Intervention Technology Award
Recognizing outstanding technical innovation for well intervention, this is an award you want to add to your credentials.
Call for Entries
Entries for the 2026 20th Annual Intervention Technology Award have now closed.
All finalists will be required to make a short presentation to the panel of judges (comprised of ICoTA Board members) on the Monday just prior to the annual SPE/ICoTA Well Intervention Conference at the Waterway Marriott Hotel in The Woodlands, Texas. If a finalist is unable to present during this time, the submitted technology will be disqualified for the award.
Criteria
Innovative use of an existing technology or application of a new technology
Implementation and refinement of the technology over time or in a single project.
The technology must have been applied in a well intervention operation, for the first time, within the last 18 months
What is the purpose of the technology?
What is new, innovative or an improvement about the technology? (Describe the technology)
What distinguishes this technology from existing or previous technology already available?
Explain and quantify, if possible, how the technology benefits your clients and/or the industry.
Latest Winners
2026 Intervention Technology Award goes to Wellvene!
Congratulations to Wellvene for winning the 2026 ICoTA Intervention Technology Award!
Previous Award Winners
2025 Intervention Technology Award goes to TechnipFMC for its Riserless Coiled Tubing Technology!
Congratulations to TechnipFMC, recipient of the 2025 Intervention Technology Award, for its Riserless Coiled Tubing Technology!
2024 Intervention Technology Award Winner
Congratulations to SLB, recipient of the 2024 Intervention Technology Award, for its SIMextra™ Retrievable Bridge Plug technology.
2023 Intervention Technology Award Winner
Congratulations to DarkVision, recipient of the 2023 Intervention Technology Award, for its HADES-T™ technology.
2022 Intervention Technology Award Winner
Schlumberger has been awarded the 2022 Intervention Technology Award from ICoTA for its Dual-String P&A Barrier Evaluation technology.
Schlumberger - ReSOLVE iX Slot Cutter - 2021 Award
Schlumberger has been awarded the 2021 Intervention Technology Award from ICoTA for its ReSOLVE iX Slot Cutter technology.
Aramco Overseas and Target Intervention - Electrical Well Test Tool - 2020 Award
Aramco and Target Intervention has been awarded the 2020 Intervention Technology Award from ICoTA for its Electrical Well Test Tool.
Halliburton - Electromagnetic Pipe Xaminer® V (EPX™ V) - 2019 Award
Halliburton awarded has been awarded the prestigious Intervention Technology Award from the Intervention and Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA) for its Electromagnetic Pipe Xaminer® V (EPX™ V).
Well-SENSE Technology Ltd. - FLI Fiberline Intervention - 2018 Award
Downhole technology specialist, Well-SENSE, has been awarded the prestigious Intervention Technology Award from the Intervention and Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA) for its pioneering FiberLine Intervention (FLI) Technology.
BiSN - Wel-lok M2M™ Water Shut-Off Tool - 2017 Award
The uniquely developed BiSN technology, branded ‘Wel-lok M2M™’ simply put means sealing the well with metal to metal. It has been run in numerous locations around the world in both on and offshore environments.
E Plug - TorcPlug® Single Trip Multiple Set and Retrieve Bridge Plug Technology - 2016 Award
The TorcPlug® is a barrier plug that can be set and released in the same run (multiple set and release), without having to release from the Plug itself, which is also risk reducing with respect to debris.
Tenaris - BlueCoil Technology - 2015 Award
BlueCoil™ technology is based on new steel designs and new manufacturing processes developed by Tenaris to produce coiled tubing that is stronger and more fatigue and environmentally resistant throughout its structure.