Multistage Fracturing Patents: Who Leads, Where Gaps Are 2026
Multistage Fracturing Execution Patents: Concentration at the Top
Five companies hold 66.0% of all 530 records in scope — a field where the leader alone accounts for 128 filings against a fifth-place count of 34. Filings ran from 74 in 2017 to a peak of 81 in 2020, before the field cooled and then rebuilt: 2021 to 2024 shows a 48% increase, from 31 to 46 records. 2025 and 2026 figures are still filling in under normal publication lag and should not be read as a slowdown.
- 1CONOCOPHILLIPS CO128
- 2HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC88
- 3SCHLUMBERGER TECH CORP62
- 4CHEVRON USA INC38
- 5SCHLUMBERGER CANADA LTD34
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Common questions on multistage fracturing patents
Who holds the most patents in multistage fracturing execution?
The dataset’s ranked leader holds 128 of the 530 records in scope, well ahead of the fifth-place assignee at 34. The top five assignees combined account for 66.0% of all records, and the top ten reach 87.4%. Several of the leading names are related entities of the same oilfield-services group filing under different regional or historical names, so the effective concentration at the very top is even tighter than the raw ranking suggests.
Is filing activity in multistage fracturing growing or slowing down?
Filings rose from 31 in 2021 to 46 in 2024, a 48% increase, after an earlier peak of 81 records in 2020. The apparent drop in 2025 and 2026 is a publication-lag artefact, not a real decline — patent applications typically publish roughly 18 months after filing, so the most recent one to two years will keep revising upward. Treat 2024 as the most recent year that can be read reliably.
What technology areas does multistage fracturing patent activity actually cover?
E21B, earth and rock drilling, covers 88.3% of the 530 records, confirming the field is centred on wellbore execution mechanics. A secondary but substantial layer touches geophysical surveying (G01V, 31.7%) and digital data processing (G06F, 11.7%), reflecting growth in real-time diagnostics and control logic layered on top of the mechanical isolation and perforation hardware.
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 Multistage Fracturing Execution 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.