This year, in the framework of the 15^th International Scientific and Practical Coiled Tubing, Hydraulic Fracturing and Well Intervention Conference the first winners of Intervention Technology Award were chosen and the corresponding awards were presented.

This Award was established in the beginning of 2014 by the Russian Chapter of The Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA). It’s the Russian version of the Award that is presented by the US Chapter of IСoTA during the Annual CT & WI Conference in Woodlands, Texas.

This year, presentation of the Russian version of the Intervention Technology Award was carried out for the first time.

During the whole year of 2014, the Russian Chapter of ICoTA with the help of Coiled Tubing Times Journal has been conducting a survey among the readers of the Journal and users of cttimes.org website, the major part of which are oil and gas professionals. Based on the results of the survey, a number of companies were shortlisted in each of the Award categories. Special jury comprising the members of ICoTA Board of Directors (Russian Chapter) and the members of the Coiled Tubing Times Editorial Board chose the winners according to specific (for each category) qualitative and quantitative criteria. The main focus was made on the successful application of advanced technologies.

The winners of the Intervention Technology Award were chosen in 8 different categories.

The following companies were shortlisted in the category “Best company in the sphere of coiled tubing technologies application in Russia and CIS countries”:

• Tatneft-AktyubinskRemService
• Ural-Design-PNP
• FracJet-Volga
• BVT-Vostok

According to the results of jury voting, FracJet-Volga was pronounced the winner. A special prize from the Primary Sponsor of the Conference was given to Ural-Design-PNP.

The following companies were shortlisted in the category «Best company in the sphere of hydraulic fracturing operations in Russia and CIS countries»:

• Tatneft-LeninogorskRemService
• Belorusneft
• Yug-Neftegas (Ukraine)

According to the results of jury voting, Tatneft-LeninogorskRemService was pronounced the winner.

The following companies were shortlisted in the category «Best international company in the sphere of hydraulic fracturing operations»:

• Trican Well Service
• Schlumberger
• EWS
• CWS International

According to the results of jury voting, Trican Well Service was pronounced the winner.

The following companies were shortlisted in the category «Best innovating company in Russia and CIS countries»:

• RITEK
• Targin
• Belorusneft

According to the results of jury voting, Belorusneft was pronounced the winner.

The following companies were shortlisted in the category «Breakthrough of the year – the fastest-growing company»:

• Packer Service
• BVT-Vostok
• «EQUIPMENT SERVICES LTD» (Kazakhstan)

According to the results of jury voting, Packer Service was pronounced the winner.

The following companies were shortlisted in the category «Best international company on the Russian oilfield service market»:

• Schlumberger
• Weatherford
• Trican Well Service
• Halliburton

According to the results of jury voting, Schlumberger was pronounced the winner.

The following companies were shortlisted in the category «Best company-manufacturer of high-tech oilfield service equipment on the territory of Common Free Market Zone»:

• NOV Fidmash
• RGM-Neft-Gas-Service
• Sibneftemash
• Grasis

According to the results of jury voting, NOV Fidmash was pronounced the winner.

The following companies were shortlisted in the category «Financial institution that promotes high-tech oilfield services in Russia»:

• VTB-leasing
• Technostroyleasing
• Promagroleasing
• Gazprom Leasing

According to the results of jury voting, Technostroyleasing was pronounced the winner.

The program of this year Conference was highly topical and included a total of 30 reports. A poll was organized among the Conference participants to determine the best reporter of the Conference. Because of the fact that there were many worthy reports, it was decided to award several reporters instead of just one.

The “Best reporter of the Conference” Award was presented to: Rubin Ahmetshin, Chief Engineer, Tatneft-AktyubinskRemService, LLC (report “Case records of coiled tubing technologies application at the fields of Tatarstan”); Dmitriy Tretjakov, Lead Design Engineer, RUP PO Belorusneft (report “Technology of deep penetration filtration channels creation”), Lyubov Magadova, professor of the I.M. Gubkin RSU of Oil and Gas (report “New developments of the I.M. Gubkin RSU of Oil and Gas in the sphere of oil production”).

Therefore, a new tradition was started. Presentation of the Intervention Technology Award will be carried out annually in the framework of International Scientific and Practical Coiled Tubing, Hydraulic Fracturing and Well Intervention Conference.

We invite our readers to actively take part in the process of selection of the Intervention Technology Award 2015 nominees.