SPE announces the members elected as this year's International Award recipients, who will be recognized during the Annual Awards Banquet at the 2024 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) in New Orleans in September.
International Awards recognize individuals who make significant technical and professional contributions to the petroleum engineering profession and to the worldwide oil and gas industry.
The biographies of the awardees will be published in the October issue of JPT.
SPE/AIME Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal for Technical Leadership
Dave Cramer, ConocoPhillips
SPE Cedric K. Ferguson Award Certificate
Hai Qu, Chongqing University of Science and Technology
SPE Cedric K. Ferguson Award Medal
Xiangjun Chen, Sinopec Group Northwest Petroleum Branch
Jun Hong, Jianghan Oilfield Company of Sinopec
Zhelun Li, Chongqing University of Science and Technology
Yang Xu, Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Branch
Chengying Li, Sinopec East China Oil & Gas Company
SPE/AIME Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal
Waleed AlMulhim, Saudi Aramco
SPE Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Mary Van Domelen, Well Data Labs
SPE Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award
Behnam Jafarpour, University of Southern California
SPE/AIME DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal
Phaneendra Babu Kondapi, Colorado School of Mines/Jaajitech Digital
SPE Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Cem Sarica, University of Tulsa
SPE Distinguished Member Award
Craig Cipolla, Hess Corporation
Jim Crompton, Colorado School of Mines
Alfred William Eustes III, Colorado School of Mines
Zuleima Karpyn, The Pennsylvania State University
Neal B. Nagel, OilField Geomechanics LLC
Hariprasad J. Subramani, Chevron Corporation
Baojiang Sun, China University of Petroleum (East China)
SPE Distinguished Service Award
Subhash Ayirala, Saudi Aramco PE&D
Tao Yang, Equinor ASA
Ding Zhu, Texas A&M University
SPE Drilling Engineering Award
Eric R. Upchurch, Chevron
SPE/AIME Honorary Member Award
Ramona M. Graves, Colorado School of Mines
Mohan Kelkar, The University of Tulsa
SPE Formation Evaluation Award
Shouxiang Mark Ma, Saudi Aramco
SPE Giovanni Paccaloni Young Professional Service Award
Edna Michelle Bisso Bi Mba, Wintershall Dea
Ibukunoluwa Dagunduro, NNPC E&P Limited
Chinenye .G. Ezechi, Trexm Oil & Gas Services Ltd.
Ina Hadziavdic, Stimstixx Technologies Inc.
Akos Kiss, OMV Petrom S.A.
Ofure Perfection Ugege, Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria
SPE Health, Safety, and Environment Award
Josué E. Maia França, Petrobras
SPE John Franklin Carll Award for Distinguished Professionals
Christopher R. Clarkson, University of Calgary
SPE Lester C. Uren Award for Technical Excellence
Zoya Heidari, The University of Texas at Austin
SPE Production and Operations Award
Liu He, RIPED, CNPC
SPE Projects, Facilities, and Construction Award
Marc Cahay, Technip Energies
SPE Public Service Award
Abhijeet Anand
SPE Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Alexandru (Alex) Turta, A T EOR Consulting Inc.
SPE/AIME Robert Earl McConnell Award
Varadarajan Dwarakanath, Chevron Technical Center
SPE Stephen A. Holditch Visionary Leadership Award
Ivor Ellul, CISK Ventures Ltd.
SPE Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award
Linda A. Battalora, Colorado School of Mines