Abstract: Systems and methods for downhole drilling and, more particularly, hydraulic control systems and methods for hydraulically locking and unlocking moveable elements of a drill bit are provided. A drill bit may include a body; a moveable element secured to the body, wherein the moveable element is configured to extend or retract from a surface of the drill bit; a communication channel from the moveable element to a bore in the body; and a hydraulic control system at least partially disposed in the body, wherein the hydraulic control system is configured to at least provide fluid communication from the bore to the communication channel to thereby lock or unlock the moveable element.

Abstract: A method for estimating elasticity of a formation comprises determining, via a neural network, mapping parameters based on respective drill bit vibrations for each of a plurality of respective frequency bands and a rate of penetration included in drilling data; and estimating, by a physics-based model, the elasticity of the formation based on stress and strain representatives mapped via the mapping parameters from the respective drill bit vibrations and the rate of penetration of a drill bit during a drilling run in the formation.

Abstract: A method comprises obtaining, via one or more pressure measurement devices, measurements of a pressure of a fluid when a force is applied to one or more elements of a downhole tool positioned in a wellbore formed in a subsurface formation. The method comprises determining the force applied to the one or more elements based on the pressure of the fluid.

Abstract: Systems and methods for downhole drilling and, more particularly, hydraulic control systems and methods for hydraulically locking and unlocking moveable elements of a drill bit are provided. A drill bit may include a body; a moveable element secured to the body, wherein the moveable element is configured to extend or retract from a surface of the drill bit; a communication channel from the moveable element to a bore in the body; and a hydraulic control system at least partially disposed in the body, wherein the hydraulic control system is configured to at least provide fluid communication from the bore to the communication channel to thereby lock or unlock the moveable element.

Abstract: Systems and methods for downhole drilling and, more particularly, hydraulic control systems and methods for hydraulically locking and unlocking moveable elements of a drill bit are provided. A drill bit may include a body; a moveable element secured to the body, wherein the moveable element is configured to extend or retract from a surface of the drill bit; a communication channel from the moveable element to a bore in the body; and a hydraulic control system at least partially disposed in the body, wherein the hydraulic control system is configured to at least provide fluid communication from the bore to the communication channel to thereby lock or unlock the moveable element.

Abstract: Some implementations include a method for eliminating bias in strain data produced by one or more strain gauges in a drill bit of a drill string. The method may include drilling a borehole with the drill bit. The method may include determining a bias in strain data based on drilling parameters detected during the drilling. The method may include removing the bias from a biased downhole drill bit measurement to indicate an unbiased downhole drill bit measurement.

Abstract: A wireless communication device may receive with one of N antennas a signal processing message indicating a number up to N signals to process. Each of the N antennas may used to receive a communication. The indicated number of up to N signals may be processed and data from the indicated number of up to N signals recovered.

Abstract: A wireless communication device may receive with one of N antennas a signal processing message indicating a number up to N signals to process. Each of the N antennas may used to receive a communication. The indicated number of up to N signals may be processed and data from the indicated number of up to N signals recovered.

Abstract: Some embodiments include a sensor assembly comprising a sensor to be carried by a movable component movably positionable about a tool body of a downhole tool. The sensor is to take wellsite measurements and the downhole tool is positionable in a wellbore. The sensor assembly further includes electronics positionable in the movable component. The electronics are to electrically connect to the sensor to receive the wellsite measurements from the sensor, and the wellsite measurements are usable to determine wellsite parameters.

Abstract: A wireless communication device may receive with one of N antennas a signal processing message indicating a number up to N signals to process. Each of the N antennas may used to receive a communication. The indicated number of up to N signals may be processed and data from the indicated number of up to N signals recovered.

Abstract: A sensor assembly for a downhole tool including a tool body and a movable component movably positionable about the tool body is disclosed. The sensor assembly may include a wear sensor and/or a position sensor. The wear sensor may include a core with conductors at various depths to send a signal, whereby, upon wear of the core, a change in the signal at the depth of the wear is detectable. The position sensor may be carried by the movable component, and may be used with references comprising magnets distributed about the tool body. The position sensor includes magnets having polarity responsive to polarity of the references whereby a position of the movable component is determined. The sensor assembly may also include a chassis housing electronics coupled to the position sensor and/or the wear sensor.

Abstract: A wireless communication device may receive with one of N antennas a signal processing message indicating a number up to N signals to process. Each of the N antennas may used to receive a communication. The indicated number of up to N signals may be processed and data from the indicated number of up to N signals recovered.

Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for providing demand response are described herein. One device includes instructions executable to receive an indication of a demand response event, determine, based on a configuration made using a user interface, an action to be taken by a load of a facility in response to the demand response event, communicate the determined action to a controller associated with the load, and monitor a status of the action as the action is taken.

Abstract: A wireless communication device may include processing modules and determine a hardware arrangement to facilitate performance for communication with a network. The hardware arrangement may include a first antenna or the first antenna and the second antenna, a first processing module and a second processing module, the first processing module including a single processing technique, the second processing module including first and second processing techniques. The first processing technique of the second processing module may be selected for the communication and adaptively selected to the second processing technique during the communication based on a cost.

Abstract: The disclosure pertains to hemostatic compositions comprising a plurality of nonwoven fibers disposed in a rapidly soluble solid matrix and methods of making and using the same. The compositions may also comprise one or more therapeutic agents.

Abstract: Some embodiments include a sensor assembly comprising a sensor to be carried by a movable component movably positionable about a tool body of a downhole tool. The sensor is to take wellsite measurements and the downhole tool is positionable in a wellbore. The sensor assembly further includes electronics positionable in the movable component. The electronics are to electrically connect to the sensor to receive the wellsite measurements from the sensor, and the wellsite measurements are usable to determine wellsite parameters.

Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for providing demand response are described herein. One device includes instructions executable to receive an indication of a demand response event, determine, based on a configuration made using a user interface, an action to be taken by a load of a facility in response to the demand response event, communicate the determined action to a controller associated with the load, and monitor a status of the action as the action is taken.

Abstract: A sensor assembly for a downhole tool including a tool body and a movable component movably positionable about the tool body is disclosed. The sensor assembly may include a wear sensor and/or a position sensor. The wear sensor may include a core with conductors at various depths to send a signal, whereby, upon wear of the core, a change in the signal at the depth of the wear is detectable. The position sensor may be carried by the movable component, and may be used with references comprising magnets distributed about the tool body. The position sensor includes magnets having polarity responsive to polarity of the references whereby a position of the movable component is determined. The sensor assembly may also include a chassis housing electronics coupled to the position sensor and/or the wear sensor.

Abstract: A desired functionality expected for a wireless communication device may be accepted. Modules of the wireless communication device may be selected to achieve the desired functionality. Modules may include antennas, processors, and processing techniques.

Abstract: The disclosure pertains to hemostatic compositions comprising a plurality of nonwoven fibers disposed in a rapidly soluble solid matrix and methods of making and using the same. The compositions may also comprise one or more therapeutic agents.