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Atlantic Richfield Company

1,864Patents
3Active
1,864Granted
47Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 22, 1969 → Jul 17, 2001

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US3948319A Method and apparatus for producing fluid by varying current flow through subterranean source formation Fixed Constructions 354 Expired
US4489782A Viscous oil production using electrical current heating and lateral drain holes Fixed Constructions 316 Expired
US5271472A Drilling with casing and retrievable drill bit Fixed Constructions 314 Expired
US4483341A Therapeutic hypothermia instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 300 Expired
US4651825A Enhanced well production Fixed Constructions 297 Expired
US5197553A Drilling with casing and retrievable drill bit Fixed Constructions 289 Expired
US5472057A Drilling with casing and retrievable bit-motor assembly Fixed Constructions 250 Expired
US4662437A Electrically stimulated well production system with flexible tubing conductor Fixed Constructions 249 Expired
US4640353A Electrode well and method of completion Fixed Constructions 247 Expired
US5435400A Lateral well drilling Fixed Constructions 235 Expired
US4399866A Method for controlling the flow of subterranean water into a selected zone in a permeable subterranean carbonaceous deposit Fixed Constructions 230 Expired
US3986557A Production of bitumen from tar sands Fixed Constructions 226 Expired
US4461922A Solar cell module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 213 Expired
US4597444A Method for excavating a large diameter shaft into the earth and at least partially through an oil-bearing formation Fixed Constructions 210 Expired
US3988187A Method of laying floor tile Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 199 Expired
US4714117A Drainhole well completion Fixed Constructions 187 Expired
US4744245A Acoustic measurements in rock formations for determining fracture orientation Fixed Constructions 183 Expired
US5529123A Method for controlling fluid loss from wells into high conductivity earth formations Fixed Constructions 182 Expired
US4883125A Cementing oil and gas wells using converted drilling fluid Chemistry; Metallurgy 181 Expired
US4915745A Thin film solar cell and method of making Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 173 Expired
US5168942A Resistivity measurement system for drilling with casing Fixed Constructions 172 Expired
US5482117A Gas-liquid separator for well pumps Fixed Constructions 171 Expired
US4798660A Method for forming Cu In Se.sub.2 films Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 167 Expired
US4807704A System and method for providing multiple wells from a single wellbore Fixed Constructions 154 Expired
US5613557A Apparatus and method for sealing perforated well casing Fixed Constructions 153 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.