The exploration, drilling, completions, production and offshore sectors saw technologies and companies putting forth their best in 2017. (Images by Walenrod, Oil and Gas Photographer, FerrizFrames, Gribov Andrei Aleksandrovich, and curraheeshutter—all courtesy of Shutterstock.com; Image design by Felicia Hammons, Hart Energy)
Commodity prices might have been a disappointment in 2017, but industry innovation was not. Throughout the year companies were rewarded for some truly remarkable new technologies, from nano-tracers to combination drillpipe/casing to perforating systems to a one-trip universal BOP tester. Through a comprehensive search of industry awards throughout the year, the editors of E&P have picked some of our favorite technologies to showcase in this issue. Here’s to these companies and many others who continue to push the envelope.
Read each "Best of 2017" cover story:
Seismic, EM technologies take home top honors in 2017
Drilling, cementing technologies recognized for innovative designs
Completions and production companies, systems garnering attention
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