Abstract: An ultrasonic probe and methods of manufacture are provided. The method can include depositing a base layer on a platform. The method can also include depositing a first portion of a first functional layer on the base layer. The method can further include positioning a first surface of an ultrasonic transducer on the first portion of the first functional layer. The transducer can further include a second surface opposite the first surface and opposed first and second sides. The first and second sides can be transverse to the first and second surfaces. The method can additionally include depositing a second portion of the first functional layer on the first and second sides of the transducer. The method can further include depositing a second functional layer upon the second surface of the transducer. The transducer can be encapsulated by the first functional layer and the second functional layer.

Abstract: In some aspect, a method includes receiving data characterizing user selection of a industrial machine via a web-based graphical user interface (GUI) associated with an industrial enterprise including a plurality of industrial machines. The web-based GUI includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first interactive graphical object indicative of a industrial machine of the plurality of industrial machines. The method also includes retrieving the data associated with the industrial machine from a first monitoring system configured to monitor the industrial machine. The method further includes generating a first visual representation of the data associated with the industrial machine. Generating the first visual representation is based on a first visual framework associated with a first identifier characteristic of the industrial machine. The method also includes displaying, in the second portion of the web-based GUI, the first visual representation.

Abstract: The method includes receiving data characterizing a first segregator code, a first aggregator code and a plurality of configuration parameters associated with a data transmission system. The data transmission system is configured to receive operation data characterizing an operation of an industrial system and transmit a portion of the operation data to a first analytical model. The method also includes modifying the first segregator code and the first aggregator code based on one or more configuration parameters of the plurality of configuration parameters. The method further includes deploying the first segregator code and the first aggregator code in the data transmission system. The first segregator code is configured to provide a first portion of the operation data to the first analytical model via a first data transmission route that includes the first segregator code and the first aggregator code.

Abstract: A hydraulic tool includes a rotor rotatably disposed within a stator. At least an inner portion of the stator and/or at least an outer portion of the rotor is configured to be installed in a drill string in either of two inverted orientations along a longitudinal axis of the hydraulic tool. The rotor is configured to rotate within the stator in either of the two orientations. A method includes disposing a rotor within a cavity defined by a stator, passing a fluid through the stator to rotate the rotor, and reversing the stator or the rotor. A drilling system includes a fluid source, a hydraulic tool, a drive shaft operatively associated with the rotor of the hydraulic tool, and a drill bit operatively associated with the drive shaft.

Abstract: A gas-lift well includes a casing extending down a wellbore, production tubing extending within the casing, a gas system for inserting compressed gas into an annular space between the casing and the production tubing, at least one gas-lift input, and at least one fluid flow regime modifier. The at least one gas-lift input extends from the annular space, through the production tubing, and to an interior of the production tubing. The at least one fluid flow regime modifier is disposed within the production tubing and is at least partially within a fluid column of the production tubing, the at least one fluid flow regime modifier is configured to reduce fluid fallback and impart a turbulent flow regime to at least a portion of the fluid column.

Abstract: A downhole tool for controlling the flow of a fluid in a wellbore includes a component that comprises: a cementitious material; an aggregate; and a ductility modifying agent comprising one or more of the following: an ionomer; a functionalized filler; the functionalized filler comprising one or more of the following: functionalized carbon; functionalized clay; functionalized silica; functionalized alumina; functionalized zirconia; functionalized titanium dioxide; functionalized silsesquioxane; functionalized halloysite; or functionalized boron nitride; a metallic fiber; or a polymeric fiber.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for non-destructive testing (NDT) devices are provided. In one embodiment, an NDT can include a tubular housing including a proximal end and a distal end. The tubular housing can include a head section arranged at the distal end, and a bendable articulation section secured to the head section and arranged proximal to the head section. A sensor can be arranged within the head section, and include a first output terminal having an output signal cable extending along the tubular housing to a control unit arranged at the proximal end of the tubular housing, and a second output terminal grounded within the tubular housing.

Abstract: Sensing systems include a tube defining a Fabry-Perot cavity and an optical fiber including a distal end disposed within the Fabry-Perot cavity and a proximal end. A corrodible material caps the Fabry-Perot cavity. Devices for sensing corrosion of downhole equipment include an optical fiber with a corrodible material disposed over a distal end of the optical fiber. Systems for sensing a condition in equipment include an optical fiber with a fiber Bragg grating proximate a distal end thereof and a mass of sensor material coupled to the distal end of the optical fiber. The mass of sensor material is suspended from above the fiber Bragg grating. Other systems for sensing a condition in a wellbore include an optical fiber and a plurality of fiber Bragg gratings along a length thereof. A plurality of sensor materials are coupled to the optical fiber and surround respective fiber Bragg gratings.

Abstract: A system for determining corrosion under insulation of an industrial asset is provided. The system includes an infrared camera configured to acquire one or more time-series infrared images of an industrial asset. The system further includes a computing device configured to receive data characterizing the one or more time-series infrared images, and to identify an area of interest of the industrial asset within the one or more time-series infrared images. The computing device further configured to identify, by a machine learning algorithm, a plurality of defects within the area of interest based on pixel-wise assignment of at least one defect category selected from a plurality of defect categories associated with corrosion under insulation of the industrial asset, and to provide the plurality of defects within the area of interest of the industrial asset. Related methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums are also provided.

Abstract: A method can include receiving image data characterizing a viewed object acquired via an image sensor of a visual inspection system and providing the image data in a display. The method can include receiving a first directional movement input via a directional input device of the visual inspection system and applying a first set of actuator drive signals to a plurality of actuators of the visual inspection system. The method can further include applying a coordinate transformation to the image data to generate transformed image data and receiving a second directional movement input via the directional input device. The method can also include applying a second set of actuator drive signals to the plurality of actuators. The second set of actuator drive signals can cause points on the viewed object to move in the first direction on the display. Related systems performing the method are also provided.

Abstract: A cutting element comprises a supporting substrate, and a cutting table attached to an end of the supporting substrate. The cutting table comprises inter-bonded diamond particles, and a thermally stable material within interstitial spaces between the inter-bonded diamond particles. The thermally stable material comprises a carbide precipitate having the general chemical formula, A3XZn-1, where A comprises one or more of Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Ac, Th, Pa, and U; X comprises one or more of Al, Ga, Sn, Be, Bi, Te, Sb, Se, As, Ge, Si, B, and P; Z comprises C; and n is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.75. A method of forming a cutting element, an earth-boring tool, a supporting substrate, and a method of forming a supporting substrate are also described.

Abstract: In some implementations, the method includes receiving data characterizing a user request indicative of retrieval of a portion of a hierarchical dataset associated with a hierarchical industrial asset and stored in a partition of a database. The user request includes pagination criteria and a search parameter. The method also includes selecting the portion of the hierarchical dataset based on the search parameter. The method further includes generating a plurality of data subsets from at least the portion of the hierarchical dataset. The searching is based on a threshold data subset size included in the pagination criteria. The generating includes dividing the portion of the hierarchical subset into the plurality of data subsets. The size of each data subset of the plurality of data subsets is less than the threshold data subset size. The method further includes providing the plurality of data subsets.

Abstract: A method of ultrasonic inspection includes generating, by a phased array ultrasonic probe, a first ultrasonic beam propagating in a fluid and incident at a first angle to a target surface in response to receipt of first instructions. Ultrasonic echoes from first beam reflection by the target are measured and corresponding ultrasonic measurement signals are output. At least one environmental sensor measures at least one fluid property and outputs corresponding environmental signals. One or more processors determine a current speed of sound within the fluid from the ultrasonic measurement signals and environmental signals. Second instructions including a second angle are generated by the processors, based on the current speed of sound, when the current speed of sound differs from a predetermined speed of sound by more than a speed threshold. The ultrasonic probe generates a second ultrasonic beam at the second angle in response to receipt of the second instructions.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium may include executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to provide for a non-destructive testing (NDT) ecosystem. The NDT ecosystem includes a repository of digital content, and a store configured to sell the digital content to a customer, wherein the digital content is executable by a NDT device and wherein the digital content is created by a plurality of entities.

Abstract: Examples of techniques for extracting hydrocarbons from a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir based on an artificial lift plan are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method includes performing, by a processing device, an evaluation of an artificial lift approach that can be operated at a well having a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir, the evaluation being based at least in part on a static factor associated with operating the artificial lift approach in the well and a dynamic factor associated with operating the artificial lift approach at a operating condition. The method further includes generating, by the processing device, an artificial lift plan based at least in part on the evaluation. The method further includes extracting the hydrocarbons from the subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir based on the artificial lift plan by operating, at the well, the artificial lift approach.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in a drill string configured for use in a subterranean formation includes a drive shaft coupled to a drill bit, the drill bit configured to continuously rotate and penetrate within the subterranean formation, a drill string housing that houses the drive shaft, the drive shaft continuously rotating within the drill string housing relative to the drill string housing, and a bearing assembly configured bear the drive shaft within the drill string housing, the bearing assembly comprising a first bearing surface having a first curvature.

Abstract: In one implementation, a method includes receiving data characterizing a hierarchical dataset associated with hierarchical industrial assets. The hierarchical dataset can include a plurality of node data that can include a plurality of asset data and a plurality of edge data. An edge datum of the plurality of edge data is indicative of a relation between a pair of node data of the plurality of node data. Each node datum of the plurality of node data represents an asset in the hierarchical industrial asset and each edge datum of the plurality of edge data represents an edge in the hierarchical industrial asset. The method further includes receiving data characterizing a partition identifier associated with the hierarchical dataset can be received. The method also includes assigning, based on the partition identifier, a partition of a database to the hierarchical dataset. The method further includes storing the hierarchical dataset in the assigned partition.

Abstract: A hydraulic tool includes a rotor rotatably disposed within a stator. At least an inner portion of the stator and/or at least an outer portion of the rotor is configured to be installed in a drill string in either of two inverted orientations along a longitudinal axis of the hydraulic tool. The rotor is configured to rotate within the stator in either of the two orientations. A method includes disposing a rotor within a cavity defined by a stator, passing a fluid through the stator to rotate the rotor, and reversing the stator or the rotor. A drilling system includes a fluid source, a hydraulic tool, a drive shaft operatively associated with the rotor of the hydraulic tool, and a drill bit operatively associated with the drive shaft.

Abstract: A method of forming a supporting substrate for a cutting element comprises forming a precursor composition comprising discrete WC particles, a binding agent, and discrete particles comprising Co, one or more of Al, Be, Ga, Ge, Si, and Sn, and one or more of C and W. The precursor composition is subjected to a consolidation process to form a consolidated structure including WC particles dispersed in a homogenized binder comprising Co, W, C, and one or more of Al, Be, Ga, Ge, Si, and Sn. A method of forming a cutting element, a cutting element, a related structure, and an earth-boring tool are also described.