| Prof | Xiaojun | Tang | Xi’an Jiaotong University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Xiaohui | Ren | Yancheng Institute of technology | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Xiao-Ping | Chen | University of Washington | United States | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xianli | Xue | Tianjin university of science and technology | China | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Ms | Wu | Zhineng | Hebei University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | WeonJae | Kim | Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Wente | Niu | Yanshan University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Wencai | YANG | Zhejiang University | China | Best Innovation Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Wei | Wang | Nanyang Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Valentina | Grebenshchikova | Institute of Geochemistry, SB RAS | Russia | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |