The 46th annual Meritorious Awards for Engineering Innovation honors engineering excellence and achievement in the upstream petroleum industry. The MEA program honors new products and technologies that demonstrate innovation in concept, design and application.
E&P magazine editors will present medallions and plaques to the 2016 winners of Hart Energy’s MEAs on May 2, which is the opening day of the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston's NRG Center. The May issue of E&P will showcase the winners' technologies.
“Our magazine and its predecessors have consistently honored technical innovation that allows our industry to overcome seemingly impossible challenges,” said Mark Thomas, editor-in-chief of E&P. “The Meritorious Awards for Engineering reflect the best of the best in technological advancement.”
The expert panel of judges included engineers and scientists from operating and consulting companies worldwide – no service companies. They applied their knowledge to select winners in their areas of expertise. Judges were excluded from categories in which they or their companies have a business interest.
The 2016 honorees are:
Exploration:
• Jet Research Center – Advanced Perforating Flow Laboratory, Halliburton
Formation Evaluation:
• Integrity eXplorer™ Cement Evaluation Service, Baker Hughes
• FTeX™ Advanced Wireline Formation Pressure Testing Service, Baker Hughes
HSE:
• Hand and Finger Injury Prevention Program, Weatherford
Drillbits:
• Talon™ Force PDC Bit, Baker Hughes
Drilling Fluids/Stimulation:
• BroadBand Services’ Composite Fracturing Fluids, Schlumberger
Drilling Systems:
• ICE UltraHT Drilling Services, Schlumberger
Hydraulic Fracturing/Completions:
• PosiFrac Toe Sleeve™, TAM International
Onshore Rigs:
• FlexGen® Solid State Generator, FlexGen® Power Systems
Intelligent Systems and Components:
• Manara Production and Reservoir Management System, Saudi Aramco and Schlumberger
IOR/EOR/Remediation:
• SmartPlex® Downhole Control System, Halliburton
Water Management:
• xWATER Integrated Water-Flexible Fracturing Fluid Delivery Service, Schlumberger
• AquaView®, Select Energy Services
• BrineCare™ Fracturing Fluid Systems, Baker Hughes
Subsea Systems:
• DTG2 ROV, Deep Trekker Inc.
Floating Systems and Rigs:
• R-550D, Zentech Inc.
• Firestop™, Trelleborg Offshore & Construction
Marine Construction:
• SealWelding™, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
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