Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: QUAIM, LAMIA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3672 3676 3722

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+4.3% vs TC avg
364
Total Applications
+17.2%
Interview Lift
969
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 331 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
23.4%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
24.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19261383 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTILATERAL COMPLETIONS Final Rejection Schlumberger Technology Corporation
19141079 DRILL CUTTINGS LAG TIME MONITORING Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
19036204 DRILL BIT DESIGN AND DRILLING OPERATION CONTROL WORKFLOW FOR MITIGATING TORQUE OSCILLATIONS Final Rejection Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18912680 AUTOMATED OFFSET SELECTION METHOD FOR DOWHNOLE TOOL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
19437511 INDICATION OF COMPRESSION LOADING IN DOWNHOLE TOOL STRINGS Non-Final OA THRU TUBING SOLUTIONS, INC.
18404420 Use Of Bending Moment On Bit Measurements And Simulations To Determine Health Condition Of Push-The-Bit Rotary Steerable Systems And Assess Directional Drilling Capability Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18236838 COMPRESSIBLE SLEEVES, MAGNETIC ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS TO RESTRAIN A COMPONENT OF A DOWNHOLE TOOL Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18127419 MULTILATERAL JUNCTION WITH TWISTED MAINBORE AND LATERAL BORE LEGS Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17491956 METHOD OF USING HYDRAULIC ACTIVATION CHAMBERS FOR ANCHORING DOWNHOLE EQUIPMENT Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18488583 Stimulating Hydrocarbon Production in a Subsurface Reservoir Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19394275 PLUNGER WITH PLUNGER BALL RETENTION MECHANISM FOR PLUNGER LIFT APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA ChampionX LLC
18867349 METHOD FOR RELEASING AND TIGHTENING A SCREW CONNECTION BETWEEN A CORE DRILLING DEVICE AND A CORE BIT, AND CORE DRILLING DEVICE Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18858929 Method for manufacturing a drill segment, drill segment, and drill bit Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18822126 Downhole Event Detection Final Rejection National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
18771488 CONDUITS FOR FEEDING AIR TO SMALL BEARINGS OF JOURNAL AREA OF ROTARY DRILL BIT Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18736072 DETERMINING A DRILLING PATH IN A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION Final Rejection WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC

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