John Franklin Carll Award
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John Franklin Carll was a geologist born in1828 who developed many of the subsurface geological methods still in use today. More than a century ago, he expressed the principles of petroleum engineering and geology that established much of the framework for the development of petroleum engineering technology. As an assistant on the Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania, Carll compiled seven reports on oil and gas surveys that are models of conscientious investigation and scientific description. Included in the reports were discussions of oil well rigs and tools as well as a statement of necessity for drillers to keep their own records. In 1875, Carll published strip logs from nine Pennsylvania wells, and he used them for correlation purposes in much the same manner as they are employed today. His work also confirmed the theory that oil sands lie in lens-shaped masses, not in continuous belts, and that oil does not occur in underground pools or lakes, but in pores of sandstone. Carll’s invention of the static pressure sand pump, a removable pump chamber, and an adjustable sleeve for piston rods were of significance to the petroleum industry. Present day geologists often refer to Carll’s reports for data on the early oil industry.
The John Franklin Carll Award, established in 1956, recognizes contributions of technical application and professionalism in petroleum development and recovery. The Carll Award may be given to a nonmember of the Society.
Criteria
The John Franklin Carll Award recognizes distinguished contribution in the application of engineering principles to petroleum development and recovery. Candidates displaying significant achievement in the advancement of the petroleum engineering profession may also be recognized.
- The candidate does not have to be a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers
- The candidate must be living, but the death of a candidate after May 1 does not render them ineligible during that year; the award may be presented posthumously in this case.
- No candidate may receive the award solely on the basis of the technical achievement for which he or she received an SPE technical award, but the technical award should not preclude receiving the John Franklin Carll Award
- Recipients of the Anthony F. Lucas or the Lester C. Uren Award are ineligible for the John Franklin Carll Award for a period of 5 years.
- Current SPE Board of Directors, John Franklin Carll Award committee members, and those who have served in these positions during the past 2 years are not eligible.
- Candidates remain on the active consideration list for 3 years.
- If a candidate is not selected during the 3-year active consideration cycle, they can be renominated the following year if all other eligibility requirements are met.
