT | RO, YONG-SUK | 3676 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19138686 | BACK-UP RING ASSEMBLY FOR PACKER APPLICATIONS | WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES | 3674 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19138768 | SOFTWARE EXPERTISE AND ASSOCIATED METADATA TRACKING | ANDERSON, FOLASHADE | 3623 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19137333 | PASSIVELY ORIENTATED GUN FOR PLUG AND ABANDONMENT APPLICATIONS | MACDONALD, STEVEN A | 3674 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19220139 | AUTOMATED TWO-HOLE DRILLING USING RANGING | PATEL, NEEL G | 3676 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19133244 | PREDICTION OF FLUID DENSITY BASED ON OPTICAL ABSORPTION MEASUREMENTS | ANDREWS, DAVID L | 3672 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19212276 | SPACER FLUIDS CONTAINING SWELLABLE ABRASIVE PARTICLES | LEFF, ANGELA MARIE DITRAN | 3674 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19184697 | INSTRUMENTED FRACTURING PUMP SYSTEMS AND METHODS | BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S | 3746 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 19119778 | PUMP STATOR TIE LAYER | FREAY, CHARLES GRANT | 3746 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 |
| 19093774 | DOMAIN ADAPTING A LLM IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY | OBISESAN, AUGUSTINE KUNLE | 2156 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2025 |
| 19114475 | CARBONATES CHARACTERIZATION VIA DIFFUSE REFLECTION INFRARED MEASUREMENT | BOOSALIS, FANI POLYZOS | 2884 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19077867 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING WELLBORE STIMULATION PERFORMANCE OF ACID JETTING THROUGH PRE-PERFORATED LINERS | NORRIS, URSULA LEE | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19108822 | THROUGH-ROTARY CENTRALIZER | GAY, JENNIFER HAWKINS | 3672 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19059449 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEALING A WELLBORE | SKAIST, AVI T. | 3674 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 46d overdue | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19101016 | ROTATING CONTROL DEVICE WITH SEALING INSERT | CUMAR, NATHAN | 3675 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 04, 2025 |
| 18998591 | METHODS FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AND WELLBORE STARTUP | NORRIS, URSULA LEE | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19036204 | DRILL BIT DESIGN AND DRILLING OPERATION CONTROL WORKFLOW FOR MITIGATING TORQUE OSCILLATIONS | QUAIM, LAMIA | 3676 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19034859 | PHOTOMETRIC STEREO IMAGE EVALUATION OF CUTTINGS PARTICLES | HOANG, HAN DINH | 2661 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 19021997 | WELL AND ASSET ANALYSIS WITH AI-DRIVEN SCREENING | YESILDAG, LAURA G | 3629 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 71d | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18993055 | WORKFLOW TO CONVERT DUAL ARRIVAL EVENTS INTO CURTAIN PLOT SECTION OF FORMATION SLOWNESS AND LOGS OF TOOL LAYER AND SHOULDER BED SLOWNESS | ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K | 2857 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19013197 | GENERATING RISK ANALYSIS REPORTS USING A RISK MODEL | MINOR, AYANNA YVETTE | 3624 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 13d | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 19007210 | EVENT DRIVEN CONTROL SCHEMAS FOR ARTIFICIAL LIFT | FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD | 3676 | §101§112Other | Final Rejection | 51d overdue | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 18987886 | PILOT BLOCK SYSTEM TO LOCK A BLOWOUT PREVENTER STACK | ROST, ANDREW J | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18985136 | GEOLOGIC COMPUTER VISION REPORT PROCESSING FRAMEWORK | FATIMA, UROOJ | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18948570 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND OPERATING GROUND-SOURCE HEAT PUMPS | KHATIB, RAMI | — | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18926356 | WELL BARRIER AND METHOD | PATEL, NEEL G | 3676 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18919811 | RASTER RETRAINING DECISION SYSTEM | WAMBST, DAVID ALEXANDER | 2663 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18906919 | AUTOMATING THE MONITORING OF A LARGE POPULATION OF FIELD SYSTEMS | NGUYEN, NGA B | 3625 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18884439 | DEBRIS REMOVAL FROM DEGASSER PROBE | SHIPMAN, KYLE HARRISON | 1771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18845940 | PERMANENT DOWNHOLE PLUG-IN CONNECTOR | DZIERZYNSKI, EVAN P | 2875 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18760432 | METHOD OF CUSTOMER SENTIMENT ANALYSIS USING LOGS AND FEEDBACK | NYE, LOUIS CHRISTOPHER | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18725547 | PROCESSING GEOPHYSICS DATA IN THE IMAGE DOMAIN IN REAL-TIME | MANG, LAL C | 2857 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 233d overdue | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18724959 | CASING COLLAR LOCATOR DETECTION AND DEPTH CONTROL | QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18754234 | METHOD TO ESTABLISH A DETECTABLE LEAK SOURCE LOCATION | NIMOX, RAYMOND LONDALE | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18723648 | ROCK PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SPECTROSCOPY DATA | HUYNH, PHUONG | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18723751 | SINGLE-PHASE RETARDED ACID BASED ON AN AMPHOTERIC SURFACTANT | FIGUEROA, JOHN J | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18720793 | OFFSET WELL IDENTIFICATION AND PARAMETER SELECTION | GEISS, BRIAN BUTLER | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18743965 | CONTINUOUS SOURCE REFLECTION SEISMOLOGY FRAMEWORK | SULTANA, DILARA | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSchlumberger Technology Corporation has 85 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 29 art units and 76 examiners.
Neel G Patel has the most, with 3 of Schlumberger Technology Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.