Abstract: A method for concurrent fluid injection and production of a reservoir fluid from a hydraulically fractured horizontal well comprising the steps of completing a well in a formation to create the hydraulically fractured horizontal well; designating an alpha group; designating a beta group, such that each segment is in either the alpha group or the beta group, wherein the number and location of the segments in each of the alpha group and the beta group are based on the production configuration; initiating a first mode of operation; operating the hydraulically fractured horizontal well in the first mode of operation for a first mode run time; stopping the first mode of operation; initiating the second mode of operation; operating the hydraulically fractured horizontal well in the second mode of operation for a second mode run time; and cycling between the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation.

Abstract: Provided are methods of recovering oil from a reservoir using carbon dioxide foam flooding in which a carbon dioxide foam of increased strength is used.

Abstract: One illustrative device includes an array of memory cells including a first row of memory cells and a second row of memory cells adjacent the first row, a first gate structure extending along the first row, a second gate structure extending along the second row, a first wordline positioned in a first layer above the array and contacting the first gate structure, and a second wordline positioned in a second layer above the first layer and contacting the second gate structure, wherein the second wordline vertically overlaps the first wordline.

Abstract: A method of determining a risk of corrosion and scale formation of tubing in a wellbore includes receiving, from a plurality of first sensors positioned at a downhole location of a wellbore, first production stream information and receiving, from a plurality of second sensors positioned at an uphole location, second production stream information. The method also includes performing a material balance to determine a first value representing a difference between a first production steam flow rate at the downhole location and a second production stream flow rate at the uphole location. The method also includes determining a second value representing a critical metal ion concentration of the production stream and, based on a result of comparing the first value with a threshold and based on the second value, determining a third value representing a risk of corrosion and scale formation at the tubing disposed within the wellbore.

Abstract: A process for extracting and recognizing named entities from a short unstructured chat-style text input. The process may tokenize an inbound electronic message, and use a combination of entity specific classifiers and databases comprising known named entities such as gazetteer(s) to identify one or more named entities within the inbound electronic message. The identified named entities are then compiled as response message and transmitted to the user.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a circuit structure and method to provide self-aligned contacts in a zero-via conductor layer. The structure may include a device layer including a first contact to a first source/drain region, and a second contact to a second source/drain region, the first and second source/drain regions being separated by a transistor gate. A zero-via layer of the circuit structure may include: a first via conductor positioned on the first contact and self-aligned with an overlying metal level in a first direction; and a second via conductor positioned on the second contact and self-aligned with the overlying metal level in a second direction, the second direction being orthogonal to the first direction.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a circuit structure and method to provide self-aligned contacts in a zero-via conductor layer. The structure may include a device layer including a first contact to a first source/drain region, and a second contact to a second source/drain region, the first and second source/drain regions being separated by a transistor gate. A zero-via layer of the circuit structure may include: a first via conductor positioned on the first contact and self-aligned with an overlying metal level in a first direction; and a second via conductor positioned on the second contact and self-aligned with the overlying metal level in a second direction, the second direction being orthogonal to the first direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to twisted wordline structures and methods of manufacture. The memory array structure includes: a plurality of bitcells comprising memory elements and access transistors; a plurality of bitlines and wordlines which interconnect the bitcells; a plurality of dummy bitcells which intersect with the bitlines and wordlines; and a plurality of twisted wordline strap cells which twist wordlines in the dummy bitcells and connect a higher metal layer in the bitcells to a gate structure of the access transistor.

Abstract: One illustrative device includes an array of memory cells including a first row of memory cells and a second row of memory cells adjacent the first row, a first gate structure extending along the first row, a second gate structure extending along the second row, a first wordline positioned in a first layer above the array and contacting the first gate structure, and a second wordline positioned in a second layer above the first layer and contacting the second gate structure, wherein the second wordline vertically overlaps the first wordline.

Abstract: A method of determining a risk of corrosion and scale formation of tubing in a wellbore includes receiving, from a plurality of first sensors positioned at a downhole location of a wellbore, first production stream information and receiving, from a plurality of second sensors positioned at an uphole location, second production stream information. The method also includes performing a material balance to determine a first value representing a difference between a first production steam flow rate at the downhole location and a second production stream flow rate at the uphole location. The method also includes determining a second value representing a critical metal ion concentration of the production stream and, based on a result of comparing the first value with a threshold and based on the second value, determining a third value representing a risk of corrosion and scale formation at the tubing disposed within the wellbore.

Abstract: A noise reduction and smart ticketing application for social media-based communication systems may identify social media-based communications from users who are attempting to engage with a brand or entity on a social media platform as actionable, and distinguish other communications as noise. The noise reduction and smart ticketing system may use machine learning to determine which social media communications are actionable for a given company or other organization, and generates tickets for actionable communications. Actionable communications may include, but are not limited to, technical support issues, inquiries about a product release date, grievances, incidents, suggestions to improve service, critiques of company policies, etc. Non-actionable communications (i.e., “noise”) may include, but are not limited to, suggestions to other users, promotions, coupons, offers, marketing campaigns, affiliate marketing, statements that a user is attending an event, etc.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to twisted wordline structures and methods of manufacture. The memory array structure includes: a plurality of bitcells comprising memory elements and access transistors; a plurality of bitlines and wordlines which interconnect the bitcells; a plurality of dummy bitcells which intersect with the bitlines and wordlines; and a plurality of twisted wordline strap cells which twist wordlines in the dummy bitcells and connect a higher metal layer in the bitcells to a gate structure of the access transistor.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes automatically generating, using machine learning, a data structure that stores a knowledge graph for a decision making process that is to be automated. The knowledge graph includes one or more entities, one or more states of each of the entities, and transitions for each of the states. The method further includes creating, from the knowledge graph, a decision tree that represents conditions for one or more parameters that cause the entities to transition from one state to another. The method further includes automatically generating a conversation flow and performing a machine-human conversation with a user to obtain values of the parameters using dialogs from the conversation flow to converse with the user. The method further includes executing the process automatically by traversing the decision tree using the values of the parameters. The method further includes notifying the user of a result of executing the process.

Abstract: Large batches of social media communications may be automatically annotated. This provides techniques to create large labeled datasets without the assistance of human labelers. For instance, social media communications may be fetched and annotated as actionable or noise for a given account (e.g., a brand handle on Twitter®) without human review. Social media communications from users who are attempting to engage with a brand or entity on a social media platform may be annotated as actionable, whereas other communications may be labeled as noise.

Abstract: A system and method to determine effective fracture surface-area per cluster of hydraulic fractures of a hydraulically-fractured well by estimating total effective fracture-area associated with a wellbore and estimating relative distribution of effective fracture surface-area along the wellbore.

Abstract: Structures for a bitcell of a non-volatile memory and methods of fabricating such structures. A field-effect transistor of the bitcell includes a gate having gate electrodes that are arranged in a four contacted (poly) pitch layout. An interconnect structure is arranged over the field-effect transistor, and a memory element arranged in the interconnect structure. The memory element is connected by the interconnect structure with the field-effect transistor.

Abstract: Structures for a non-volatile memory and methods for fabricating such structures. An active array region of a memory structure includes a plurality of active bitcells and a wordline. Dummy bitcells of the memory structure are arranged in a column within the active array region. An interconnect structure includes a metallization level having a wordline strap that extends across the active array region and that is arranged over the active array region.

Abstract: Structures for a non-volatile memory and methods for fabricating such structures. An active array region of a memory structure includes a plurality of active bitcells and a wordline. Dummy bitcells of the memory structure are arranged in a column within the active array region. An interconnect structure includes a metallization level having a wordline strap that extends across the active array region and that is arranged over the active array region.

Abstract: Techniques for controlling hydrocarbon production includes (i) identifying a plurality of reservoir measurements of a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir located between at least one injection wellbore and at least one production wellbore; (ii) processing the identified plurality of reservoir measurements to generate a petrophysical model of the subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir; (iii) determining, based on the petrophysical model, a flow of an injectant from the injection wellbore toward the production wellbore; and (iv) adjusting an inflow control device (ICD) positioned about the production wellbore based on the determined flow of the injectant.

Abstract: Techniques for controlling hydrocarbon production includes (i) identifying a plurality of reservoir measurements of a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir located between at least one injection wellbore and at least one production wellbore; (ii) processing the identified plurality of reservoir measurements to generate a petrophysical model of the subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir; (iii) determining, based on the petrophysical model, a flow of an injectant from the injection wellbore toward the production wellbore; and (iv) adjusting an inflow control device (ICD) positioned about the production wellbore based on the determined flow of the injectant.