SPE Peer-Reviewed Publications Awards

Every year, SPE recognizes editors and reviewers who have made an exceptional effort to ensure the technical excellence of the Society’s peer-reviewed journals. For their contributions, these individuals are awarded the SPE Peer-Reviewed Publications Outstanding Reviewer or Associate Editor Award.

Criteria is based on completed assessments between 1 July–30 June and the awards are then delivered annually in October. Award recipients are given a certificate as well as recognition in their respective SPE journal and in the Journal of Petroleum Technology (JPT). Recipients are justified by merit only. No special consideration is given to diversity factors.*

A Peer Apart Honorees

SPE created A Peer Apart in 2007 to recognize dedicated individuals who have been involved in the peer review of 100 or more papers. Members who commit their time to peer review papers make substantial contributions to the industry’s literature by helping to ensure that the papers published in SPE’s technical journals are of the highest quality. Over time, these individuals volunteer hundreds of hours to the Society, making SPE journals a valuable resource for the industry. 

In 2025, 14 individuals joined the elite group, bringing the total membership of A Peer Apart to 235 dedicated members.

2025 Honorees

Salam Al-Rbeawi, Middle East Technical University–Northern Cyprus Campus
Pål Østebø Andersen, University of Stavanger (UiS)
Garfield Bowen, Ridgeway Kite
Yuguang Chen, Chevron
Xiao (Jimmy) Jin, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
Apostolos Kantzas, University of Calgary
Fei Li, Xi’an Shiyou University
Yuanbo Lin, Chevron
Omar Mahmoud, Future University
Artur Posenato Garcia, Chevron Technology Center
Bo Ren, Aramco Houston Research Center
David Rousseau, IFP Energies nouvelles
Chicheng Xu, Open Petro AI
K.C. Yeung, Partners Energy Development Corp.
 

Ramadan Ahmed, University of Oklahoma
Mark S. Brinsden, Vektor Energy
Abbas Firoozabadi, Reservoir Engineering Research Institute
Zoya Heidari, University of Texas at Austin
W. Scott Meddaugh, Midwestern State University
Stephane Menand, Helmerich & Payne
Hadi Nasrabadi, Texas A&M University
Evren M. Ozbayoglu, University of Tulsa
Dongmei Wang, University of North Dakota
Feifei Zhang, Yangtze University

Emad W. Al-Shalabi, Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Abdulkareem M. AlSofi, Saudi Aramco
Roman Bulgachev, bp
Shengli Chen, Louisiana State University
Hassan Dehghanpour, University of Alberta
Michael J. Fuller, Chevron
Sanbai Li, Southern University of Science and Technology
Joachim B. Moortgat, The Ohio State University
Amit K. Singh, Chevron
Junichi Sugiura, Sanvean Technologies
Gabor Takacs, Miskolc University
Claas H. Van Der Zwaag, Equinor
Denis V. Voskov, Delft University of Technology

Baojun Bai, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Bailian Chen, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Zhiming Chen, China University of Petroleum-Beijing
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, The Pennsylvania State University
Kirk S. Hansen, retired from Shell
Miao Zhang, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Yiyan Chen, Schlumberger
Barkim Demirdal, Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Yaqing Fan, Shell International E&P
Jincong He, Chevron
Sezai Ucan, Libertad Energia
“Joe” Yunxu Zhou, National Oilwell Varco

Mariela G. Araujo Fresky, Shell (2020)
Luis F. Ayala, The Pennsylvania State University (2020)
Surendra Bateja, Consultant (2020)
Steffen Berg, Shell Global Solutions (2020)
Christopher R. Clarkson, University of Calgary (2020)
Eric Delamaide, IFP Technologies Canada (2020)
David G. Kersey, Consultant (2020)
Saeid Khorsandi, Chevron (2020)
Knut-Andreas Lie, SINTEF (2020)
Hassan Mahani, Shell (2020)
Ryosuke Okuno, The University of Texas at Austin (2020)
Ray (Zhenhua) Rui, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2020)
Jesús M. Salazar, Marathon Oil (2020)
Javier Sanchez Reyes, Schlumberger (2020)
Josephina M. Schembre-McCabe, Chevron (2020)
Jonathan J. Wylde, Clariant Oil Services (2020)
Turhan Yildiz, Red Rocks Engineering (2020)
Fengshou Zhang, Tongji University (2020)
Andrew S. Zheng, Schlumberger (2020)

Stephen W. Almond, Steve Almond Consulting (2017)
F. Omer Alpak, Shell (2016)
Vladimir Alvarado, University of Wyoming (2016)
Subhash C. Ayirala, Saudi Aramco (2017)
Tayfun Babadagli, University of Alberta (2013)
Stephen A. Baumgartner, Marathon Oil (2017)
Glen Benge, Benge Consulting (2013) 
Reidar B. Bratvold, University of Stavanger (2017)
Frank F. Chang, Saudi Aramco (2015)
Shilin Chen, Halliburton Security DBS (2015)
Williams Chirinos, Inexertus (2018)
Yildiray Cinar, Saudi Aramco (2018)
Peter J. Clifford, BP Exploration Europe (2015)
James N. Collins, ConocoPhillips (2013)
Gökhan Coskuner, Husky Energy (2014)
Michael G. Edwards, Swansea University (2017)
Reza Fassihi, BHP Billiton Petroleum (2018)
Niall Fleming, Statoil (2015)
Wayne W. Frenier, Consultant (2015)
Guohua Gao, Shell (2015)
Richard Hallam, BP America (2014)
Byron Haynes, Shell (2014)
*Stephen Holditch, S.A. Holditch & Associates (2013) 
Florian Hollaender, Schlumberger (2014)
Joyce Holtzclaw, E&B Natural Resources Management (2016)
Mehdi M. Honarpour, BHP Billiton (2017)
Hussein Hoteit, Chevron (2016)
Richard D. Hutchins, Gel Solutions (2017)

*Deceased

Christopher J. Jablonowski, Shell (2015)
Farzam Javadpour, University of Texas at Austin (2014)
Robert Jeffrey, SCT Operations (2014)
Seung I. Kam, Louisiana State University (2018)
Frank Koch, Koch Decisions (2013)
Sunil L. Kokal, Saudi Aramco (2018)
Stephen E. Laubach, The University of Texas at Austin (2015)
Silviu Livescu, Baker Hughes Canada (2015)
Gavin Longmuir, Consulting Petroleum Engineers (2017)
Joao Carlos R. Placido, Petrobras (2017)
Kaibin Qiu, Schlumberger (2014)
Douglas Ruth, University of Manitoba (2014)
Randall Seright, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (2013)
Vijay K. Shrivastava, Computer Modelling Group (2018)
Elizabeth J. Spiteri, Bluecrest Alaska Operating (2017)
Gary Teletzke, ExxonMobil Upstream Research (2014)
Peter Valko, Texas A&M University (2014)
Diederik van Batenburg, Shell Global Solutions (2014)
Shugang Wang, Chevron (2017)
G. Paul Willhite, University of Kansas (2016)
Harvey Yarranton, University of Calgary (2016)
Ding Zhu, Texas A&M University (2017)

Bernt Aadnoy, University of Stavanger (2012)
Roberto Aguilera, University of Calgary (2011)
Yucel Akkutlu, Texas A&M University (2012)
Mark Alberty, Hess Corporation (2007)
Syed A. Ali, Schlumberger (2007)
Anil Ambastha, Chevron Nigeria (2007)
Kenneth Arnold, WorleyParsons (2007)
Cosan Ayan, Schlumberger (2007)
Khalid Aziz, Stanford University (2007)
William J. Bailey, Schlumberger (2007)
John W. Barker, Gaffney, Cline & Associates (2007)
Stephen Begg, University of Adelaide (2007)
Dennis Beliveau, Consultant (2007)
Elmo Blount, Elmo Blount & Associates (2007)
Harold Brannon, Baker Hughes (2008)
Johannes Bruining, Delft University of Technology (2007)
Jill Buckley, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (2007)
Robert C. Burton, ConocoPhillips (2007)
Rodolfo Camacho Velazquez, Pemex (2011)
Curtis Cheatham, Weatherford (2009)
Lee Y. Chin, retired from ConocoPhillips (2011)
Peter Christman, Quantum Reservoir Impact (2007)
Craig Cipolla, Hess Corporation (2012)
Ian R. Collins, BP Exploration (2007)
Robert E. Cooper, Whatcom Energy Resources (2007)
Steven Crary, Schlumberger Saudi Arabia (2012)
Jose C. Cunha, Chevron (2007)
David A. Curry, Baker Hughes (2007)
Vilgeir Dalen, Statoil (2007)
Ali Daneshy, Daneshy Consultants (2007)
*Neal Davis, Consultant (2007)
Rapier Dawson, retired from ExxonMobil Drilling (2007)
Wolfgang Deeg, Devon Energy (2007)
Mojdeh Delshad, University of Texas (2010)
Birol Dindoruk, Shell (2007)
Galen Dino, Audubon Engineering Solutions (2007)
Sandor Doleschall, retired from Hungarian Hydrocarbon Institute (2007)
Patrick Egermann, GDF SUEZ (2009)
Christine Ehlig-Economides, University of Houston (2007)
Turgay Ertekin, Pennsylvania State University (2007)
John Fair, retired from Chevron (2007)
Behrooz Fattahi, The EnerTrain Institute (2007)
Dale Fitz, ExxonMobil Upstream Research (2007)
Joe Fram, Consultant (2007)
Ali Ghalambor, Oil Center Research (2008)
James Gilman, iReservoir.com (2007)
Sam Gomersall, CO2Deepstore (2007)
Phillip C. Harris, retired from Halliburton Energy Services (2007)
Roy Hartley, Roy Hartley PE Ltd (2009)
Dimitrios Hatzignatiou, University of Stavanger (2011)
Chun Huh, University of Texas at Austin (2007)
Russell T. Johns, Pennsylvania State University (2007)
Alan Johnson, Shell (2007)
*Rainer Juergens, MICON Gmbh & Co. KG (2007)
Shah Kabir, Hess Corporation (2007)
Medhat Kamal, Chevron (2007)
Ekrem Kasap, Shell Technology Centre Bangalore (2007)
Hossein Kazemi, Colorado School of Mines (2007)
Mohan Kelkar, University of Tulsa (2007)

*Deceased

Jitendra Kikani, Chevron (2007)
Gregory W. King, ExxonMobil (2007)
Anthony Kovscek, Stanford University (2009)
Paul Krumrine, Waste Policy Institute (2007)
David Larue, Chevron (2007)
Lilian Lo, ConocoPhillips (2007)
Edward Malachosky, Chevron (2007)
John N. Mason, BP Exploration (2007)
Keith Millheim, Nautilus International (2007)
Jennifer Miskimins, Barree & Associates (2007)
Robert F. Mitchell, retired from Halliburton (2007)
Shahab Mohaghegh, West Virginia University (2007)
Kishore Mohanty, University of Texas at Austin (2007)
Carl Montgomery, NSI Technologies (2007)
Larry Moran, ConocoPhillips (2007)
Lee Morgenthaler, Shell (2007)
Necmettin Mungan, Mungan Petroleum Consultants (2007)
*Hisham Nasr-El-Din, Texas A&M University (2011)
Shauna Noonan, ConocoPhillips (2011)
Stephen Norris, Anadarko Petroleum (2007)
Dean Oliver, Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research (2007)
Mustafa Onur, Istanbul Teknik Universitesi (2012)
Chris Osborne, BP Exploration (2007)
Liang-Biao Ouyang, Chevron (2009)
Erdal Ozkan, Colorado School of Mines (2007)
Lincoln Paterson, CSIRO Petroleum (2007)
*Donald Peaceman, retired (2007)
Rajagopal Raghavan, retired from ConocoPhillips (2007)
Albertus Retnanto, Schlumberger (2007)
Simon W. Richards, Consultant (2010)
Jasper Ring, Chevron (2011)
William Rossen, Delft University of Technology (2007)
Robello Samuel, Halliburton (2007)
James J. Sheng, Texas Tech University (2009)
Pål Skalle, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2008)
Robert Skopec, PAI Engineers & Consultants (2007)
*Derry D. Sparlin, retired (2007)
Eve Sprunt, Chevron (2007)
Brian Tarr, Shell (2007)
Carl Thaemlitz, ARAMCO Services (2008)
Marco Thiele, Streamsim Technologies (2010)
Sally A. Thomas, ConocoPhillips (2007)
John L. Thorogood, Drilling Global Consultant (2007)
Robert Urbanowski, Precision Drilling Oilfield Services (2007)
Cor Van Kruijsdijk, Shell (2007)
Omar Varela, ExxonMobil Upstream Research (2010)
Gerald Verbeek, Verbeek Management Services (2007)
Dyung T. Vo, Chevron Global Upstream (2007)
Harold R. (Hal) Warner Jr, Warner Consulting Services (2007)
Norman Warpinski, Pinnacle (2007)
Michael J. Webster, BP (2012)
Dean Wehunt, Chevron (2009)
Geoffrey Weighill, retired from BP (2007)
Michael L. Wiggins, Consultant (2007)
Nick Wolf, W M Oilfield Consultants (2007)
Burak Yeten, Chevron (2011)
Yannis Yortsos, University of Southern California (2007)
Christoph Zerbst, Petroleum Development Oman (2010)

Outstanding Technical Reviewer Award

Technical Reviewers who have distinguished themselves in terms of review quality, timeliness, and communication with editors are nominated by an Associate Editor (self-nominations are not permitted) and selected under the following criteria:

  • Fully meets the Eligibility requirements of the Technical Editor position
  • Number of completed reviews (preferred minimum is 3 in 12 months)
  • Reviewer score should be 3.5 or higher
  • High-quality reviews displaying a broad understanding of current technologies in a specific discipline completed within the requested timeframe <14 days (no review to exceed 21 days)

Each Associate Editor may nominate 1–2 candidates. From this list, the Executive Editor(s) of each journal will select up to, but no more than 20 award recipients per journal. Candidates can be nominated in consecutive years.

Outstanding Associate Editor Award

Starting in 2022, SPE will recognize high-performing Associate Editors who have distinguished themselves in terms of ability to manage a paper’s timeliness, stay in regular communication with staff and reviewers, and the quality/completeness of both reviewer feedback and Associate Editor recommendations. These individuals are nominated by the Executive Editor (self-nominations are not permitted) and selected under the following criteria:

  • Fully meets the Deliverables and Expectations of the Associate Editor position
  • Number of finalized recommendations (preferred minimum is 3 in 12 months)
    • Weight will be given to the complexity of the manuscript cases (with proper substantiation)
  • Review process completed within the requested timeframe <30 days; time to recommendation (no recommendation to exceed 45 days)

Each Executive Editor of a journal may nominate up to three candidates. All nominations are approved by the Editor-in-Chief. Candidates cannot be nominated in consecutive years.

*Volunteers who reside in countries sanctioned by the United States and the European Union are not eligible to be a recipient of the SPE Peer-Reviewed Publications Outstanding Editor Award. Learn more about sanctions.