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EP3132001 - CHEMICALLY-INDUCED PULSED FRACTURING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.09.2021 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.10.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 23.07.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 13.07.2018
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 20.01.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 16.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Saudi Arabian Oil Company 1 Eastern Avenue Dhahran 31311 / SA
	[2017/08]
Inventor(s)	01 / AL-NAKHLI, Ayman, R. P.O. Box 12586 Saudi Aramco Dhahran 31311 / SA
	02 / ABASS, Hazim, H. P.O. Box 12931 Saudi Aramco Dhahran 31311 / SA
	03 / HILAB, Victor, V. P.O. Box 9003 Saudi Aramco Dhahran 31311 / SA
	04 / KHAN, Mirajuddin, R. P.O. Box 10821 Saudi Aramco Dhahran 31311 / SA
	05 / AL-OTAIBI, Ahmad, S. HB-210 Building 2291 Saudi Aramco Dhahran 31311 / SA
	[2017/08]
Representative(s)	Cawley, Aimee Elizabeth, et al Marks & Clerk LLP 1 New York Street Manchester M1 4HD / GB
	[2020/46]
Former [2017/08]	Dauncey, Mark Peter Marks & Clerk LLP 1 New York Street Manchester M1 4HD / GB
Application number, filing date	15720169.0	17.04.2015
	[2017/08]
	WO2015US26402
Priority number, date	US201461980664P	17.04.2014 Original published format: US 201461980664 P
	US201462017867P	27.06.2014 Original published format: US 201462017867 P
	[2017/08]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2015161213
	Date:	22.10.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/42]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3132001
	Date:	22.02.2017
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.10.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/08]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3132001
	Date:	11.11.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/46]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	22.10.2015
Classification	IPC:	C09K8/52, C09K8/592, C09K8/62, E21B43/24	[2017/08]
	CPC:	C09K8/52 (EP,CN,US); E21B43/26 (EP,CN,US); C09K8/62 (EP,CN,US); C09K8/665 (US); C09K8/80 (US); E21B43/267 (EP,CN,US); (+) C09K8/592 (EP,CN,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2017/08]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
Title	German:	CHEMISCH INDUZIERTES, GEPULSTES FRAKTURIERUNGSVERFAHREN	[2017/08]
	English:	CHEMICALLY-INDUCED PULSED FRACTURING METHOD	[2017/08]
	French:	PROCEDE DE FRACTURATION PAR IMPULSION INDUITE CHIMIQUEMENT	[2017/08]
Entry into regional phase	04.10.2016	National basic fee paid
	04.10.2016	Designation fee(s) paid
	04.10.2016	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	04.10.2016	Examination requested [2017/08]
	04.10.2016	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	09.05.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	16.07.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	19.11.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.01.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	04.06.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.09.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	24.01.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.07.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.10.2020	Fee for grant paid
	01.10.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	01.10.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	12.08.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/42]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.04.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.04.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	15.04.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
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	IE	17.04.2021
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	BE	30.04.2021
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Former [2022/34]	AL	11.11.2020
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Former [2022/09]	AL	11.11.2020
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Cited in	International search	[X]US4219083 (BERKSHIRE DAVID C [US], et al) [X] 9-11,14-16* claim 1; table 1 *;
		[X]US4846277 (KHALIL CARLOS N [BR], et al) [X] 1-11,13-24 * column 1, lines 31-35; claim 1 * * column 6, lines 51-55 *;
		[X]US5411093 (JENNINGS JR ALFRED R [US]) [X] 1,6-9,14-17,22-24 * column 2, lines 26-55; claims 8,11 *;
		[X]US2012305255 (ZAVOLZHSKIY VICTOR BORISOVICH [RU], et al) [X] 1,6-9,14-17,22-24 * example 2; claims 12,13 *;
		[X]US2013126175 (AL-MULHEM ABDULRAHMAN ABDULAZIZ [SA], et al) [X] 1,2,6-10,14,17,18,22-24 * paragraphs [0038] , [0039]; claim 6 *;
		[X]US2013126169 (AL-NAKHLI AYMAN RAJA [SA], et al) [X] 9-11,14-16 * claims 1,8,9,11 *;
		[X]US2013180720 (AL-DAHLAN MOHAMMED NASSER [SA], et al) [X] 9-16 * paragraphs [0051] , [0052] , [0046] , [0023]; claim 12 *

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