The E&P editors and staff proudly presented the winners of the 2019 Special Meritorious Awards for Engineering Innovation in May at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. The awards recognize service and operating companies for excellence and achievement in every segment of the upstream petroleum industry. The following photos spotlight the 18 winners the independent team of judges picked that represent a broad range of disciplines and address a number of problems that pose roadblocks to efficient operations.

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AccessESP
AccessESP’s Rigless Wireline Retrievable ESP garnered the award for the artificial lift category. E&P’s Henry Tinne (far left) and Brian Walzel (far right) presented the award to (from second to the left to second from the right) AccessESP’s John Algeroy, Ahmed Allouache, Pedro Vergel, Dwayne Leismer and David Malone.
Dynamus PDC Drill Bit with AntiWalk technology from Baker Hughes, a GE company
The Dynamus PDC Drill Bit with AntiWalk technology from Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), was one of the two winners in the drillbits category. E&P’s Jennifer Presley (center) presented (from left to right) BHGE’s Caleb Rickabaugh, Marc Bird, Brad Pierce, Derek Nelms, Jarod DeGeorge, Reed Spencer and Bobby Grimes with the award.
Ulterra
E&P’s Henry Tinne (far left) and Jennifer Presley (far right) presented Ulterra’s Chris Casad (middle left) and Kerry Sisson (middle right) an award for the SplitBlade PDC Bit, one of the two winners in the drillbits category. (Source: Tom Fox, Hart Energy)
BHGE
E&P’s Jennifer Presley (middle) presented Baker Hughes, a GE company’s Clive Rayton (left) and Nadjmeh Doostdar (right) an award for the MAX-LOCK Lost Circulation Material, one of the two winners in the drilling fluids/stimulation category.
Schlumberger
The MEGADRIVE Emulsifier Package from M-I SWACO, a Schlumberger company, was one of the two winners in the drilling fluids/stimulation category. On hand to receive the award from E&P’s Jennifer Presley (third from the right) were (from left to right) Charlie Svoboda, Sameh Hanna, Barbi Messier, Jim Friedheim and James Stark. (Source: Schlumberger)
Active Control Device (ACD) from AFGlobal
The Active Control Device (ACD) from AFGlobal took the honors as the winner of the drilling systems category. E&P’s Henry Tinne (fourth from the left) presented the award to (from left to right) AFGlobal’s Mark Mitchell, Justin Fraczek, Austin Johnson, Alex McGregor and Kareem Ameen.
Emerson
E&P’s Jennifer Presley (middle) presented (from left to right) Emerson’s Peter Zornio, Chris Amstutz, Duane Dopkin and Steve Santy an award for the company’s Rock Type Classification with Machine Learning technology, winner of the exploration/geoscience category.
Schlumberger
E&P’s Jennifer Presley (middle) presented an award to Schlumberger for its Concert Well Testing Live Performance technology, winner of the formation evaluation category. From left to right, Schlumberger’s Raluca Constantinescu, Wallace Pescarini, Laure Mandrou and Bryan Zimdars were on hand to receive the award.
ION Geophysical
E&P’s Henry Tinne (middle) presented ION Geophysical’s Stuart Darling (left) and Chris Usher (right) with an award for the company’s Marlin Smarter Management of Marine Operations technology, winner of the HSE category.
AFGlobal
The DuraStim Pump from AFGlobal won in the hydraulic fracturing/pressure pumping category. E&P’s Henry Tinne
(middle) presented the award to (from left to right) AFGlobal’s Roy Leipnitz, George Dalekos, Kirk Marshall and Tom Gable.
E&P’s Jennifer Presley (left) presented an award to Kara French (right) of IPT Global LLC for SureTec, winner of the intelligent systems and components category.
E&P’s Jennifer Presley (left) presented an award to Kara French (right) of IPT Global LLC for SureTec, winner of the intelligent ​​systems and components category. 
In the IOR/EOR/remediation category, the FATHOM XT SUBSEA226 Black Oil Foamer from Baker Hughes, a GE company, garnered the award. Pictured from left to right are Tim Garza, James Outlaw, E&P’s Jennifer Presley, Bailey Donovan, Justin Kuzniarek, Paul Stead and Scott Lehrer.
In the IOR/EOR/remediation category, the FATHOM XT SUBSEA226 Black Oil Foamer from Baker Hughes, a GE company, garnered the award. Pictured from left to right are Tim Garza, James Outlaw, E&P’s Jennifer Presley, Bailey Donovan, Justin Kuzniarek, Paul Stead and Scott Lehrer.
Weatherford’s Mechanical Outside-Latch Single-Trip (M.O.S.T.) Plus Tool System was one of the two technologies that took honors in the marine construction and decommissioning category. Pictured from left to right are Karl Blanchard, Dean Bell, E&P’s Jennifer Presley, Delaney Olstad, William Schultz, Scott Pray, David Teale, Chris Cutrer and Jeff Toulouse.
Weatherford’s Mechanical Outside-Latch Single-Trip (M.O.S.T.) Plus Tool System was one of the two technologies that took honors in the marine construction and decommissioning category. Pictured from left to right are Karl Blanchard, Dean Bell, E&P’s Jennifer Presley, Delaney Olstad, William Schultz, Scott Pray, David Teale, Chris Cutrer and Jeff Toulouse.
The Perseus Pump-Through Cutter from Baker Hughes, a GE company, was one of the two winners that took the honors in the marine construction and decommissioning category. Pictured from left to right are Knut Dahlberg, Bart Joppe, E&P’s Jennifer Presley, Ewoud (Ed) Hulsewe and Nicholas Clem.
The Perseus Pump-Through Cutter from Baker Hughes, a GE company, was one of the two winners that took the honors in the marine construction and decommissioning category. Pictured from left to right are Knut Dahlberg, Bart Joppe, E&P’s Jennifer Presley, Ewoud (Ed) Hulsewe and Nicholas Clem.
Weatherford’s TR1P Single-Trip Completion System was the winner of the nonfracturing completions category. E&P’s Jennifer Presley (third from the right) presented the award to (from left to right) Osehojie Ojeh-Oziegbe, Weatherford’s client from Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Co. (SNEPCo), and Weatherford’s Hugo Figueroa, Euan Murdoch, Reggie Boggs, Mark Hopmann and CEO Mark McCollum.
Weatherford’s TR1P Single-Trip Completion System was the winner of the nonfracturing completions category. E&P’s Jennifer Presley (third from the right) presented the award to (from left to right) Osehojie Ojeh-Oziegbe, Weatherford’s client from Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Co. (SNEPCo), and Weatherford’s Hugo Figueroa, Euan Murdoch, Reggie Boggs, Mark Hopmann and CEO Mark McCollum.
The Collar Load Support System for Stands (CLS-S) by Frank’s International garnered the award in the onshore rigs category. Pictured from left to right are Jarret Daigle, Logan Smith, E&P’s Jennifer Presley, Robert Thibodeaux and Jeremy Angelle.
The Collar Load Support System for Stands (CLS-S) by Frank’s International garnered the award in the onshore rigs category. Pictured from left to right are Jarret Daigle, Logan Smith, E&P’s Jennifer Presley, Robert Thibodeaux and Jeremy Angelle.
The Multiphase Compression System from OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, won in the subsea systems category. E&P’s Jennifer Presley (third from the left) presented the award to (from left to right) Mads Hjelmeland, Akshay Kalia, Hans Fredrik Kjellnes, Lucile Turpin and Ben Charbit.
The Multiphase Compression System from OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, won in the subsea systems category. E&P’s Jennifer Presley (third from the left) presented the award to (from left to right) Mads Hjelmeland, Akshay Kalia, Hans Fredrik Kjellnes, Lucile Turpin and Ben Charbit.
E&P’s Jennifer Presley (middle) presented (from left to right) Schlumberger’s Laure Mandrou, Wallace Pescarini, Baptiste Germond and Bryan Zimdars an award for the company’s AquaWatcher Surface Water Salinity Sensor, winner of the water management category.
E&P’s Jennifer Presley (middle) presented (from left to right) Schlumberger’s Laure Mandrou, Wallace Pescarini, Baptiste Germond and Bryan Zimdars an award for the company’s AquaWatcher Surface Water Salinity Sensor, winner of the water management category.

An entry form for the 2020 Special Meritorious Awards for Engineering Innovation competition is available at HartEnergy.com/mea. The deadline for entries is Jan. 31, 2020. Entry is free!

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