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EP About this file: EP2925958

EP2925958 - EXTENDABLE ORIENTING TOOL FOR USE IN WELLS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.10.2020
Database last updated on 22.05.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.11.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.07.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK
published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Halliburton Energy Services Inc.
3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway E.
Houston, Texas 77032 / US
[2019/25]
Former [2015/41]For all designated states
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
10200 Bellaire Boulevard
Houston, TX 77072 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MORGAN-SMITH, Jonathan
PO Box 200
N-4065 Stavanger / NO
02 / HEPBURN, Neil
PO Box 200
N-4065 Stavanger / NO
 [2015/41]
Representative(s)Bennett, Adrian Robert J., et al
AA Thornton IP LLP
8th Floor, 125 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1AR / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/41]Bennett, Adrian Robert J., et al
A.A. Thornton & Co.
10 Old Bailey
London EC4M 7NG / GB
Application number, filing date12889629.703.12.2012
[2015/41]
WO2012US67604
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014088545
Date:12.06.2014
Language:EN
[2014/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2925958
Date:07.10.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.06.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2925958
Date:18.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR12.06.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.04.2017
ClassificationIPC:E21B43/12, E21B47/18, E21B7/06, E21B47/02, E21B34/06
[2017/20]
CPC:
E21B47/18 (EP,US); E21B34/06 (EP); E21B47/024 (EP);
E21B7/06 (EP)
Former IPC [2015/41]E21B43/12, E21B47/10
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/41]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUSZIEHBARES ORIENTIERUNGSWERKZEUG ZUR VERWENDUNG IN BOHRLÖCHERN[2015/41]
English:EXTENDABLE ORIENTING TOOL FOR USE IN WELLS[2015/41]
French:OUTIL D'ORIENTATION EXTENSIBLE DESTINÉ À ÊTRE UTILISÉ DANS DES PUITS[2015/41]
Entry into regional phase06.04.2015National basic fee paid 
06.04.2015Search fee paid 
06.04.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
06.04.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.04.2015Examination requested  [2015/41]
09.11.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.06.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
14.08.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.11.2019Fee for grant paid
04.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  14.06.2018
Opposition(s)21.09.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
07.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
21.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
13.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
10.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
10.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU03.12.2012
AL18.12.2019
AT18.12.2019
CY18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
DK18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
ES18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
IT18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
MC18.12.2019
MK18.12.2019
MT18.12.2019
NL18.12.2019
PL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SI18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
TR18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]HU03.12.2012
AL18.12.2019
AT18.12.2019
CY18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
DK18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
ES18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
IT18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
MC18.12.2019
MT18.12.2019
NL18.12.2019
PL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SI18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
TR18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
Former [2022/26]AL18.12.2019
AT18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
DK18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
ES18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
IT18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
MC18.12.2019
NL18.12.2019
PL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SI18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
TR18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
Former [2021/40]AL18.12.2019
AT18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
DK18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
ES18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
IT18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
MC18.12.2019
NL18.12.2019
PL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SI18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
Former [2021/10]AL18.12.2019
AT18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
DK18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
ES18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
IT18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
NL18.12.2019
PL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SI18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
Former [2020/51]AL18.12.2019
AT18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
DK18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
ES18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
NL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SI18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
Former [2020/47]AL18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
DK18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
ES18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
NL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
Former [2020/40]AL18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
NL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
Former [2020/37]AL18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
NL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
SK18.12.2019
SM18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
PT13.05.2020
Former [2020/36]AL18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
EE18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
NL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
PT13.05.2020
Former [2020/35]AL18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
NL18.12.2019
RO18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
Former [2020/32]AL18.12.2019
FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
NL18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
Former [2020/25]FI18.12.2019
HR18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
RS18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
Former [2020/23]FI18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
LV18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
Former [2020/22]FI18.12.2019
LT18.12.2019
SE18.12.2019
BG18.03.2020
Documents cited:Search[A]US4771408  (KOTLYAR OLEG [US]) [A] 1,5,11* figures 1-10 *;
 [A]US5421420  (MALONE DAVID L [US], et al) [A] 1,5,11 * figures 1-4 *;
 [X]US2001052428  (LARRONDE MICHAEL L [US], et al) [X] 5-15 * paragraphs [0021] - [0030]; figures 1-13 *;
 [A]US2012106297  (FRASER SIMON BENEDICT [GB]) [A] 1,5,11 * figures 1-15 *
International search[A]US4771408  (KOTLYAR OLEG [US]);
 [Y]US5829520  (JOHNSON MICHAEL H [US]);
 [A]US6026915  (SMITH HARRISON C [US], et al);
 [A]US2010175923  (ALLAN VICTOR LAING [GB]);
 [Y]US2012106297  (FRASER SIMON BENEDICT [GB])
ExaminationUS5829520
 US2010175923
by applicantUS2001052428
 US2012106297
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