Abstract: A system and method for implementing a machine learning-based software for electric utilities that can automatically recommend a remediation action for a security vulnerability.

Abstract: A process to manufacture a ram blowout preventer, the process including: welding a bottom flange to a body, wherein at least one of the bottom flange and the body comprises a base material; selectively reinforcing the base material with an age-hardenable clad material; and heat treating the welded flange and selectively reinforced body to achieve selected properties in each of the clad material and the base material.

Abstract: A packing unit for a blowout preventer includes an elastomeric, annular body configured to be disposed about a longitudinal axis of the blowout preventer and configured to be displaced radially inward towards the longitudinal axis upon actuation of the blowout preventer. The elastomeric, annular body includes a first section having a first set of material properties and a second section having a second set of material properties. The packing unit includes a plurality of rigid inserts distributed at equal radial distances from each other within the elastomeric annular body and about the longitudinal axis of the blowout preventer.

Abstract: Threaded connections including a pin member and a box member and a sealing metal. The pin member and the box member have wedge threads formed thereon, and the sealing metal is disposed between the wedge threads of the pin member and the box member. The sealing metal has a melting point lower than a tempering temperature of the pin member and the box member.

Abstract: A method for heat treating thick-walled forgings including heating a low alloy steel to an austenitizing temperature, wherein the low alloy steel comprises carbon of about 0.05-0.2 wt. %, manganese of about 0.3-0.8 wt. %, and nickel of about 0.25-1.0 wt. %. The method further includes quenching the low alloy steel in a quench media, and then tempering the low alloy steel for less than about thirty minutes per inch of critical section thickness plus about two hours.