Bill Text: TX HCR158 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the memory of George P. Mitchell on the occasion of his posthumous induction into the Petroleum Hall of Fame.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-01 - Signed by the Governor [HCR158 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR158-Enrolled.html
H.C.R. No. 158 |
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WHEREAS, George P. Mitchell, a Houston oil magnate and | ||
philanthropist and one of the world's most influential energy | ||
pioneers, is being posthumously inducted into the Petroleum Hall of | ||
Fame on May 2, 2019; 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, Born in Galveston on May 21, 1919, George Mitchell | ||
became fascinated by petroleum exploration while working one of the | ||
many summer jobs of his youth; he went on to study petroleum | ||
engineering and geology at Texas A&M University, where he graduated | ||
first in his class in 1940; his training in A&M's Corps of Cadets | ||
led to his service as a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II, | ||
and when the war ended, he joined a newly formed wildcatting | ||
company, Oil Drilling Inc.; after starting out as a consulting | ||
geologist and engineer, he rose to become a partner in the firm and | ||
was eventually named president in 1959; under his leadership, the | ||
company grew into one of the country's largest independent oil and | ||
gas producers; and | ||
WHEREAS, During his career, Mr. Mitchell was involved in the | ||
drilling of more than 10,000 wells that yielded several hundred oil | ||
and gas discoveries; he is best remembered for his experimental and | ||
ultimately successful efforts to employ hydraulic fracturing in the | ||
Barnett Shale, which ushered in the shale gas revolution and | ||
forever transformed the United States energy industry; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Mitchell served his profession as a member of | ||
the National Petroleum Council and, for three terms, as president | ||
of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association; | ||
he was also a director of the Gas Research Institute and a member of | ||
the World Resources Institute Council; along the way, he strongly | ||
supported the National Academy of Sciences in promoting | ||
sustainability practices, and he provided endowments to further the | ||
sustainability goals of the Houston Advanced Research Center and | ||
other institutions; and | ||
WHEREAS, George P. Mitchell is recognized today as the father | ||
of one of the most significant technological innovations of the | ||
21st century, and his myriad achievements over the course of his | ||
life have distinguished him among his peers and rightfully earned | ||
him a place among the industry greats who are enshrined in the | ||
Petroleum Hall of Fame; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby honor the memory of George P. Mitchell on the occasion of his | ||
posthumous induction into the Petroleum Hall of Fame and pay | ||
tribute to him for his remarkable life and legacy; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Mitchell's family 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. 158 was adopted by the House on | ||
April 16, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.C.R. No. 158 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
April 17, 2019, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |