Bearing assemblies including thick superhard tables and/or selected exposures, bearing apparatuses, and methods of use

A bearing apparatus, comprising:

• a first bearing assembly including:
• a first plurality of superhard bearing elements, each of the first plurality of superhard bearing elements including superhard material having a first superhard bearing surface;
• and
• a second bearing assembly including:
• a second plurality of superhard bearing elements, each of the second plurality of superhard bearing elements including a substrate including an interfacial surface bonded to a superhard material having a second superhard bearing surface positioned and oriented to slidingly engage the first superhard bearing surfaces of the first bearing assembly, at least a substantial portion of the interfacial surface being substantially planar, the superhard material of at least some of the second plurality of superhard bearing elements exhibiting a maximum thickness that is at least 0.2 inch;
• and
• a second support ring structure coupled to the second plurality of superhard bearing.