| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xianli | Xue | Tianjin university of science and technology | China | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Xiao-Ping | Chen | University of Washington | United States | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Xiaohui | Ren | Yancheng Institute of technology | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Xiaojun | Tang | Xi’an Jiaotong University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | xin | wang | Harbin Engineering University | China | Excellence in Research Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xiong | Ding | School of Geoscience and Technology, Southwest Petroleum University | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yang | Zhao | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yang | Li | Chongqing University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Yang | Guo | Changzhou University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yang-En | You | Hefei University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |