Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WLODARSKI, NICHOLAS NMN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3672

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.1%
Allow Rate
+32.1% vs TC avg
154
Total Applications
+10.0%
Interview Lift
917
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 132 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
26.6%
§102 Novelty
38.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19257164 PLUNGER LIFT LUBRICATOR Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18670098 Inhibiting Microbial Activity in a Subsurface Formation Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18410367 PRESSURE TESTING A WELLHEAD Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18075880 TEMPERATURE PROFILE PREDICTION IN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19191825 CRYOGENIC COOLANT FLOW MANAGEMENT FOR DOWNHOLE SUPERCONDUCTING CABLE Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18807707 STEERABILITY OF DOWNHOLE RANGING TOOLS USING ROTARY MAGNETS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18717376 ELECTRIC COMPLETION SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY Final Rejection Schlumberger Technology Corporation
19222702 DRILL BITS AND OTHER DOWNHOLE DRILLING TOOLS WITH NON-CYLINDRICAL CUTTER POCKETS Final Rejection Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P.
18014575 RESERVOIR FLUID PROPERTY ESTIMATION USING MUD-GAS DATA Non-Final OA Equinor Energy AS
18872998 CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH MICROTUNNELING APPARATUS Non-Final OA OptionX Holdings Pty Ltd
18797087 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOVING TOOLS IN A NONFLOW ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Tenax Energy Solutions, LLC
18709104 GAS-GENERATING CHEMICAL HEATING MIXTURES AND DOWNHOLE TOOL ASSEMBLIES WITH CHEMICAL HEATERS EMPLOYING SUCH Final Rejection BiSN Tec Ltd.
17806042 HYBRID HYDRAULIC GAS PUMP SYSTEM Final Rejection Lift Plus Energy Solutions, Ltd.

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