Awards
ICoTA's Intervention Technology Award recognizes outstanding technical innovation or application of technology for well intervention. The application of the new intervention technology or technique should demonstrate; reduced risk, increased production, improved safety or minimized environmental impact.

Annual Intervention Technology Award
Awarded first in 2007, this highly sought award recognizes both the contribution to innovation and the introduction of new technologies within the well intervention arena.
As of today, it is the most established and longest running award which ICoTA has globally. The aim is to recognize a service company and/or operator for the application of technological innovation in well intervention.
Judged by industry peers, all experienced practitioners in the area of well intervention and coiled tubing; this award is highly prized and will be considered annually by ICoTA to support its mission: “To enhance communication, gather technical expertise and promote safety, training competency and industry accepted practices”.
Winners are presented with a perpetual trophy and an individual award which they can retain. In addition to public recognition during the SPE/ICoTA Well Intervention Conference, the recipient's success in pushing forward the boundaries of well intervention and coiled tubing technology is also publicized widely throughout the industry.
Intervention Technology Award Winners

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.
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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.
Read more ⟶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.
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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).
Read more ⟶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.
Read more ⟶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.
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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.
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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.
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Welltec - Welltec Lateral Intervention Tool WLIT™ - 2014 Award
A tool designed to address the challenges of intervening in multilateral, Maximum Reservoir Contact (MRC) and Extreme Reservoir Contact (ERC) wells.
Read more ⟶Welltec - Well Cutter Tool - 2013 Award
A tool that enables efficient, safe drill pipe, liner, tubing and casing recovery operations without the need for explosives.
Read more ⟶Schlumberger - LIVE Digital Slickline Trigger - 2012 Award
Safe, On-Demand, Efficient and Recordable Perforating on Slickline. Presented by Matthew Billingham, Global Domain Champion, Slickline Perforating/Remedial Services, Schlumberger.
Read more ⟶Schlumberger - LIVE Digital Slickline Service - 2011 Award
LIVE digital slickline services enable a wider range of activities to be performed with precision, control and certainty, anywhere with slickline access.
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