83R3889 LB-D
By: Craddick H.R. No. 69
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Scott D. Sheffield of Midland has been named the
recipient of the 2012 Permian Basin Petroleum Association Top Hand
Award; and
WHEREAS, The chair and chief executive officer of Pioneer
Natural Resources, Mr. Sheffield has led the energy firm since its
founding in 1997; over the years, Pioneer has developed into a
prominent exploration and production company and one of the most
active operators in the country; employing some 3,000 Texans,
Pioneer has been named among the best companies in both the
Dallas-Fort Worth area and the state at large for which to work; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Sheffield attended high school in Tehran, Iran,
during his father's assignment there as an executive with ARCO;
following graduation, he earned his bachelor's degree in petroleum
engineering from The University of Texas; he began his career as a
reservoir engineer with Amoco Production Company in 1975, and four
years later he joined the fledgling Parker & Parsley Petroleum
Company in Midland as its sole staff engineer; he subsequently
became CEO and chair of Parker & Parsley, and in 1997 he oversaw its
merger with MESA, Inc., a union that resulted in the creation of
Pioneer; and
WHEREAS, In addition to providing outstanding leadership for
his company, Mr. Sheffield works with various industry- and
education-related organizations, including boards of the National
Petroleum Council, America's Natural Gas Alliance, and the Maguire
Energy Institute of the Southern Methodist University Cox School of
Business; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his stellar career, Scott
Sheffield has made tremendous contributions to the oil and gas
industry and rendered significant service to the wider community;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Scott D. Sheffield on his receipt
of the 2012 Permian Basin Petroleum Association Top Hand Award and
commend him for the dynamic role he has played in developing this
country's energy resources; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Sheffield as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.