Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: RUNYAN, SILVANA C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1616 1768 3674 3676 3678

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+30.4% vs TC avg
1,110
Total Applications
+17.1%
Interview Lift
799
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1056 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
26.0%
§102 Novelty
44.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19540384 CORROSION INHIBITOR COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCING CORROSION, AND RELATED METHODS OF OPERATING A WELLBORE Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
19406517 LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE CEMENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF CEMENTING WELLS WITH SAID COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
19246613 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING PRODUCED OILFIELD BRINE Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18405409 WELLBORE FLUIDS INCLUDING SHALE INHIBITORS, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
19276290 WELL ABANDONMENT AND SEVERANCE OF CONTROL LINES Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18759316 METHOD OF USING DEGRADABLE GLASS FIBERS FOR DOWNHOLE TOOLS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
19408813 COMPOSITE DIVERSION PARTICLE AGGLOMERATION Non-Final OA CARBO CERAMICS INC.
19214877 METHOD FOR WELL STIMULATION USING NANOBUBBLES Final Rejection 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
18832771 MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLANT-POLYMER PROPPANTS FOR OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18708068 MICROCAPSULES CONTAINING BIO-BASED AGENTS FOR DOWNHOLE APPLICATIONS IN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY AND METHOD OF THEIR PRODUCTION Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18619515 BIOLOGICAL SLICKWATER FLUIDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUBTERRANEAN OPERATIONS Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18407947 PREPARATION OF METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES FROM CATHODES OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19398677 SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF NANOPARTICLES AND SURFACTANTS FOR GAS LIFT FLOW IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA ChampionX LLC
19095272 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ASPHALTENE DEPOSITION Non-Final OA ChampionX LLC
19237858 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING UNCONVENTIONAL SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS Non-Final OA CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
18611076 ANTIFOULANT FOR REFINERY APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Ecolab USA Inc.
18844951 Chemical Production Inside a Well Tubular/Casing Final Rejection Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
18284145 SLIDING COMPONENT Non-Final OA EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
19261187 METHOD OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING UTILIZING A HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUID WITH A SINGLE PHASE LIQUID PROPPANT Non-Final OA China National Petroleum Corporation
18352014 POLYESTER NETWORKS FROM STRUCTURALLY SIMILAR MONOMERS: RECYCLABLE-BY-DESIGN AND UPCYCLABLE TO PHOTOPOLYMERS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
16585272 COTTON SEED PROCESSING Non-Final OA Monsanto Technology LLC
18338434 Multi-Functional Compositions Comprising Concentrated Acids for Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery Non-Final OA LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC
18214579 METHOD FOR PRODUCING BISPHENOL A AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYCARBONATE RESIN Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18688370 SCALE INHIBITOR COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Rohm and Haas Company
18932231 ECO-FRIENDLY CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE-BASED PREFORMED PARTICLE GELS FOR CONFORMANCE CONTROL IN OIL AND GAS RESERVOIRS Final Rejection Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development

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