Abstract: According to some embodiments, a process for producing hydrogen may comprise operating an electrolysis cell with a source of electricity to produce an oxygen stream and a hydrogen stream from water, reacting a hydrocarbon feedstock with the oxygen stream to partially oxidize the hydrocarbon feedstock, thereby producing a synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide; passing the synthesis gas and a water stream to a heat exchanger to produce steam and to cool the synthesis gas; and reacting at least a portion of the synthesis gas from the heat exchanger and at least a portion of the steam from the heat exchanger.

Abstract: A method of assessing a caprock for caprock defects comprises drilling a first well into a geologic sequence, the geologic sequence comprising a first subsurface formation, the caprock positioned above the first subsurface formation, and a second subsurface formation positioned above the caprock; sampling subsurface fluids of the geologic sequence for helium concentration within the second subsurface formation, within the caprock, and within the first subsurface formation; drilling a second well into the geologic sequence a pre-determined distance away from the first well; sampling the subsurface fluids for the helium concentration within the second subsurface formation, within the caprock, and within the first subsurface formation through the second well; determining whether a deviation exists between the helium concentration at the first well and at the second well, the deviation indicating the caprock defect is present; and halting further drilling into the geologic sequence upon determining the caprock de

Abstract: According to embodiments a catalyst composition may include from 10 wt. % to 50 wt. % of matrix material, from 10 wt. % to 30 wt. % of binder, and from 30 wt. % to 70 wt. % of a zeolite mixture. The zeolite mixture may comprise at least a first portion of zeolite and a second portion of zeolite. The first portion of zeolite may consist of zeolite having a silica to alumina molar ratio in a first range and the second portion of zeolite may consist of zeolite having a silica to alumina molar ratio in a second range. The silica to alumina molar ratio range of the first portion of zeolite and the silica to alumina molar ratio range of the second portion of zeolite do not overlap and may be separated by at least 5.

Abstract: Methods for forming a treated water may comprise: obtaining a produced water comprising at least a divalent metal ion from a subterranean formation; introducing an accelerator into the produced water; wherein the accelerator comprises a zwitterionic compound; introducing a carbon dioxide gas into the produced water; allowing the carbon dioxide gas to react with the divalent metal ion in the presence of the accelerator to form a carbonate salt of the divalent metal ion; and removing the carbonate salt of the divalent metal ion from the produced water to form a treated water having a lower divalent metal ion concentration than the produced water.

Abstract: A downhole tool includes a tool body including an uphole joint and a downhole joint configured to couple within a wellbore tubing string that extends in a wellbore. One or more flow directing paths are formed on an outer surface of the tool body and configured to rotate a portion of the tool body in response to a fluid flow within the wellbore tubing string. One or more ports are disposed around a circumference of the tool body; and a piston is configured to adjust between an open position such that the one or more ports are open to enable injection of a lost circulation material circulated through the tool body and into the wellbore and a closed position such that the one or more ports are closed to block injection of the lost circulation material into the wellbore from the tool body.

Abstract: A method may include obtaining, by a remote server, replacement data regarding various hardware components from various automation systems. The replacement data may describe component replacements of various component types that are used by the automation systems. The method may further include determining, by the remote server, a failure rate of a first component type using the replacement data. The first component type may be associated with an automation system. The method may further include determining, by the remote server, whether the failure rate of the first component type satisfies a predetermined replacement criterion. The method may further include transmitting, by the remote server and in response to determining that the failure rate of the first component type fails to satisfy the predetermined replacement criterion, a command to an automation system among the automation systems.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, an antifouling material may be produced by forming a nanostructured mold, where a liquid mold precursor is contacted with a textured surface of a nanostructured template, the liquid mold precursor is solidified to the nanostructured template, and the formed nanostructured mold is removed from the nanostructured template. The antifouling material may be formed by contacting a liquid precursor mixture with a textured surface of the nanostructured mold, solidifying the liquid precursor mixture onto the nanostructured mold, and removing the formed antifouling material from the nanostructured mold. The antifouling material may include a nanostructured surface and may further include a toxin.

Abstract: This document relates to shape memory compositions containing a sliding-ring polymer (polyrotaxane) additive and a thermally-curable epoxy resin. The shape memory compositions are able to deform and reform in response to external stimuli. This document also relates to 3D-printed shape memory compositions containing a sliding-ring polymer (polyrotaxane) additive and a thermally-curable epoxy resin.

Abstract: A bottom hole assembly includes a production logging tool including a spinner flowmeter for determination of flow velocity within production tubing, and a downhole scale removal tool coupled to the production logging tool. The downhole scale removal tool includes an elongate body defining an internal flowpath therein, one or more openings defined on an outer surface of the elongate body, the one or more openings fluidly coupled to the internal flowpath, and a plurality of solid bristles disposed on an outer surface of the elongate body and extending radially from the elongate body.

Abstract: Systems and methods include a system in which a creation request is received at a job-based pod to create a containerized application custom route and SSL certificates. A signed certificate for the creation request is received from a Public Key Infrastructure services system. A DNS request is sent to a DNS service with instructions to query an IP address associated with the DNS request. A DNS response is received from the DNS service. An application request is connected to an OpenShift Container (OCP) cluster to validate certificates for a route associated with the IP address and to feed a URL for the route to a master OCP cluster. A documentation request to document activities associated with the app request and the URL is provided to a ticketing system. A developer is informed of a completion of the creation request, and the URL is provided to the developer.

Abstract: A method for intelligent maintenance services using machine learning involves obtaining maintenance tickets associated with an industrial operation. The maintenance tickets include unstructured text. The method further involves, for each of the maintenance tickets, performing, by one or more computer processors, a natural language processing of the unstructured text to extract features, and generating, by the computer processor, a topic model for the maintenance tickets, based on the features. The topic model represents each of the maintenance tickets by a collection of topics. The method also involves applying the topic model to obtain maintenance insights for the industrial operation.

Abstract: In an example, simple mail traffic protocol (SMTP) traffic can be extracted from network traffic of a network. The SMTP traffic can be processed using a bot detector employing a machine learning model trained to determine whether the SMTP traffic contains a malicious SMTP session. Alert data can be provided in response to detecting the malicious SMTP session.

Abstract: A projectile introduction system includes a central pipe configured to receive and guide a wellbore projectile therethrough, a ball guide mated to a top end of the central pipe, including sloped surfaces for guiding the wellbore projectile into the central pipe, a T-shaped joint including connections on opposing arms and in fluid communication with a bottom end of the central pipe, and at least one high-pressure line extending between a pump and a wellbore frac tree, wherein the connections on the opposing arms of the T-shaped joint are mated with the at least one high-pressure line.

Abstract: A cutter system for a polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) drill bit includes a body; a static blade attached to the body; a translatable blade attached to the body; and at least one PDC cutting structure attached to the translatable blade. The translatable blade is configured to be translated and maintained in a translated position. The body includes a cavity cooperatively positioned angularly away from the static blade. The translatable blade translates into the cavity. The translatable blade has a substantially retracted rest position and a substantially extended rest position. The cavity includes a restricting device within said cavity, so that said restricting device engages said translatable blade member in the substantially retracted position or the substantially extended position.

Abstract: A system for treating a lost circulation zone within a wellbore that includes a treatment sub 300 is provided. The treatment sub 300 includes a communications device, an internal fluid conduit 1016 configured to convey a wellbore fluid through the treatment sub 100, and the interior 327 of the treatment sub 300 is between a sub exterior surface 328 and the internal fluid conduit 1016. The treatment sub 300 also includes a radiation source 352 configured to generate a form of radiation within a wellbore fluid. Further provided are methods of using the system to treat loss circulation zones.

Abstract: A method to determine downhole fluid flow rate of a wellbore is disclosed. The method includes generating, using sensors of a discharge sub and a suction sub coupled to an electrical submersible pump (ESP), monitoring data of the ESP that is suspended in the wellbore via a production tubing to facilitate well fluid flow to the Earth's surface through the production tubing, wirelessly transmitting, using wireless transmitters of the discharge sub and the suction sub, the monitoring data to a monitoring sub coupled to an electrical motor of the ESP, transmitting, by the monitoring sub to a downhole flow rate analyzer at the Earth's surface, monitoring data wirelessly received from the discharge sub and the suction sub, and determining, by the downhole flow rate analyzer, the downhole flow rate of the well fluid by analyzing the monitoring data.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for processing synchronization requests in a cloud storage system provides a file synchronization request priority policy for specific users. In the method, a synchronization request, which includes a user identification (ID) and a user file reference, is received from a user device. Then, a rule referencing a policy that targets the user ID is retrieved. When the synchronization request is from a priority user of the cloud storage system, a priority policy to the synchronization request is applied.

Abstract: A static steam line drier (SSLD) has a body, including a main flow path, a trap section proximate an upstream end of the SSLD body, and a constriction section proximate a downstream end of the SSLD body. The constriction section includes a seat around a constriction bore opening. A flow plug controller movably extends through a wall of the SSLD body, where the flow plug controller includes an external end located external to an outer surface of the SSLD body and a plug on an internal end located within the main flow path. The flow plug controller is oriented to allow the plug to be seated on the seat in the constriction section. The SSLD body also has a debris collector member extending from the trap section of the SSLD which includes a filter chamber and a blowdown valve provided at the collector member outlet.

Abstract: In general, in one aspect, embodiments disclosed herein relate to a system for supporting a tool in a manway. The system includes a tool holding device. The tool holding device includes a holder plate, a hinge attached to the holder plate, a holder arm attached to the hinge, a clamp attached to the holder arm, and a resting arm attached to the clamp. The holder plate includes a first connector. The hinge permits swinging the tool holding device into and out of a manway. A second connector is included on the manway to be compatible with the first connector.

Abstract: A method for determining exploration potential of a prospect oil field includes determining microseepage at the prospect oil field by performing sequential extraction of trace elements (TE) and/or heavy metals (HM) from soil samples obtained at substantially surface level of the prospect oil field and dry and proven fields, visualizing results of the sequential extraction in isoline maps, using statistical clustering based on a machine learning model to detect concentration anomalies of the extracted trace elements (TE) and/or heavy metals (HM) in the isoline maps of the visualized results, correlating detected concentration anomalies among the prospect, dry and proven fields, and recommending for or against exploration of the prospect oil field depending on whether the concentration anomalies of the prospect field correlate with those of the proven field or the dry field.