Abstract: This disclosure relates to chips, and methods for manufacturing devices, that interact with electromagnetic radiation. A method for manufacturing a device comprises disposing an unpatterned graphene layer on a substrate, which comprises an unpatterned metal layer to form an unpatterned graphene-metal bi-layer attached to a surface of the substrate. The method then comprises patterning the bi-layer through the graphene layer and the metal layer with a design that comprises one or more superimposed trenches. Each of the one or more trenches extend through the graphene layer and the metal layer to provide interaction with electromagnetic radiation.

Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to methods and systems for manufacturing ammonia, ammonium sulfate, nitric acid, ammonium nitrate, or combinations thereof, and particularly to clean and efficient methods and system configurations for manufacturing ammonia, ammonium sulfate, nitric acid, ammonium nitrate, or combinations thereof using coal, petcoke, asphaltenes and/or hydrocarbon waste products.

Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to methods as well as configurations for cryogenically separating carbon dioxide and hydrogen and particularly to methods and configurations for cryogenically separating carbon dioxide and hydrogen from a syngas stream to produce high quality carbon dioxide stream(s) and/or high quality hydrogen stream(s). In an embodiment, a system for cryogenically separating carbon dioxide from a syngas stream comprises a pressure swing adsorption system, wherein the pressure swing adsorption (PSA) system separates a syngas input stream into a hydrogen-rich stream and a carbon dioxide-rich stream. The PSA unit outputs the hydrogen-rich stream and the carbon dioxide-rich stream and a carbon dioxide capturing unit cryogenically converts the carbon dioxide-rich stream to a dense phase. The hydrogen-rich stream may be used as a fuel source and/or a feedstock for chemical synthesis, and the dense phase carbon dioxide may be sequestered and stored, or used as a chemical feedstock.

Abstract: A worksurface assembly includes a base having an interior, a first support column supported by the base, a first worksurface coupled to the first support column and cantilevered outwardly from the base, a second support column supported by the base and a second worksurface coupled to the second support column and cantilevered outwardly from the base. A cable guide including a plurality of links is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the recovery of hydrocarbons wherein a portion of carbon is removed from the product by a combination of reforming and water-gas shift. The resulting carbon dioxide is removed by known techniques to provide a fuel having reduced levels of carbon.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of hydraulically mining of oil sands from a well pair drilled into an oil sands deposit is disclosed. The wells are preferably installed from a protected underground workspace in or near the producing zone. The method of hydraulic mining disclosed herein includes: means of drilling production and tailings injection wells; means of augmenting hydraulic excavation for example by inducing block caving and/or wormholing; means of isolating the underground personnel areas from formation gases and fluids; and means of backfilling the excavated volumes with tailings. In one configuration, production wells are formed and lined with a frangible material, for example, a weak concrete or an inflatable epoxy-impregnated felt tube. Hydraulic mining of the full deposit thickness using a directional water jet bit begins at the far end of the drill hole and continues back in stages toward the well-head.

Abstract: A method and means is disclosed for managing the reduction of carbon during product transport for a large number of hydrocarbon fuel producers within a given geographic region. This reduction of carbon is accomplished at a few major sequestration hubs located within the geographic region where the sequestration hubs themselves pass through or near major carbon dioxide sequestration facilities. The method includes reducing the amount of carbon in the product and providing a carbon credit or a carbon tax benefit to the producer as an additional alternative available to the producer than acquiring a carbon credit, paying a carbon tax or installing on-site capture and sequestration facilities.

Abstract: A method and system of generating a range of petroleum products from bitumen or heavy oil reservoir by installing wells from a combination of surface and underground well-head platforms while controlling carbon dioxide emissions during thermal recovery operations are provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method and means of injecting hot fluids into a hydrocarbon formation using a combustion and steam generating device installed at or near the well-head of an injector well. The various embodiments are directed generally to substantially increasing energy efficiency of thermal recovery operations by efficiently utilizing the energy of the combustion products and waste heat from the generator. The generator apparatuses can be installed at the well-head which, in turn, can be located close to the producing formation. The combustion products may be injected into a well along with steam or sequestered at another location.

Abstract: A biasing mechanism between two portions of a chair, such as the seat and back components, where the biasing mechanism can position the back component in an infinite number of recline positions between a first, or fully upright, position and a second, or fully reclined, position, where the biasing mechanism consists of a leaf spring and a cylinder in a parallel configuration.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the recovery of hydrocarbons wherein a portion of carbon is removed from the product by a combination of reforming and water-gas shift. The resulting carbon dioxide is removed by known techniques to provide a fuel having reduced levels of carbon.

Abstract: A method and means is disclosed for managing the reduction of carbon during product transport for a large number of hydrocarbon fuel producers within a given geographic region. This reduction of carbon is accomplished at a few major sequestration hubs located within the geographic region where the sequestration hubs themselves pass through or near major carbon dioxide sequestration facilities. The method includes reducing the amount of carbon in the product and providing a carbon credit or a carbon tax benefit to the producer as an additional alternative available to the producer than acquiring a carbon credit, paying a carbon tax or installing on-site capture and sequestration facilities.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to generating a range of petroleum products from bitumen or heavy oil reservoir by installing wells from a combination of surface and underground well-head platforms while controlling carbon dioxide emissions during thermal recovery operations.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the operation of heating elements from wells emanating from an underground excavation to heat and mobilize hydrocarbons, such as bitumen, heavy oil and oil shale.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of hydraulically mining of oil sands from a well pair drilled into an oil sands deposit is disclosed. The wells are preferably installed from a protected underground workspace in or near the producing zone. The method of hydraulic mining disclosed herein includes: means of drilling production and tailings injection wells; means of augmenting hydraulic excavation for example by inducing block caving and/or wormholing; means of isolating the underground personnel areas from formation gases and fluids; and means of backfilling the excavated volumes with tailings. In one configuration, production wells are formed and lined with a frangible material, for example, a weak concrete or an inflatable epoxy-impregnated felt tube. Hydraulic mining of the full deposit thickness using a directional water jet bit begins at the far end of the drill hole and continues back in stages toward the well-head.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method and means of injecting hot fluids into a hydrocarbon formation using a combustion and steam generating device installed at or near the well-head of an injector well. The various embodiments are directed generally to substantially increasing energy efficiency of thermal recovery operations by efficiently utilizing the energy of the combustion products and waste heat from the generator. The generator apparatuses can be installed at the well-head which, in turn, can be located close to the producing formation. The combustion products may be injected into a well along with steam or sequestered at another location.

Abstract: This invention is a Visual Design Process, comprising of a series of analysis resulting in the creation of a unique nonuniform variegated surface coating which, wherein applied to the surface of Industrial Architectural components mimics and resembles the form, line, color, texture, spatial relationships and character of the environment or any combination thereof, in which it is located, visually manipulating, distorting and disrupting the visually perceivable shape and character of Industrial Architecture, structures, elements and other 3-dimensional components associated with Oil and Gas Industry and Industry as a whole.

Abstract: Improved wear interface surfaces on well rod stabilizers and stabilizer stops. Well apparatus includes a rotary tool in a string of tubing extending into a well hole in the earth and a rod extending to the ground surface through such tubing which is drivingly connected to the tool. Centralizers are used on the rod and are located between a pair of centralizer stops. The stops and centralizers associated therewith having wear interface surfaces and at least one of the wear interface surfaces which abut one another having a material thereon of a hardness in the range of 7 to 10 in Mohs scale of hardness and thereby having a hardness greater than the hardness of abrasive materials likely, during use, to pass through said tubing.

Abstract: Improved wear interface surfaces on well rod centralizers and centralizer stops. Well apparatus includes a rotary tool in a string of tubing extending into a well hole in the earth and a rod extending to the ground surface through such tubing which is drivingly connected to the tool. Centralizers are used on the rod and are located between a pair of centralizer stops. The stops and centralizers associated therewith having wear interface surfaces and at least one of the wear interface surfaces which abut one another having a material thereon of a hardness in the range of 7 to 10 in Mohs scale of hardness and thereby having a hardness greater than the hardness of abrasive materials likely, during use, to pass through said tubing.