Bill Text: TX HCR14 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Edward Runyan on his induction into the Petroleum Hall of Fame.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-27 - Signed by the Governor [HCR14 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR14-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 14 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Edward Runyan is being inducted into the Petroleum | ||
| Hall of Fame on April 30, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Based at the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum in | ||
| Midland, the Petroleum Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have | ||
| made outstanding contributions to the development of the petroleum | ||
| industry in the region; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ed Runyan is an alumnus of the University of Tulsa, | ||
| where he earned both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in | ||
| petroleum engineering; he began his career as a reservoir engineer | ||
| at Sohio Petroleum Co., before serving in the United States Army and | ||
| then moving to Midland to become a district engineer for Sohio in | ||
| 1960; he continued acquiring experience in the industry while | ||
| working for Permian Enterprises and Elcor Chemical Corporation, | ||
| where he was named vice president of the corporation and president | ||
| of its Agriculture Chemicals Division in 1963; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1969, Mr. Runyan founded Weeks Petroleum Ltd., | ||
| which later became Bell Petroleum Services; he subsequently | ||
| established Texon Oil Company, and in 1990, he acquired a | ||
| controlling interest in Mid-America Petroleum, which he made | ||
| private and renamed Seaboard Oil Company; over the past quarter of a | ||
| century, Texon and Seaboard have been credited with the discovery | ||
| of several significant oil fields; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Runyan has earned the respect and admiration of | ||
| his professional peers through his service in roles such as | ||
| president of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, chair of the SPE | ||
| Foundation, and president of the American Institute of Mining, | ||
| Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers; he and his wife, Marilee | ||
| Runyan, are also longtime supporters of the University of Tulsa, | ||
| which honored him as a Distinguished Alumnus in 1978; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ed Runyan has built a reputation as a dynamic leader | ||
| and innovator in the petroleum industry, and he may indeed take | ||
| pride in this prestigious recognition of his lifetime achievements; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby congratulate Edward Runyan on his induction into the | ||
| Petroleum Hall of Fame and extend to him sincere best wishes for the | ||
| future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Runyan as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 14 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 14 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| March 13, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
