Abstract: According to one or more other aspects of the present disclosure, a system for reforming a liquid hydrocarbon fuel includes a mixing zone with a fuel intake fluidly coupled to a liquid hydrocarbon fuel source and an oxygen-containing gas intake fluidly coupled to an oxygen-containing gas source. The mixing zone further includes at least one atomizing nozzle and a fuel distribution zone downstream the at least on atomizing nozzle. The system also includes a catalyst reaction zone downstream the mixing zone, including a monolith block having a plurality of flow channels defined by monolith walls and a reforming catalyst coated onto the monolith walls. The atomizing nozzle generates a plurality of droplets comprising the liquid hydrocarbon fuel suspended in oxygen-containing gas. The fuel distribution zone distributes the plurality of droplets to each of the plurality of flow channels to contact the reforming catalyst including N-hydroxyphthalimide.

Abstract: A method for a well intervention operation may be conducted on a wellbore having a subsurface safety valve in a tubular string therein with a wireline extending into the wellbore from a wellhead. The method may include deploying an opening sleeve tool into the wellbore; landing a top portion of the opening sleeve tool on the subsurface safety valve; forcing a gate valve of the subsurface safety valve with a tubular portion of the opening sleeve tool from a closed position to an open position; and conducting the well intervention operation.

Abstract: A system for upgrading heavy hydrocarbon feeds, such as crude oil, include a hydrotreating unit, a hydrotreated effluent separation system, a solvent-assisted adsorption system, and a hydrocracking unit. Processes for upgrading heavy hydrocarbon feeds include hydrotreating the hydrocarbon feed to produce a hydrotreated effluent that includes asphaltenes, separating the hydrotreated effluent into a lesser boiling hydrotreated effluent and a greater boiling hydrotreated effluent comprising the asphaltenes, combining the greater boiling hydrotreated effluent with a light paraffin solvent to produce a combined stream, adsorbing the asphaltenes from the combined stream to produce an adsorption effluent, and hydrocracking the lesser boiling hydrotreated effluent and at least a portion of the adsorption effluent to produce a hydrocracked effluent with hydrocarbons boiling less than 180° C. The systems and processes increase the hydrocarbon conversion and yield of hydrocarbons boiling less than 180° C.

Abstract: A wellbore is plugged with a downhole completion assembly configured to permit logging and/or imaging in the wellbore past the completion assembly. The completion assembly includes an annular receptacle with an upper end that is open and a lower end that is closed. The receptacle is mounted inside of a plug that blocks flow around the receptacle while flow through the receptacle is prevented by the closed lower end. The lower end projects deeper into the wellbore past the plug. A space is formed inside the receptacle by its closed lower end and sidewalls, which is accessible by an imaging/logging tool deployed from above and inserted through the open upper end. Imaging or logging from within the receptacle increases how much of the formation around the wellbore that can be imaged/logged. Examples of imaging/logging include nuclear, electro-magnetic, acoustic and for sensing characteristics such as resistivity, density, and porosity.

Abstract: A method of enhancing heat transfer and energy efficiency in a geothermal reservoir includes injecting a carbonated fluid to the reservoir, injecting a first salt solution and a second salt solution into the reservoir, and increasing the temperature of the reservoir by reacting the first salt solution with the second salt solution to provide heat. The carbonated fluid injection decreases a temperature of the reservoir. The second salt solution is reactive with the first salt solution under the conditions in the reservoir after the injecting. A system of enhancing heat transfer and energy efficiency in a geothermal reservoir includes an injection system in fluid communication with an injection well. The injection system is configured to alternate the injection of the carbonated fluid and the first salt solution and second salt solution.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a natural gas production system in an upset scenario, and/or during startup of turbo-expander system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of operating a Joule-Thomson valve of a natural gas production system includes determining an upset event within the natural gas production system, obtaining a flow rate through at least one expander prior to the upset event, and calculating, based on the flow rate, a percent opening of the Joule-Thomson valve. The method further includes opening the Joule-Thomson valve to the percent opening, controlling the Joule-Thomson valve by a PID controller in a set point tracking mode for a period of time, and controlling the Joule-Thomson valve by the PID controller in an automatic mode.

Abstract: A modular reamer shoe for connection to an end of a tubular structure, such as a casing or liner, for deployment in a wellbore includes a body configured for connection to the tubular structure (casing or liner). The body includes a first section and an adjacent second section. The first section is connected to the second section such that torque can be transmitted between the first section and the second section. The first section defines a starter reamer defined by a plurality of first cutting elements and second cutting elements spaced from the first cutting elements. The reamer shoe has a plurality of actuatable blades disposed within the second area of the first section. The plurality of blades moves between extended positions and retracted positions. A nose is connected to the first section of the body. The second section is actuatable and can move in an axial direction so as to move the body, including the nose, in forward/rearward directions.

Abstract: A method for determining corrosion inhibitor residual concentration of a hydrocarbon sample is described. The hydrocarbon sample is mixed with a standard solution to form a first mixture. The standard solution includes a corrosion inhibitor in a known concentration. The first mixture is mixed with an aqueous saline solution to form a second mixture. The aqueous saline solution includes about 1% salt concentration or greater. The second mixture is agitated for about 1 hour or longer and at a temperature of about 50 degrees Celsius (° C.) or greater. After agitation, a hydrocarbon phase and an aqueous phase of the second mixture are allowed to separate. A portion of the aqueous phase is obtained. The portion of the aqueous phase is analyzed to determine a corrosion inhibitor residual concentration of the hydrocarbon sample.

Abstract: A contingency adaptor for a wellhead side-outlet with a damaged valve removal plug profile. The adaptor includes a neck on one end which may be extended into the wellhead side-outlet for creating a fluid seal between the neck and an inner surface of the wellhead side-outlet. A flange at the one end is configured to receive a gasket for creating a separate fluid seal between the adaptor and an outer surface of the wellhead side-outlet. The adaptor includes a valve removal plug profile at an opposite end to accommodate installation of a valve removal plug. The adaptor also includes a test port for pressure testing the connection between the adaptor and the wellhead side-outlet in order to confirm the integrity of the fluid seal(s) formed there between.

Abstract: A method to perform application whitelisting for a computer system is disclosed. The method includes detecting, in an application whitelisting database of the computer system, that a first agent entry and a second agent entry have a same machine name within the computer system, recording, in a duplicates repository separate from the application whitelisting database, the first agent entry and the second agent entry, detecting, in the duplicates repository separate from the application whitelisting database, that the first agent entry has a connected status, recording, in a connected duplicates repository separate from the application whitelisting database, the first agent entry based on the connected status, determining, by at least comparing the duplicates repository and the connected duplicates repository, that the second agent entry is a disconnected duplicate of the first agent entry, and deleting, in response to said determining, the second agent entry from the application whitelisting database.

Abstract: Systems and methods include a computer-implemented method for determining an integrated surface-downhole integrity score for a natural flow oil well. Wellness surface parameters of a natural flow oil well are determined. Wellness downhole parameters for the natural flow oil well are determined, including parameters indicating well integrity and tubing/casing conditions. An integrated surface-downhole integrity score is determined using the wellness surface parameters and the wellness downhole parameters. An alert is provided for presentation to an operator in a user interface. The alert is provided in response to the integrated surface-downhole integrity score exceeding a threshold.

Abstract: A method may include determining a portion of a microscale fracture using a well log acquired for a stratigraphic interval of interest. The method may further include obtaining seismic data for the stratigraphic interval of interest. The method may further include determining a seismic attribute that correlates the microscale fracture to a subset of the seismic data. The method may further include generating an attribute volume using the seismic attribute with a seismic volume for a region of interest. The method may further include generating, using the attribute volume, a fracture image of the microscale fracture throughout the region of interest.

Abstract: A self-locking sprinkler is disclosed. The self-locking sprinkler includes an outer body having a receiving portion positioned within an outer wall, where a fluid path is formed between the receiving portion and the outer wall, and a sprinkler diffusor threadedly connected to the receiving portion. The outer wall has an outer threaded surface configured to screw into a fluid dispensing system. The receiving portion has an inner threaded surface defining a central aperture. The sprinkler diffusor includes a blade configured to dispense the fluid, and a threaded post extending perpendicularly from the blade, where the threaded post threadably mates with the inner threaded surface. The self-locking sprinkler also includes a self-locking mechanism configured to exert a turning momentum in opposition to a rotation of the blade.

Abstract: Described is a reduced graphene oxide screen for use in an electrical submersible pump (ESP) system. The reduced graphene oxide screen includes an exterior wall and an interior wall. Multiple holes are distributed throughout the exterior and interior walls, and the holes in each of the walls are substantially aligned. A reduced graphene oxide mesh is positioned between the exterior wall and the interior wall. The reduced graphene oxide screen may be positioned around a pump intake to prevent emulsions from entering the ESP system.

Abstract: Precipitation or scaling may occur when combining produced water from multiple sources, such as when one produced water contains dissolved calcium ions and another produced water contains dissolved sulfate anions. The tendency toward precipitation or scaling may be decreased by treating the produced water containing dissolved sulfate anions. Such methods may comprise: providing a first produced water comprising dissolved sulfate anions; treating the first produced water with a metal salt capable of forming an insoluble metal sulfate, thereby forming a metal sulfate precipitate and a treated produced water; separating the metal sulfate precipitate from the treated produced water; and after separating the metal sulfate precipitate, mixing the treated produced water with at least one second produced water to obtain a mixed produced water, the at least one second produced water containing dissolved calcium ions, and the mixed produced water having a saturation ratio for calcium sulfate of less than 1.

Abstract: A downhole tool includes a bridge plug and an anti-spin device operatively coupled to the bridge plug and including an elongate housing coupled to a downhole end of the bridge plug and defining an internal cavity, one or more slips radially aligned with a corresponding one or more slots defined in the elongate housing, a mandrel movably arranged within the internal cavity and terminating with a head, and a slip activator moveably arranged within the internal cavity and being engageable with the one or more slips when translating within the internal cavity. Placing an axial load on the bridge plug causes the anti-spin device to transition from a non-compressed state, where the slip activator is disengaged from the one or more slips, to a compressed state, where the slip activator engages and urges the one or more slips radially outward and through the corresponding one or more slots.

Abstract: One or more embodiments described herein can relate to systems and methods for automatically performing one or more well trajectory data consistency checks and/or well perforation event consistency checks. For example, one or more embodiments can include a system that can comprise memory to store computer executable instructions. The system can also comprise one or more processors, operatively coupled to the memory, that execute the computer executable instructions to implement a well trajectory evaluator configured to validate well trajectory data for a subsurface reservoir simulation model by comparing a difference between sets of deviation survey data to a defined trajectory tolerance.

Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments herein, an integrated process for upgrading a hydrocarbon oil feed stream utilizing a delayed coker, steam enhanced catalytic cracker, and an aromatics complex includes solvent deasphalting the hydrocarbon oil stream; delayed coking the heavy residual hydrocarbons; hydrotreating the delayed coker product stream and the deasphalted oil stream to form a light C5+ hydrocarbon stream and a heavy C5+ hydrocarbon stream; steam enhanced catalytically cracking the light C5+ hydrocarbon stream; steam enhanced catalytically cracking the heavy C5+ hydrocarbon stream; passing at least a portion of the light steam enhanced catalytically cracked stream, the heavy steam enhanced catalytically cracked stream, or both to a product separator to produce a olefin product stream, a naphtha product stream, and a BTX product stream; and processing the naphtha product stream in the aromatics complex to produce benzene and xylenes.

Abstract: A system for coupling reinforced thermosetting resin pipes includes a first pipe having a tapered, spigot end, wherein a portion of an external surface of the tapered, spigot end of the first pipe is bonded to a first thermoplastic material and a second pipe having a tapered, socket end adapted to internally receive the tapered, spigot end of the first pipe, wherein a portion of an internal surface of the tapered, socket end of the second pipe is bonded to a second thermoplastic material. A method of coupling the first pipe and the second pipe includes inserting the first pipe into the second pipe; coupling the first pipe to the second pipe via a mechanical joint; and employing a thermal joining process to bond the first thermoplastic material to the second thermoplastic material by heating the first and second thermoplastic materials to melt the first and second thermoplastic materials.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method that includes: generating a corrosion risk profile for a first pipe region of at least one pipe region of a hydrocarbon pipeline configured to carry a hydrocarbon fluid, wherein generating the corrosion risk profile comprises: simulating hydraulic flow within a first sampling segment within the first pipe region using a hydraulic model; simulating water wetting within the first sampling segment using a water wetting model; interpolating between the first sampling segment and a second sampling segment using a nodal model; simulating corrosion for at least one first node between the first sampling segment and the second sampling segment using a corrosion model; and generating the corrosion risk profile for the first pipe region; analyzing the corrosion risk profile in order to calculate a corrosion risk score for the first pipe region.