Abstract: A method for abandonment of a subsea well includes: fastening a pressure control assembly (PCA) to a subsea wellhead; and deploying a tool string into the PCA. The tool string includes a packer and an upper perforator located above the packer. The method further includes: closing a bore of the PCA above the tool string with a solid barrier; and setting the packer against an inner casing hung from the subsea wellhead. The method further includes, while the PCA bore is closed, perforating a wall of the inner casing by operating the upper perforator. The method further includes injecting cement slurry into an inner annulus formed between the inner casing and an outer casing hung from the subsea wellhead.

Abstract: A system and method of automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) that is capable of providing synchronized travel along a line or path while maintaining a desired takt time such that regular manufacturing operations may be performed to material or workpieces on the vehicle without the need for a traditional conveyor systems.

Abstract: A system and method of automatic guided vehicles that are capable of providing synchronized travel along a line or path such that regular manufacturing operations may be performed to material or workpieces on the vehicle without the need for a traditional conveyor systems.

Abstract: A system and method of automatic guided vehicles that are capable of providing synchronized travel along a line or path such that regular manufacturing operations may be performed to material or workpieces on the vehicle without the need for a traditional conveyor systems.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for guiding an automatic guided vehicle along a magnetic pathway and more specifically to an apparatus and a method capable of accurately and precisely following a weak magnetic field emitted by a substantially continuous passive magnetic marker having route junctions.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for guiding an automatic guided vehicle along a magnetic pathway and more specifically to an apparatus and a method capable of accurately and precisely following a weak magnetic field emitted by a substantially continuous passive magnetic marker having route junctions.

Abstract: A method for abandonment of a subsea well includes: fastening a pressure control assembly (PCA) to a subsea wellhead; and deploying a tool string into the PCA. The tool string includes a packer and an upper perforator located above the packer. The method further includes: closing a bore of the PCA above the tool string with a solid barrier; and setting the packer against an inner casing hung from the subsea wellhead. The method further includes, while the PCA bore is closed, perforating a wall of the inner casing by operating the upper perforator. The method further includes injecting cement slurry into an inner annulus formed between the inner casing and an outer casing hung from the subsea wellhead.

Abstract: A conveyor system having a conveyor path and friction drive spaced along the path to drive carriers along the path. Each friction drive is controlled by a drive controller, which communicates tracking, routing, and other information directly to other drive controllers within range via a wireless signal. The drive controllers may also directly communicate wirelessly with a central controller. If the central controller or a desired destination drive controller is out of range of a particular drive controller, that drive controller may communicate through other drive controllers until the desired destination drive controller is reached, or a drive controller that is within range of the central controller is reached.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a sealant for forming durable plugs in wells and method for completing or abandoning wells. In one embodiment, a method of plugging a wellbore includes mixing sealant; mixing cement; pumping the cement and sealant into the wellbore. The cement is above the sealant and the sealant cures to become viscoelastic or semisolid.

Abstract: Liquid crystal compositions that exhibit little or no toxicity with respect to cells include liquid crystals with chemical functional groups such as fluorine atoms, fluorophenyl groups, or difluorophenyl groups. Liquid crystals with little or no toxicity to cell lines may be added to cell culture media or added to components used in cell culture media. Cells may be grown in cell culture media that includes liquid crystals that exhibit little or no toxicity to cells.

Abstract: A conveyor system having a conveyor path and friction drive spaced along the path to drive carriers along the path. Each friction drive is controlled by a drive controller, which communicates tracking, routing, and other information directly to other drive controllers within range via a wireless signal. The drive controllers may also directly communicate wirelessly with a central controller. If the central controller or a desired destination drive controller is out of range of a particular drive controller, that drive controller may communicate through other drive controllers until the desired destination drive controller is reached, or a drive controller that is within range of the central controller is reached.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling resistivity and pH levels in a coolant delivery system are provided. The coolant delivery system can employ a first ion introduction element that introduces hydrogen ions into a coolant of the coolant delivery system, and a second ion introduction element that introduces hydroxide ions into the coolant. An amount of hydrogen ions and an amount of hydroxide ions introduced into the coolant can be selected to substantially maintain an acceptable resistivity and pH level of the coolant.

Abstract: Liquid crystal compositions that exhibit little or no toxicity with respect to cells include liquid crystals with chemical functional groups such as fluorine atoms, fluorophenyl groups, or difluorophenyl groups. Liquid crystals with little or no toxicity to cell lines may be added to cell culture media or added to components used in cell culture media. Cells may be grown in cell culture media that includes liquid crystals that exhibit little or no toxicity to cells.

Abstract: A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for interfacing with a core telecommunication system and a local service provider. First, a core telecommunication system is interfaced for handling core telecommunication system requests and responses received from the core telecommunication system and translated to a predetermined protocol. Similarly, a local service provider is interfaced for handling local service provider requests and responses received from the local service provider. The local service provider requests and responses are also translated to the predetermined protocol. In use, the core telecommunication system requests and responses are communicated with the local service provider and the local service provider requests and responses are communicated with the core telecommunication system for management purposes.

Abstract: A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for affording an operations architecture to implement a local service activation management system. First, a physical environment is provided for supporting a local service activation management system. The physical environment is managed with managing hardware which is in turn supported by support infrastructure. Further, a common integration platform is implemented. In use, operation management procedures are executed such as disaster recovery, scheduled maintenance, roll outs and release, production control, toolset procedures, service level agreement generation, operations level agreement generation, and service level reporting.

Abstract: A process is provided for submitting a service request in a local service management system. A core telecommunication system is interfaced for receiving a core telecommunication system request from the core telecommunication system. Thereafter, such core telecommunication system request is translated to a predetermined protocol. The core telecommunication system request is then sent to a local service provider. Next, an order confirmation is received upon validation of the core telecommunication system request by the local service provider. The system request is processed by the local service provider. Further, a completion notification is received upon completion of a partitioning of the core telecommunication system request in a plurality of duties assigned to different local service providers.

Abstract: A system, method, and article of manufacture in accordance with the claimed invention provides a service request processor in a local service activation management environment for management purposes. A core telecommunication system is interfaced for handling core telecommunication system requests and responses received from the core telecommunication system. The core telecommunication system requests generated by the core telecommunication system are validated. The core telecommunication system requests are processed if the processing can be done locally. If the request can not be done locally, it is translated to a predetermined protocol. Next, the request that is sent to a local service provider is and a response to the request is generated and received by the local service management environment. Error messages are generated by the core telecommunication system upon request validation or content validation failure.

Abstract: A system, method and article of manufacture for the management of data during activation of local telecommunication service. More particularly to an on-line transaction controller that provides predetermined network information, the information residing in a storage medium. Requests are generated by one of a plurality of modules that are received by the controller. The requests provide transactional information. The transactional information is compared to the predetermined network information. The comparison bases decisions on the business rules. The transactional information is manipulated upon detection of a discrepancy relative to the predetermined network information.

Abstract: A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for interfacing with a core telecommunication system and a local service provider. First, a core telecommunication system is interfaced for handling core telecommunication system requests and responses received from the core telecommunication system and translated to a predetermined protocol. Similarly, a local service provider is interfaced for handling local service provider requests and responses received from the local service provider. The local service provider requests and responses are also translated to the predetermined protocol. In use, the core telecommunication system requests and responses are communicated with the local service provider and the local service provider requests and responses are communicated with the core telecommunication system for management purposes.