Every year, SPE recognizes those who have made an exceptional effort to ensure the technical excellence of the Society's peer-reviewed journals. For their contributions, the following individuals received the Outstanding Technical Editor Award at the 2012 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition.

Vladimir Alvarado, University of Wyoming
Carlos Avila, Chevron
Qing Chen, ConocoPhillips
Shilin Chen, Halliburton
Hong'en Dou, RIPED, PetroChina
Stan McCool, University of Kansas
Daniel Moos, Baker Hughes
Evren Ozbayoglu, University of Tulsa
Evgeny Pimonov, Schlumberger
Rajagopal Raghavan, Phillips Petroleum (Retd.)
Fredrik Saaf, Shell
Mahdy Shirdel, University of Texas at Austin
Karl Stephen, Heriot-Watt University
Hao Sun, Chevron
Xian-huan Wen, Chevron
Jonathan Wylde, Clariant Oil Services
Hui Zhou, ConocoPhillips