Congratulations to the 2009 International Award Winners
25 August 2009 in Americas,Asia-Pacific,Canada,Drilling (DC),Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa,Europe, Russia and West Africa,Facilities (PFC),HSE,Latin America and Caribbean,Management (MI),Middle East, North Africa and India,Production (PO),Reservoir (RDD),Russia and Caspian,SPE News,Uncategorized,United States
SPE congratulates the following 2009 honorees and award recipients. They will be recognized during the 2009 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana USA in October.
2009 Winners
Honorary Member Award (2009)
- James P. Brill, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma USA
- Abbas Firoozabadi, Reservoir Engineering Research Institute, Palo Alto, California USA
- Alain C. Gringarten, Imperial College, London UK
- Joseph E. Warren, Frontier Resources, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
John Franklin Carll Award (2009)
- Akhil Datta-Gupta, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas USA
Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal (2010)
- Christine A. Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas USS
- Mukul M. Sharma, University of Texas, Austin, Texas USA, was previously approved as recipient of the 2009 Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal
Lester C. Uren Award (2009)
- Anil K. Ambastha, Chevron IndoAsia, San Ramon, California USA
Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty (2009)
- Mohan G. Kelkar, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma USA
DeGolyer Distinguished Service Award (2009)
- L. Kent Thomas, Consultant, Bartlesville, Oklahoma USA
Distinguished Member (2009)
- Anil K. Ambastha, Chevron IndoAsia, San Ramon, California USA
- Hazim H. Abass, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Hisham M. AlQassab, Schlumberger, Pearland, Texas USA
- Ramona M. Graves, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado USA
- J. Roger Hite, Business Fundamentals Group, Houston, Texas USA
- Roger B. Hough, Lowell Professional Services, Calgary, Alberta Canada
- Russell Johns, University of Texas, Austin, Texas USA
- Mridul Kumar, Chevron ETC, Houston, Texas USA
- David O. Ogbe, Greatland Solutions, LLC, Greenwood, Colorado USA
- Erdal Ozkan, Colorado School of Mines, Golden Colorado USA
- Hemanta K. Sarma, University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia
- Wolfgang E. Schollnberger, Potomac, Maryland USA
- Mohamed Y. Soliman, Halliburton Energy Services Group, Houston, Texas USA
- Salam P. Salamy, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Cedric K. Ferguson Medal and Certificate (2009)
- Bernhard Hustedt, Brunei Shell, Seria, Brunei (Medal)
- Paul van den Hoek, Shell, Rijswijk, The Netherlands (Certificate): “Induced Fracturing in Reservoir Simulation: Application of a New Coupled Simulator to a Waterflooding Field Example”
Distinguished Service Award (2009)
- Danny Bell, EXCO Resources, Dallas, Texas USA
- Joyce M. I. Holtzclaw, Nations Petroleum Limited, Keene, California USA
- Robert W. Chase, Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio USA
Completions Optimization and Technology Award (2009)
- Joseph A. Ayoub, Schlumberger, Sugarland, Texas USA
Drilling Engineering Award (2010)
- Allen Sinor, Hughes Christensen, The Woodlands, Texas USA
- Phillip D. Pattillo, BP, Houston, Texas USA, was previously approved as the recipient of the 2009 Drilling Engineering Award.
Formation Evaluation Award (2009)
- T. S. Ramakrishnan, Schlumberger, Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Social Responsibility (2009)
- John Veil, Argonne National Laboratories, Washington, DC USA
Management and Information Award (2009)
- Mehrzad Mahdavi, Dexa Systems Incorporated, Houston, Texas USA
Production and Operations Award (2009)
- Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din, Texas A&M, College Station, Texas USA
Projects, Facilities and Construction Award (2009)
- Norman D. McMullen, BP America, Cypress, Texas USA
Public Service Award (2009)
- William J. Milliken, Chevron, San Ramon, California USA
Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award (2009)
- Ram G. Agarwal, PetroTel, Tulsa, Oklahoma USA
Young Member Outstanding Service Award (2009)
- Abhishek Anchilya, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas USA
- Anthony E. Onukwu, Eclipse Petroleum, Aberdeen, Scotland
- Julio C. Soriano, Encana Oil and Gas, Denver, Colorado USA


