Kick Detection and Early Warning Patents
One filer dominates a small field. the leading assignee holds 14 records against a fifth-place count of just 3, out of only 8 ranked companies in total. Filings rose from zero in 2017 to a peak of 13 in 2020, the highest single year in the set. Later years taper off, but the 2025-2026 figures understate real filing activity because publication typically lags filing by around 18 months.
- 1威德福科技控股有限责任公司14
- 2SAFE INFLUX LTD13
- 3施卢默格加拿大有限公司3
- 4斯伦贝谢技术有限责任公司3
- 5斯伦贝谢技术公司3
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Common questions about kick detection patents
What technologies count as kick detection and early warning patents?
This category covers systems and methods for identifying an unplanned influx of formation fluid into a wellbore before it escalates. In practice that means claims built around return flow rate monitoring, pit volume monitoring, delta flow detection, downhole pressure trend analysis, surface gas detection and connection gas tracking, often paired with automated control logic that triggers a well control protocol once a threshold is crossed. The dataset behind this page draws on 39 published records filed against exactly this combination of signals.
Who are the leading patent holders in kick detection technology?
The ranked assignee list contains 8 companies, dominated by oilfield service majors and their subsidiary entities, with the leading filer holding 14 records against a fifth-place count of just 3. A specialist entrant, Safe Influx Ltd, also holds a distinct position built around automated threshold-triggered well control response. The gap between the leader and the rest of the ranking suggests a small number of sustained filing programmes rather than broad, even competition.
When did patent filing in this field peak?
Filing activity climbed from zero records in 2017 to a peak of 13 records in 2020, the highest single year across the full 2015-2026 window tracked here. Filing has not returned to that peak since, though figures for the most recent one to two years are understated because patent publication typically lags the original filing date by around 18 months. Anyone reading the 2025-2026 figures as a decline should treat them as provisional.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Kick Detection and Early Warning covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.