Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing products from warm dough, which includes producing a dough by means of cooking; dispensing the dough into a first container up to a predetermined level; inserting, while the dough is warm, a first forming cutting mold provided with a plurality of tubular cells in the shape of the product to be obtained, for example, a croquette, to fill each of the cells with the dough; and rapidly cooling, thereby forming the croquettes, which are pushed out by means of a first ejector mold to obtain a plurality of croquettes simultaneously. Any leftover dough is dispensed warm into a second container provided with a movable separator, which moves after dispensing, until the dough reaches the predetermined level, and the previous steps are repeated.

Abstract: A first stationary seismic receiver array is provided in a first non-vertically directed first borehole section of a first array of non-vertically directed first borehole sections, and a second stationary seismic receiver array is provided in a second non-vertically directed first borehole section of the first array of non-vertically directed first borehole sections. A seismic source assembly is moved axially through a first non-vertically directed second borehole section from at least a first position to a second position of a plurality of first borehole positions along a length of the first non-vertically directed second borehole section. The seismic source assembly contains a repeatable seismic source, which is activated when the seismic source assembly is in the first position and when the seismic source assembly is in the second position. First and second shots of seismic signals are recorded with at least each of the first and second stationary seismic receivers.

Abstract: A method may include providing a sensor in a first wellbore segment, providing a sensor in a second wellbore segment, observing upgoing acoustic waves or downgoing acoustic waves with the sensors, and separating the upgoing acoustic waves and/or the downgoing acoustic waves from a total wavefield. The first wellbore segment and the second wellbore segment may be separated by a distance. At least one of the wellbore segments may be non-vertical and/or the first wellbore segment may not be parallel to the second wellbore segment. The first wellbore segment may be part of a first set of wellbores and the second wellbore segment may be part of a second set of wellbores. The separated upgoing and downgoing acoustic waves may be used to generate deghosted data.

Abstract: A first stationary seismic receiver array is provided in a first non-vertically directed first borehole section of a first array of non-vertically directed first borehole sections, and a second stationary seismic receiver array is provided in a second non-vertically directed first borehole section of the first array of non-vertically directed first borehole sections. A seismic source assembly is moved axially through a first non-vertically directed second borehole section from at least a first position to a second position of a plurality of first borehole positions along a length of the first non-vertically directed second borehole section. The seismic source assembly contains a repeatable seismic source, which is activated when the seismic source assembly is in the first position and when the seismic source assembly is in the second position. First and second shots of seismic signals are recorded with at least each of the first and second stationary seismic receivers.

Abstract: A seismic source (50) is buried in a multi-layered subsurface formation below a fast layer (30) and above a reflecting interface (10). The seismic source (50) excites a critically refracted (CR) wave that travels laterally along a fast layer bottom interface (35), and emanates downwardly into a slow layer (40) that is below and adjacent to the fast layer (30). One or more receivers (60), positioned below the fast layer (30) and above the reflecting interface (10) are used to detect seismic waves (84, 86). The one or more receivers (60) are positioned within a borehole (65). At least one reflected CR wave is isolated from the received signals, which is a CR wave that has reflected off of the reflecting layer (10) below the one or more receivers (60). A seismic profile of the multi-layered subsurface formation is created, using the at least one reflected CR wave. Time-lapse seismic monitoring of hydrocarbon extraction operations, such as steam injection, is also provided.

Abstract: A method may include providing a sensor in a first wellbore segment, providing a sensor in a second wellbore segment, observing upgoing acoustic waves or downgoing acoustic waves with the sensors, and separating the upgoing acoustic waves and/or the downgoing acoustic waves from a total wavefield. The first wellbore segment and the second wellbore segment may be separated by a distance. At least one of the wellbore segments may be non-vertical and/or the first wellbore segment may not be parallel to the second wellbore segment. The first wellbore segment may be part of a first set of wellbores and the second wellbore segment may be part of a second set of wellbores. The separated upgoing and downgoing acoustic waves may be used to generate deghosted data.

Abstract: The present embodiment provides a glove and a support for a glove. The support is configured to releasably retain a glove in a position which enables the glove to be donned by a user. The protective gas glove includes a shielding rubberized expandable element with a transparent and retractable plastic protection shaped to receive the fingers of a user for easy and rapid fitting of all the fingers and palm of the hand. The retractable plastic protection collapse when the hand is pulled back against holding magnets on the dorsal area of the glove.

Abstract: A method is provided for production of heavy oil from a reservoir containing heavy oil, the method including the steps of: providing a plurality of wells into the formation; injecting into the plurality of wells a mixture comprising steam and a solvent; ceasing injection of the mixture; producing a mixture of heavy oil, solvent and condensed steam from the plurality of wells after injection of steam has ceased: and after production of the mixture of heavy oil, solvent and condensate from at least one of the plurality of wells has declined to a predetermined rate, injecting into the at least one well a stream consisting essentially of steam while at least one other well continues to operate as a producing well.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the production of (2R,3S)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)glycidic acids and esters thereof, which are synthetic intermediates for the production of the calcium antagonist diltiazem. The method involves the stereoselective enzymatic ester hydrolysis of racemic trans-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)glycidic acid ester to yield the resolved (2R,3S) compound as the ester. Membrane reactor methods and apparatus for the conduct of this enzymatic resolution process are also disclosed herein, as is the use of bisulfite anion in the aqueous reaction phase as a means of minimizing the inhibitory effect of an aldehyde reaction by-product on the reaction's progress. The benefits of selected solvent systems from which may be obtained highly resolved ester product are also disclosed. These enriched organic solutions may be used in subsequent transformations. Alternatively, optically pure product may be obtained directly therefrom.