Abstract: A method for using a saturated paraffinic process oil may include: curing an ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM) composition to form an EPDM article, wherein the EPDM composition comprises EPDM rubber and a saturated paraffinic process oil, wherein the saturated paraffinic process oil comprises: a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. in a range of 14 cSt to 45 cSt; a sulfur content of less than 0.03 wt. %; a saturates content of at least 90 wt. %; a T5 distillation point of at least 480° C.; an aniline point in a range of about 130° C. to about 150° C.; a refractive index at 20° C. in a range of 1.460-1.490; and a sum of terminal/pendant propyl groups and terminal/pendant ethyl groups of at least 1.

Abstract: Methods of stimulating a hydrocarbon well are disclosed herein. The hydrocarbon well includes a wellbore that extends within a subterranean formation and a tubular that extends within the wellbore and defines a tubular conduit. The methods include retaining a sealing structure within the tubular conduit and, during the retaining, stimulating a zone of the subterranean formation. Subsequent to the stimulating, the methods include fluidly isolating the zone of the subterranean formation from the uphole region by at least partially sealing the plurality of perforations. Subsequent to the fluidly isolating, the methods include moving the sealing structure in a downhole direction within the tubular conduit. The methods also include repeating the retaining, the stimulating, the fluidly isolating, and the moving a plurality of times to stimulate a plurality of corresponding zones of the subterranean formation.

Abstract: A method of producing LNG. According to the method, a natural gas stream is compressed using first and second compressors. A cooler cools the natural gas stream so that the second compressor produces a cooled, compressed natural gas stream, which is liquefied in a liquefaction process. The liquefaction process uses a refrigerant compressor configured to compress a stream of refrigerant used to chill, condense, or liquefy the cooled, compressed natural gas stream. Using a heat recovery steam generation (HRSG) system, heat is recovered from a power source of the refrigerant compressor. A stream of pressurized steam is generated from the recovered heat. At least one of the first and second compressors is powered using at least part of the stream of pressurized steam.

Abstract: Thermal imaging may be used for obtaining measurements of a tribological testing apparatus including a contact temperature. For example a method of calculating a contact temperature may include: introducing a testing sample into a contact zone of a tribological testing apparatus; engaging a testing operation of the tribological testing apparatus; measuring a contact emission of a testing surface of the tribological testing apparatus with an infrared camera; and calculating a contact temperature of the testing sample in the contact zone from the contact emission; wherein the tribological testing apparatus has a carbon coating on the testing surface of the contact zone, wherein the carbon coating has a first infrared emissivity, wherein the testing sample has a second infrared emissivity, and wherein the first infrared emissivity is within +/?20% of the second infrared emissivity.

Abstract: Bicomponent carbon fibers may comprise an inner region that is at least partially surrounded by an outer sheath, each comprising at least one carbonized pitch. The inner region comprises 70 wt % or greater mesophase pitch that has been carbonized, and the outer sheath comprises up to 70 wt % mesophase pitch that has been carbonized. An amount of mesophase pitch in the outer sheath is lower than in the inner region. The bicomponent carbon fibers may be formed by extrusion of first and second pitch compositions having the requisite amounts of mesophase pitch, followed by carbonization.

Abstract: A method for controlling the growth of a hydraulic fracture using a stress shadow generated during a hydraulic fracturing operation includes selecting a stage pair including a first stage and a second stage for which hydraulic fractures are to be generated via a hydraulic fracturing operation. The method also includes hydraulic fracturing the first stage to generate a corresponding first hydraulic fracture and controlling a magnitude of a stress shadow originating from the first hydraulic fracture by varying at least one parameter of the hydraulic fracturing operation, where the stress shadow is controlled so as to provide a second hydraulic fracture of a target fracture shape for the second stage. The method further includes hydraulic fracturing the second stage to generate the second hydraulic fracture with the target fracture shape.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a variety of systems, compositions, and methods for reversibly storing electrical energy in a redox flow battery with a unit cell potential equal to or greater than 3.5 volts. The systems include a positive section, a negative section, and an electroactive bipolar redox molecule comprising an anolyte moiety and a catholyte moiety separated by a non-conjugating insulating linker. The catholyte moiety comprises para-dimethoxybenzene and the non-conjugating insulating linker comprises at least two -CX2 linkers, wherein X comprises at least one atom selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and heteroatoms. The positive section comprises a first metal electrode in contact with the electroactive bipolar redox molecule and a supporting electrolyte dissolved in a solvent. The negative section comprises a second metal electrode in contact with the electroactive bipolar redox molecule and additional electrolyte dissolved in additional solvent.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide enhanced low-density hollow glass bead (HGB) fluids, as well as methods for utilizing such HGB fluids for wellbore drilling operations, completion operations, and workover operations. Such low-density HGB fluids include the following combination of constituents: a base oil, an oil viscosifying agent, HGBs at a concentration in a range between 20 vol % and 60 vol %, an organophilic clay, a clay activator, a surfactant, and (optionally) an H2S scavenger. Moreover, the low-density HGB fluids are suitable for use as lower-density cap fluids for pressurized mudcap drilling (PMCD) operations, alternative drilling fluids for managed pressure drilling (MPD) operations, alternative drilling fluids for conventional drilling operations corresponding to very-low-pressure or highly-depleted reservoirs, and/or lightweight fluids for wellbore workover operations.

Abstract: A method of full wavefield inversion using simultaneous-source, ocean bottom sensor (OBS) data, including: obtaining, with a computer, simultaneous-source OBS data recorded by receivers in a seismic acquisition; generating, with a computer, synthetic OBS seismic data from a model based on reciprocity; blending, with a computer, the synthetic OBS seismic data; differencing, with a computer, the simultaneous-source OBS data recorded by receivers and the synthetic data to form a pseudo-deblended residual; updating the model based on the pseudo-deblended residual; and prospecting for hydrocarbons at a location derived from the updated model.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for treating a fluid produced from a biorefinery to remove contaminants, such as metals and sulfur therefrom. Biomass is pyrolysed and activated to form activated carbon used to remove such contaminants. The fluid produced from the biorefinery may be one or more of a biofuel, a biogas, and wastewater.

Abstract: Contactor structures are provided that can allow for improved heat management while reducing or minimizing the potential for contamination of process gas streams with heat transfer fluids. The contactor structures can include one or more sets of flow channels for process gas flows, such as gas flows introduced to allow adsorption of components from a gas stream or gas flows introduced to facilitate desorption of previously adsorbed components into a purge gas stream. The process gas flow channels can correspond to flow channels defined by a structural material of unitary structure. The unitary structure can correspond to the entire contactor, or the unitary structure can correspond to a monolith that forms a portion of the contactor. The contactor structures can also include one or more sets of flow channels for heat transfer fluids. The heat transfer flow channels can also be defined by the structural material of a unitary structure.

Abstract: A plunger lift system, as well as a method for monitoring plunger parameters within a wellbore using such a plunger lift system, are provided. The plunger lift system includes a lubricator attached to a wellhead at the surface and a plunger dimensioned to travel through the production tubing upon being released from the lubricator. The plunger lift system also includes magnetic sensor systems installed along the production tubing, where each magnetic sensor system includes a magnetic sensor for detecting the passage of the plunger as it travels through the production tubing, as well a communication device for transmitting communication signals between the magnetic sensor systems and a computing system located at the surface, where the computing system includes a processor and a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium including computer-executable instructions that direct the processor to dynamically determine the plunger position and/or velocity based on the received communication signals.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for integration of electrolysis with biomass gasification to generate synthesis gas that can be used for production of renewable fuels and/or other hydrocarbonaceous compounds. The hydrocarbonaceous compounds can include compounds formed by chemical synthesis, such as alkanes formed by a Fischer-Tropsch process or methanol formed by a methanol synthesis process; or the hydrocarbonaceous compounds can include compounds formed by fermentation, such as alcohols formed by micro-organisms that use the synthesis gas as an input feed.

Abstract: A modular floating platform system includes a detachable floating buoy providing a body tethered to a seafloor with a plurality of mooring lines and coupled to a subsea production system via one or more communication lines, and a plurality of floating surface facilities, each floating surface facility providing a standardized bottom interface matable with the detachable floating buoy. A latching mechanism individually couples each floating surface facility to the detachable floating buoy when each floating surface facility is individually mated to the detachable floating buoy. One or more communication couplings place each floating surface facility in communication with the subsea production system via the one or more communication lines when each floating surface facility is individually mated to the detachable floating buoy.

Abstract: A method and system for direct quantification of the concentration of biomolecules in algal biomass. The biomolecules include lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates. An algae slurry is cultivated within a cultivation vessel, and algal biomass is harvested therefrom. A portion of biomass is analyzed using solvent-lipid analysis to extract lipids and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is used to quantify the biomolecular concentration of the biomass.

Abstract: Rubber blends may comprise at least one rubber compound, and at least one wax mixed with the at least one rubber compound, and wherein the at least one wax comprises an unsaturated wax. Suitable unsaturated waxes may include, but are not limited to C18+ linear alpha olefins (LAOs), LAO dimers formed from C18+ LAOs and having an internal olefin, or any combination thereof. The C18+ LAOs may be C20-C24 LAOs or C24+ LAOs. The rubber blends may be used in forming various rubber articles and in forming at least a portion of a tire, such as a tire sidewall containing a vulcanized rubber blend.

Abstract: Processes comprising: heat treating a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock in a heat treatment unit to produce a first effluent comprising a heat treated product; at least partially removing a mixture of gas and distillate from the first effluent in a first separation unit to produce a second effluent comprising a separation bottom product; deasphalting the second effluent in a second separation unit in the presence of a first solvent to produce: a soluble product fraction comprising a first portion of the first solvent, a deasphalted oil (DAO) product, and a first pitch product; an insoluble product fraction comprising a second portion of the first solvent and a portion of the first pitch product; and at least partially removing the second portion of the first solvent from the first pitch product in a third separation unit to produce a purified pitch product.

Abstract: Systems and methods for intelligent monitoring of a site may be useful for ascertaining the operational integrity of said site. Said systems and methods may use data fusion, neural features, and integrated reasoning to achieve the intelligent monitoring. For example a method may comprise: capturing a plurality of images over time from a site; transmitting the plurality of images to a hub; identifying at least one element in at least one of the plurality of images; querying at least one sensor and/or related sensor data for at least one attribute of the at least one element; tracking the at least one element to produce spatio-temporal attributes of the at least one element; ascertaining a state of the environment at the site; and applying an integrated reasoning model to the state of the environment to identify events that may occur and/or are occurring at the site that require operator intervention.

Abstract: Hot melt adhesives may comprise linear alpha olefins (LAOs) or LAO-derived compounds as an at least partial replacement for paraffinic white oil diluents. Such adhesive compositions may comprise an ethylenically unsaturated polymer or copolymer, a tackifier, and a diluent. The diluent may comprise at least one of: one or more C18+ linear alpha olefins (LAOs) having a kinematic viscosity of about 4 cSt or less at 135° C.; one or more LAO dimers formed from one or more C18+ LAOs, the one or more LAO dimers having an internal olefin and a kinematic viscosity of about 6 cSt or less at 135° C., or one or more paraffinic hydrocarbons having an even carbon number distribution and formed through dimerization of one or more C18+ LAOs and subsequent reduction. The one or more paraffinic hydrocarbons may have a kinematic viscosity (ASTM D-445) of about 4 cSt to about 8 cSt at 135° C.

Abstract: Methods are provided for upgrading of pyrolysis carbon in order to allow for conversion of the pyrolysis carbon into higher value products. Instead of attempting to convert methane into a high value carbon product (such as carbon nanotubes) and H2 in a single reaction step, pyrolysis conditions can be used to form H2 and pyrolysis carbon. The pyrolysis carbon can then be treated in order to convert the pyrolysis carbon (H to C atomic ratio of less than 0.20) into a product with a higher hydrogen content (H to C atomic ratio of 0.25-0.9 or 2.0-7.0 wt % H). The treatment can correspond to exposing the pyrolysis carbon with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst, exposing the pyrolysis carbon to conditions for alkylation, or a sequential combination thereof. This can convert the pyrolysis carbon into heavy hydrocarbon products that are resin-like solids at room temperature.