Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RUNYAN, SILVANA C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1768 3674 3676

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.2%
Allow Rate
+30.2% vs TC avg
1,090
Total Applications
+17.1%
Interview Lift
799
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1046 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
12.2%
§102 Novelty
72.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19237858 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING UNCONVENTIONAL SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS Non-Final OA CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
19214877 METHOD FOR WELL STIMULATION USING NANOBUBBLES Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19182861 FOAMED ACID SYSTEM STABILIZED BY TWO DIMENSIONAL-GRAPHENE AND SURFACTANT COMPOSITE FOR FRACTURING APPLICATION Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
19013793 DUAL-POLYMER HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUID AND METHOD FOR PUMPING THE SAME INTO SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18670749 FOAMED WETTABILITY ALTERATION TREATMENT FOR DEEP CONDENSATE AND WATER BLOCKAGE IN GAS RESERVOIRS Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18995682 APPLICATION OF ORGANIC OXIDIZER AND ENZYME COMBINATION AS BREAKER FLUID FOR FILTER CAKE CLEANUP Non-Final OA SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18844951 Chemical Production Inside a Well Tubular/Casing Non-Final OA Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
18649632 FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING ENVIRONMENTAL CRACKING Final Rejection Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
18714154 SILICA-ENCAPSULATED TRACERS FOR USE IN FRACTURING FLUIDS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION AND ETCHING THEREOF Non-Final OA NCS MULTISTAGE INC.
19273006 METHODS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE OR HYDROGEN SULFIDE SEQUESTRATION IN A SUBTERRANEAN RESERVOIR USING SORBENT PARTICLES Non-Final OA Cenovus Energy Inc.
19072236 LOW-DENSITY HOLLOW GLASS BEAD (HGB) FLUIDS FOR WELLBORE DRILLING, COMPLETION, AND WORKOVER OPERATIONS Final Rejection ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
19205646 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FRACTURE AND SEAL SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS Non-Final OA Quidnet Energy, Inc.
19071613 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO STORE FLUID UNDERGROUND Final Rejection Quidnet Energy, Inc
19124493 METHOD TO CONTROL A WELL Non-Final OA ITALMATCH CHEMICALS GB LTD
18753997 System And Method For Carrying Out Different Modalities Of Simultaneous Capture, Utilization And Storage Of CO2 Final Rejection PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS
19169781 REMOVAL OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS DURING DRILLING IN HYDROCARBON FORMATIONS Final Rejection CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
19015573 SLOW REACTING ACIDIZING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Final Rejection ENERGY SOLUTIONS (US) LLC
18347821 POLYAMIDE RECOVERY FOR ENZYMATIC DEPOLYMERIZATION Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18932231 ECO-FRIENDLY CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE-BASED PREFORMED PARTICLE GELS FOR CONFORMANCE CONTROL IN OIL AND GAS RESERVOIRS Non-Final OA Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development
18785821 IMPROVED WELL COMPONENT Non-Final OA WEAR DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
18260105 A METHOD OF RECYCLING POLY(VINYL BUTYRAL) FROM MULTILAYER POLY(VINYL BUTYRAL) SHEETS Non-Final OA SOLUTIA INC.
18338434 Multi-Functional Compositions Comprising Concentrated Acids for Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery Non-Final OA LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC
18021496 Sand Consolidation Compositions And Methods Of Consolidating Loose Particles In A Formation Final Rejection Xpand Oil & Gas Solutions, LLC

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