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20090287533 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING AN INVENTORY OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS - A system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include storing telephone number inventory data using a database associated with a network, receiving, from a user system, a request for telephone number forecast data, forecasting future telephone number usage based on at least a history of telephone number inventory data, and providing, to the user system, telephone number forecast data based on at least the forecast of future telephone number usage. | 11-19-2009 |
20100150329 | DISTRIBUTED ORDER PROCESSING - A computer-readable medium may include computer-executable instructions. The computer-executable instructions may include instructions for receiving, from a provisioning unit, an order pertaining to a set of telephone numbers and an address, separating the order into sub-orders, each sub-order corresponding to each of the telephone numbers, sending one of the sub-orders to a catalog server over a message, a telephone number that corresponds to the one sub-order being outside of a rate center to which the address belongs, receiving a response from the catalog server, and sending a reply to the order to the provisioning unit. | 06-17-2010 |
20110276821 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MIGRATING DATA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - An approach is provided for migrating data. Data is received from a plurality of source systems. The received data is processed for conversion to a target system. A failure condition associated with the processing is detected. An action is selectively initiated from a point of failure corresponding to the detected failure condition. The action includes either retrying the processing, aborting the processing, initiating simulation of the process, forcing completion of the processing, or a combination thereof. | 11-10-2011 |
20130066909 | Methods and Systems for Managing An Inventory Of Telephone Numbers - A system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include storing telephone number inventory data using a database associated with a network, receiving, from a user system, a request for telephone number forecast data, forecasting future telephone number usage based on at least a history of telephone number inventory data, and providing, to the user system, telephone number forecast data based on at least the forecast of future telephone number usage. | 03-14-2013 |
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20110249266 | FLUID SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS DOWNHOLE USING MICROCONDUIT SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of interest in a downhole fluid using fluid testing module. The fluid testing module may include: a substrate comprising at least one microconduit, and a sensor. The sensor may be disposed within the at least one microconduit or external. The apparatus may include a fluid transporter for moving fluid within the microconduit. The method includes estimating a parameter of interest using the fluid testing module. | 10-13-2011 |
20110253373 | TRANSPORT AND ANALYSIS DEVICE FOR USE IN A BOREHOLE - A fluid conveyable device having an interior space receives a payload that may be transported along at least a section of a borehole. The device includes a access control member for conveying the payload between the interior and the exterior of the fluid conveyable device. | 10-20-2011 |
20110266054 | At-Bit Evaluation of Formation Parameters and Drilling Parameters - An apparatus for forming a wellbore in a formation may include a bit body and a sensor in the bit body. The sensor may include at least one cutting element and may be configured to generate information relating to a parameter of interest when the drill bit engages a wellbore surface. | 11-03-2011 |
20110266058 | PDC Sensing Element Fabrication Process and Tool - A Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (PDC) cutter for a rotary drill bit is provided with an integrated sensor and circuitry for making measurements of a property of a fluid in the borehole and/or an operating condition of the drill bit. A method of manufacture of the PDC cutter and the rotary drill bit is discussed. | 11-03-2011 |
20120012392 | Small Core Generation and Analysis At-Bit as LWD Tool - The present disclosure is related to an apparatus for taking a sample in a wellbore during drilling operations. The apparatus may include a drill bit configured to form a core and at least one retractable cutter internal to the drill bit for taking the sample from the core. The apparatus may also include equipment for analyzing the sample, extracting fluid from the sample, testing fluid from the sample, encapsulating the sample, and/or tagging the sample. The present disclosure is also related to a method for taking a core sample without interrupting drilling operations. The method includes taking a core sample using a drill bit configured to take a core sample using internal cutters. The method may also include analyzing the sample, extracting fluid from the sample, analyzing fluid from the sample, encapsulating the sample, and/or tagging the sample. | 01-19-2012 |
20120012393 | Small Core Generation and Analysis At-Bit as LWD Tool - The present disclosure is related to an apparatus for taking a sample in a wellbore during drilling operations. The apparatus may include a drill bit configured to form a core and at least one retractable cutter internal to the drill bit for taking the sample from the core. The apparatus may also include equipment for analyzing the sample, extracting fluid from the sample, testing fluid from the sample, encapsulating the sample, and/or tagging the sample. The present disclosure is also related to a method for taking a core sample without interrupting drilling operations. The method includes taking a core sample using a drill bit configured to take a core sample using internal cutters. The method may also include analyzing the sample, extracting fluid from the sample, analyzing fluid from the sample, encapsulating the sample, and/or tagging the sample. | 01-19-2012 |
20120017674 | SMART SEALS AND OTHER ELASTOMER SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH AND PRESSURE MONITORING - Disclosed is an apparatus for monitoring a material configured to perform one or more functions or for actuating the material. One or more electrodes are coupled to the material. An electronic device is coupled to the one or more electrodes and is configured to detect an electrical characteristic of the material to monitor the material or to apply an electrical stimulus to actuate the material. | 01-26-2012 |
20120080229 | Formation Sensing and Evaluation Drill - The present disclosure relates methods and apparatuses for testing and sampling of underground formations or reservoirs. The apparatus may include at least one extendable element configured to penetrate a formation. The at least one extendable element may include at least one drill bit with a nozzle configured to receive formation fluids. The at least one extendable element may include at least one sensor disposed on the at least one extendable element. The at least one extendable element may also include a source of stimulus for stimulating the formation. The at least one extendable element may be configured to detach and/or attach from/to a bottom hole assembly (BHA). One method may include steps for performing testing on the formation for estimating a parameter of interest of the formation. Another method may include steps for performing testing to estimate a parameter of interest of the formation fluid. | 04-05-2012 |
20120085161 | TORSIONALLY VIBRATING VISCOSITY AND DENSITY SENSOR FOR DOWNHOLE APPLICATIONS - An apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of interest in a downhole fluid using a fluid analyzer. The fluid analyzer may include: a member configured to vibrate in response to an energy source, a housing to enclose the member and receive a fluid, and a sensor configured to respond to shear waves induced in the fluid by the vibration of the member. The member may be formed at least in part of a material responsive to a magnetic field or a piezoelectric material. Also disclosed is a method of use for the apparatus. | 04-12-2012 |
20120086454 | SAMPLING SYSTEM BASED ON MICROCONDUIT LAB ON CHIP - An apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of interest in a downhole fluid using fluid testing module. The fluid testing module may include: a substrate comprising at least one microconduit, and a sensor. The sensor may be disposed within the at least one microconduit or external. The apparatus may include a fluid mover for moving fluid within the microconduit. The method includes estimating a parameter of interest using the fluid testing module. | 04-12-2012 |
20120086456 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING VISCOSITY AND DENSITY DOWNHOLE USING A RELAXED VIBRATING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT - An apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of interest in a downhole fluid using a fluid analyzer. The fluid analyzer may include: a electrically conductive element configured to vibrate in response to an energy source, a housing to enclose the electrically conductive element and receive a fluid, and a sensor configured to respond to shear waves induced in the fluid by the vibration of the electrically conductive element. The electrically conductive element may be relaxed during operation. Also disclosed is a method of use for the apparatus. | 04-12-2012 |
20120089335 | FLUID PRESSURE-VISCOSITY ANALYZER FOR DOWNHOLE FLUID SAMPLING PRESSURE DROP RATE SETTING - Methods and apparatus for estimating a hydrocarbon fluid parameter using a hydrocarbon fluid testing module. The method may include estimating a hydrocarbon fluid parameter value where a precipitate begins to form in a hydrocarbon fluid sample. The method may also include extracting a hydrocarbon fluid sample under pre-precipitate conditions; changing at least one hydrocarbon fluid parameter, generating information indicative of precipitate formation; and communicating the estimated value of the hydrocarbon fluid parameter at the precipitate formation point. The method may also include producing hydrocarbon fluid sample from a formation using the estimated value and a bubble point. The disclosure also includes an apparatus for implementing the method. | 04-12-2012 |
20120103688 | Drill-Bit Seismic With Downhole Sensors - A drill-bit seismic method where the seismic receivers are located in the BHA. The data detected by these receivers is processed by a downhole processing unit in order to estimate the interval velocity of the seismic wave between the sensors and between the bit and a sensor. Additionally, the processed data might provide the distance to a seismic reflector close to the borehole and the average seismic velocity between the well and this reflector. The processed data can be transmitted to surface location by mud-pulse telemetry. The pilot signal can be also used to process seismic data recorded by receivers located at the earth surface (or close to it). | 05-03-2012 |
20120111633 | Sensor on a Drilling Apparatus - In an aspect, a drilling apparatus is provided, wherein the apparatus includes a drill string to be disposed in a borehole. The drill string includes a tubular, a borehole assembly coupled to the tubular and a drill bit disposed at an end of the borehole assembly. Further, the apparatus includes a strain gauge directly deposited on the drill string. | 05-10-2012 |
20120266668 | Surface Wave Sensor for Downhole Applications - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of interest in a downhole fluid using a fluid analysis module. The fluid analysis module may include: a first transducer configured to generate a surface wave in a fluid. The first transducer may include one or more of: a piezoelectric crystal, a electromagnetic transducer, and a surface acoustic wave crystal. The apparatus may use the first transducer or a second transducer to generate a signal indicative of the dissipation of the surface wave in the fluid. The apparatus may include a compensator configured to reduce mechanical pressure on the transducer. The method may include estimating a parameter of interest of the fluid using a signal indicative of the dissipation of the surface wave. | 10-25-2012 |
20120285680 | SEPARATION SYSTEM TO SEPARATE PHASES OF DOWNHOLE FLUIDS FOR INDIVIDUAL ANALYSIS - An apparatus for sampling a fluid in a borehole may include a vessel configured to be disposed in a borehole and at least one sensor in communication with one phase of the plurality of phases in the vessel. The vessel separates the fluid into a plurality of phases. | 11-15-2012 |
20120292117 | WELLBORE TOOLS HAVING SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES, COMPONENTS OF SUCH TOOLS, AND RELATED METHODS - Wellbore tools include a body and a superhydrophobic surface disposed over at least a portion of the body. The superhydrophobic surface includes a patterned surface of a hydrophobic material exhibiting a higher hydrophobicity than an unpatterned surface of the hydrophobic material. A wellbore tool may include a seal, at least one sensor, and at least one flow line, each having at least one superhydrophobic surface. Methods of forming wellbore tools include forming a body, forming a hydrophobic surface over at least a portion of the body, and forming a pattern in a surface of the body, such that the patterned surface exhibits a higher hydrophobicity than an unpatterned surface of the same material. | 11-22-2012 |
20120304758 | LOW-FREQUENCY VISCOSITY, DENSITY, AND VISCOELASTICITY SENSOR FOR DOWNHOLE APPLICATIONS - Disclosed is an apparatus for estimating a property of a fluid downhole. The apparatus includes a carrier configured to be conveyed through a borehole penetrating the earth. A cantilever is disposed at the carrier and configured to move in the fluid upon receiving a stimulus. An actuator is disposed at the cantilever and configured to provide the stimulus at a frequency less than a lowest resonant frequency of the cantilever. A sensor is disposed at the cantilever and configured to sense a strain imposed on the cantilever due to movement of the cantilever in the fluid in order to estimate the property. | 12-06-2012 |
20120325497 | COATINGS FOR WELLBORE TOOLS, COMPONENTS HAVING SUCH COATINGS, AND RELATED METHODS - A component of a wellbore tool comprises a plurality of compartments disposed over a body of the component and a coating disposed over at least a portion of a surface of the body. Each compartment comprises a healing agent formulated to form or catalyze the formation of a barrier upon release from the compartment. A matrix material separates the plurality of compartments. Methods of forming wellbore tools include forming a body, forming a plurality of capsules, and forming a coating comprising the capsules over the body. Methods of utilizing a wellbore tool in a subterranean borehole include contacting at least a portion of a body with a fluid comprising a healing agent formulated to a barrier. Coatings for wellbore tools include a fiber comprising a plurality of discrete cells and a matrix material contacting and at least partially surrounding the fiber. Each cell comprises a healing agent. | 12-27-2012 |
20130002268 | DISTRIBUTED SENSORS TO MEASURE CEMENT STATE - A system for determining a curing state for cement disposed in a borehole penetrating the earth that includes a transceiver that includes a transmitting coil and that is configured to provide an input signal to the coil that sweeps through a frequency range and to measure the magnitude of the voltage across the coil. The system also includes a plurality of sensor nodes disposed in the concrete. The sensor nodes include a receiving coil and a capacitor coupled to the receiving coil to form a receiving circuit and that has a capacitance that changes as one of pressure or strain in the cement changes. | 01-03-2013 |
20130013211 | CNT FIBER BASED IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY FOR CHARACTERIZING DOWNHOLE FLUIDS - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of interest of a downhole fluid using a fluid analysis module. The fluid analysis module may include: at least one nano element and a processor configured to estimate an impedance of the at least one nano element. The fluid analysis module may include an AC power supply configured to supply electrical signals at a plurality of frequencies through the at least one nano element. The method may include bringing the downhole fluid into contact with the at least one nano element; supplying electrical signals through the at least one nano element at a plurality of frequencies; generating impedance information for the at least one nano element in response to the electrical signals; and estimating the at least one parameter of interest using the impedance information. | 01-10-2013 |
20130025941 | METHODS OF COATING WELLBORE TOOLS AND COMPONENTS HAVING SUCH COATINGS - A method for forming a coating upon a wellbore tool includes forming a pattern of features supported by a body and forming a coating over the pattern of features. Forming the pattern of features includes forming a first feature and forming a second feature spaced from the first feature by a first width at a first elevation and by a second width at a second elevation, the second width being different than the first width, and the first elevation being further from an interior region of the body than the second elevation. Also disclosed is a wellbore tool comprising a coating covering a pattern of features and a method of utilizing a wellbore tool in a subterranean formation, the method including forming a pattern of features, forming a coating over the pattern, and disposing the wellbore tool in a borehole. | 01-31-2013 |
20130025943 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVAL OF DOWNHOLE SAMPLE - Disclosed is an apparatus for retrieving a downhole sample. The apparatus includes: a carrier configured to be conveyed through a borehole penetrating an earth formation; a sample capsule configured to be disposed at the carrier and to contain the sample; and a discharge mechanism configured to discharge the sample capsule downhole into drilling fluid in the borehole. | 01-31-2013 |
20130118733 | WELLBORE CONDITION MONITORING SENSORS - Disclosed is an apparatus for estimating a downhole property of interest. The apparatus includes a carrier configured to be conveyed in a borehole penetrating an earth formation and carry a releasable sensor. The sensor is configured to be released by the carrier into drilling fluid and to sense the property. The sensor includes a memory to store sensed property data. The data can be downloaded from the memory wirelessly with the sensor in the drilling fluid or by retrieving the sensor from the drilling fluid. | 05-16-2013 |
20130213129 | MEASUREMENT OF DOWNHOLE COMPONENT STRESS AND SURFACE CONDITIONS - An apparatus for measuring strain on a downhole component includes: at least one strain sensitive device disposed proximate to a surface of a component of a drilling assembly or disposed within a material forming the component; and a processor in operable communication with the at least one strain sensitive device, the processor configured to detect changes in the at least one strain sensitive device and detect at least one of erosion, crack formation and crack propagation in the component surface. An apparatus for measuring strain on a downhole component includes: at least one strain gauge deposited on a surface of a drive shaft or disposed within a material forming the drive shaft; and a processor in operable communication with the at least one strain gauge, the processor configured to detect changes in the at least one strain gauge and detect conditions affecting operation of the drive shaft. | 08-22-2013 |
20130308424 | Method of Generating and Characterizing a Seismic Signal in a Drill Bit - A method, apparatus and system for estimating a parameter of interest downhole is disclosed. An acoustic source signal is generated at a drill bit downhole. The generated acoustic source signal is received at a source sensor at the drill bit. A character of the generated acoustic source signal is determined from the received signal at the source sensor. The characterized source signal is used to estimate the downhole parameter of interest. | 11-21-2013 |
20160096973 | COATINGS FOR WELLBORE TOOLS, COMPONENTS HAVING SUCH COATINGS, AND RELATED METHODS - A component of a wellbore tool comprises a plurality of compartments disposed over a body of the component and a coating disposed over at least a portion of a surface of the body. Each compartment comprises a healing agent formulated to form or catalyze the formation of a barrier upon release from the compartment. A matrix material separates the plurality of compartments. Methods of forming wellbore tools include forming a body, forming a plurality of capsules, and forming a coating comprising the capsules over the body. Methods of utilizing a wellbore tool in a subterranean borehole include contacting at least a portion of a body with a fluid comprising a healing agent formulated to form a barrier. Coatings for wellbore tools include a fiber comprising a plurality of discrete cells and a matrix material contacting and at least partially surrounding the fiber. Each cell comprises a healing agent. | 04-07-2016 |
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20120303345 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC GENERATION AND USAGE OF FLUID FLOW LOSS COEFFICIENTS FOR T-JUNCTIONS - A system and method for automatic generation and usage of fluid flow loss coefficients for T-junctions is disclosed. In one embodiment, a list of possible T-junctions is created using given geometric and flow parameters. Further, journal files are created using the geometric and the flow parameters associated with each T-junction. The journal files associated with each T-junction are pre-processed for creating a volume mesh. Boundary conditions and material properties for the volume mesh associated with each T-junction are defined. Simulation is performed using the volume mesh, the boundary conditions and the material properties associated with each T-junction to determine flow characteristics. Fluid flow loss coefficients for each T-junction are computed using the flow characteristics. | 11-29-2012 |
20130060541 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING THERMAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS FROM AN UNSTRUCTURED CFD SIMULATION ON STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS - A system and method for computing thermal boundary conditions from an unstructured computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation for a thermal simulation of a structural component are disclosed. The thermal boundary conditions include convective heat transfer coefficient (HTC) and reference temperature (T | 03-07-2013 |
20140148344 | ASSOCIATION MARKERS FOR BETA THALASSEMIA TRAIT - The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules of SEQ ID NO: 1 to SEQ ID NO: 14 which show a single polymorphic change at position 501, where the wildtype nucleotide is replaced by an indicator nucleotide, respectively. The present invention further relates to the mentioned nucleic acid molecules wherein a panel of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14 of the polymorphic, changed sequences comprising the mentioned indicator nucleotides constitutes a marker for beta thalassemia, in particular of beta thalassemia minor. Further envisaged are specific panels comprising SEQ ID NO: 1; or SEQ ID NO 1 and 2; or SEQ ID NO: 1, 2 and 3, or SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3 and 4; or SEQ ID NO: 1 to 5; or SEQ ID NO: 1 to 6; or SEQ ID NO: 1 to 7; or SEQ ID NO: 1 to 14; or SEQ ID NO: 8 and 14; or SEQ ID NO: 8 and 9; or SEQ ID NO: 2, 4 and 13. The present invention further relates to a method of detecting or diagnosing beta thalassemia, preferably of beta thalassemia minor, in a subject, comprising the steps of: (a) isolating a nucleic acid from a subject's sample, (b) determining the nucleotide sequence and/or molecular structure present at one or more of the mentioned polymorphic sites, wherein the presence of an indicator nucleotide indicative of the presence of beta thalassemia. Also envisaged are a corresponding composition for detecting or diagnosing beta thalassemia, the use of the mentioned nucleic acid molecules for detecting or diagnosing beta thalassemia or for screening a population for the presence of beta thalassemia, as well as a corresponding kit. The methods, compositions, uses and kits of the invention also relate to the assessment of the risk of developing beta thalassemia in a subject and/or in a subject's progeny. | 05-29-2014 |
20140249764 | Method for Assembly of Nucleic Acid Sequence Data - The present invention relates to a method for assembly of nucleic acid sequence data comprising nucleic acid fragment reads into (a) contiguous nucleotide sequence segment(s), comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a plurality of nucleic acid sequence data from a plurality of nucleic acid fragment reads; (b) aligning said plurality of nucleic acid sequence data to a reference sequence; (c) detecting one or more gaps or regions of non-assembly, or non-matching with the reference sequence in the alignment output of step (b); (d) performing de novo sequence assembly of nucleic acid sequence data mapping to said gaps or regions of non-assembly; and (e) combining the alignment output of step (b) and the assembly output of step (d) in order to obtain (a) contiguous nucleotide sequence segment(s). In addition, a corresponding program element or computer program for assembly of nucleic acid sequence data and a sequence assembly system for transforming nucleic acid sequence data comprising nucleic acid fragment reads into (a) contiguous nucleotide sequence segment(s) is provided. | 09-04-2014 |
20140336999 | ROBUST VARIANT IDENTIFICATION AND VALIDATION - A non-transitory storage medium stores an assembled genetic sequence comprising aligned sequencing reads. An electronic processing device is configured to perform operations including: identifying a possible variant in the assembled genetic sequence; computing value of at least one read property for reads of the assembled genetic sequence; and calling the possible variant conditional upon the computed values of the at least one read property for sequencing reads of the assembled genetic sequence that include the possible variant satisfying an acceptance criterion. The electronic processing device may be further configured to select at least one region of the assembled genetic sequence for validation based on a non random selection criterion. | 11-13-2014 |
20150186596 | POPULATION CLASSIFICATION OF GENETIC DATA SET USING TREE BASED SPATIAL DATA STRUCTURE - Reference feature vectors are constructed representing refer-ence genetic data sets of a reference population. The reference feature vec-tors are transformed using a linear transformation to generate reduced di-mensionality vector representations of the reference genetic data sets of the reference population. A tree-based spatial data structure is constructed to index the reference genetic data sets as data points defined by at least some dimensions of the reduced dimensionality vector representations of the ref-erence genetic data sets of the reference population. The linear transform may be generated by performing feature reduction on the reference feature vectors. A feature vector representing a proband genetic data set is trans-formed using the linear transformation to generate a reduced-dimensional-ity vector representation that is located in the tree-based spatial data struc-ture to perform population assignment for the proband genetic data set. | 07-02-2015 |
20160042096 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING AN AXIALLY STRUCTURED VOLUME MESH FOR SIMULATING DESIGN COMPONENTS - A system and method of generating an axially structured volume mesh for simulating a design component are disclosed. In one embodiment, the axially structured volume mesh having hexahedral cells on boundary layers of the design component and wedges and/or polyhedral cells along length of remaining part of the design component is generated. | 02-11-2016 |