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EP2856373 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING ROCK STRENGTH [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  07.01.2022
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip07.01.2022Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 09.02.2022  [2022/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
22777 Springwoods Village Parkway
Spring, TX 77389 / US
[2021/01]
Former [2015/50]For all designated states
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
22777 Springwoods Village Parkway
Spring TX 77389 / US
Former [2015/15]For all designated states
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
3120 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77098-2189 / US
Inventor(s)01 / XU, Xiaoxi
5730 Ariel St.
Houston, TX 77096 / US
02 / LIU, Enru
4710 April Meadow Way
Sugarland, TX 77479 / US
03 / GILLARD, Dominique
2807 Nottingham Street
Houston, TX 77005 / US
04 / ZHU, Yaping
3611 Brinton Trails Lane
Katy, TX 77494 / US
05 / BANDY-OPADHYAY, Kaushik
1530 Woodcrest Dr.
Houston, TX 77018 / US
06 / ZHOU, Fuping
6823 Dunvegan Lane
Sugar Land, TX 77479 / US
 [2015/15]
Representative(s)ExxonMobil Chemical Europe LLC
IP Law Europe
Hermeslaan 2
1831 Machelen / BE
[N/P]
Former [2015/15]ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc.
IP Law Europe
Hermeslaan 2
1831 Machelen / BE
Application number, filing date13794366.815.04.2013
WO2013US36620
Priority number, dateUS201261651424P24.05.2012         Original published format: US 201261651424 P
[2015/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013176799
Date:28.11.2013
Language:EN
[2013/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2856373
Date:08.04.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.11.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US28.11.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.05.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06F19/00
[2015/15]
CPC:
G01V1/306 (EP,US); G01V20/00 (US); E21B49/00 (EP,US);
E21B7/00 (US); G01V1/50 (US); G06F17/10 (US);
G01V2210/624 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2015/15]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR VORHERSAGE DER GESTEINSFESTIGKEIT[2015/15]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING ROCK STRENGTH[2015/15]
French:SYSTÈME ET MÉTHODE DE PRÉDICTION DE LA RÉSISTANCE D'UNE ROCHE[2015/15]
Entry into regional phase05.12.2014National basic fee paid 
05.12.2014Search fee paid 
05.12.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
05.12.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.03.2014Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
05.12.2014Examination requested  [2015/15]
12.12.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.09.2021Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2022/06]
06.10.2021Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2022/06]
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  05.03.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
10.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
09.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
08.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
28.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
09.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2006136162  (HAMMAN JEFFRY G [US], et al) [X] 1-5,7,10 * figure 1 * * paragraph [0001] * * paragraph [0009] * * paragraphs [0022] , [0023] * * paragraphs [0025] , [0027] , [0028] * * paragraphs [0030] - [0033] - [0036] , [0041] * [I] 11;
 [XI]US2008319675  (SAYERS COLIN M [US]) [X] 1,2,4,8-11 * figures 3,4,5,7 * * paragraphs [0001] , [0004] - [0006] * * paragraphs [0026] , [0031] , [0044] * * paragraphs [0047] - [0050] * * paragraph [0057] * [I] 3,5-7;
 [A]WO2009137228  (EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RES CO [US], et al) [A] 1-11 * figure 2 * * paragraphs [0006] , [0010] , [0013] , [0014] , [0018] * * page 34 *;
 [XI]US2011246159  (HERWANGER JORG V [GB], et al) [X] 1-5,11 * paragraphs [0005] , [0006] * * paragraphs [0014] , [0021] , [0022] * * figure 1 * [I] 7,9;
 [A]  - Yaping Zhu ET AL, "Understanding geophysical responses of shale-gas plays", (20110301), pages 332 - 338, URL: http://library.seg.org/doi/pdf/10.1190/1.3567265, (20160513), XP055272733 [A] 1-11 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/1.3567265
International search[X]US2006136162  (HAMMAN JEFFRY G [US], et al);
 [Y]US2007005253  (FORNEL ALEXANDRE [FR], et al);
 [Y]US2011222370  (DOWNTON JON [CA], et al)
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