Industry innovations honored at 2014 World Oil Awards

Industry innovations honored at 2014 World Oil Awards

HOUSTON – In its thirteenth year of honoring the upstream energy industry's top innovators and innovations, World Oil announced the winners of its 2014 World Oil Awards during a black tie gala in Houston.

This year's honorees took home trophies in 16 categories, covering areas as diverse as drilling and data management. The evening's Master of Ceremony was Shara Fryer, Morning News Anchor, KTRH. And the ceremony began with a keynote speech on ethics from James Pappas, President of the Ultra-Deepwater Programs for RPSEA, the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America.

Standing apart from the technology and program award winners were two individuals recognized for their professional service in the industry, Billy Brown, Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC, won the ‘Innovative Thinker’ award for his contributions in the pioneering of technologically-advanced tools that enhance safety, improve cementing operations and reduce rig time.

In the ‘Lifetime Achievement’ category, petrophysicist John Quirein, of Halliburton, was honored for being a key player in the introduction of numerous interpretation software programs and services that have changed the landscape of classic petrophysical and unconventional resource evaluation.

In addition, the World Oil Awards also recognized the work of the University of North Dakota, College of Engineering and Mines, with a donation. The vision of the university’s petroleum engineering program is to educate future generations of petroleum engineers who can contribute to building a better world through professional service and research for safe, reliable, and affordable energy production and environmental protection. In just two years the programs has grown from four students to an estimated enrollment of well over 300 for Fall 2014.

2014 World Oil Award Winners

Best Completion Technology 
Multistage Unlimited Frac-Isolation System
NCS Energy Services 
   
Best Data Management & Application Solution  
DecisionSpace G1 Personal Edition
Halliburton 
   
Best Deepwater Technology 
BRIMSTONE well barrier
Baker Hughes Incorporated 
   
Best Drilling & Completions Fluids 
Halliburton SentinelCem Cement
Halliburton 
   
Best Drilling Technology 
ONYX 360 rolling PDC cutter
Smith Bits, a Schlumberger company 
   
Best Exploration Technology  
CoreFlow digital rock and fluid analytics services
Schlumberger 
   
Health, Safety, Environment / Sustainable Development Offshore 
HEADS (Hydrocarbon Early and Automatic Detection System)
Repsol 
   
Health, Safety, Environment / Sustainable Development Onshore 
Bifuel hydraulic fracturing service for line gas
Baker Hughes Incorporated 
   
Best Outreach Program 
Geoscientists Without Borders
Society of Exploration Geophysicits 
   
Best Production Chemicals 
Sorb Ultra family of solid specialty chemicals
Baker Hughes Incorporated 
   
Best Production Technology 
FLEXlift Curve tight-radius system
Baker Hughes Incorporated 
   
Best Visualization and Collaboration 
CYPHERSM Seismic to Stimulation Service
Halliburton 
   
Best Well Intervention 
2-1/8–in. TeleCoil intelligent coiled tubing service
Baker Hughes Incorporated 
   
Innovative Thinker 
Billy Brown
Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC 
   
Lifetime Achievement 
John Quirein
Halliburton 
   
New Horizons Idea 
Wave Glider autonomous marine vehicle
Liquid Robotics Oil and Gas, a joint venture with Schlumberger