| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Edward Runyan is being inducted into the Petroleum |
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| 6 | 7 | | Hall of Fame on April 30, 2023; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Based at the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum in |
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| 8 | 9 | | Midland, the Petroleum Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have |
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| 9 | 10 | | made outstanding contributions to the development of the petroleum |
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| 10 | 11 | | industry in the region; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Ed Runyan is an alumnus of the University of Tulsa, |
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| 12 | 13 | | where he earned both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in |
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| 13 | 14 | | petroleum engineering; he began his career as a reservoir engineer |
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| 14 | 15 | | at Sohio Petroleum Co., before serving in the United States Army and |
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| 15 | 16 | | then moving to Midland to become a district engineer for Sohio in |
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| 16 | 17 | | 1960; he continued acquiring experience in the industry while |
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| 17 | 18 | | working for Permian Enterprises and Elcor Chemical Corporation, |
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| 18 | 19 | | where he was named vice president of the corporation and president |
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| 19 | 20 | | of its Agriculture Chemicals Division in 1963; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, In 1969, Mr. Runyan founded Weeks Petroleum Ltd., |
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| 21 | 22 | | which later became Bell Petroleum Services; he subsequently |
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| 22 | 23 | | established Texon Oil Company, and in 1990, he acquired a |
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| 23 | 24 | | controlling interest in Mid-America Petroleum, which he made |
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| 24 | 25 | | private and renamed Seaboard Oil Company; over the past quarter of a |
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| 25 | 26 | | century, Texon and Seaboard have been credited with the discovery |
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| 26 | 27 | | of several significant oil fields; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Runyan has earned the respect and admiration of |
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| 28 | 29 | | his professional peers through his service in roles such as |
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| 29 | 30 | | president of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, chair of the SPE |
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| 30 | 31 | | Foundation, and president of the American Institute of Mining, |
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| 31 | 32 | | Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers; he and his wife, Marilee |
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| 32 | 33 | | Runyan, are also longtime supporters of the University of Tulsa, |
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| 33 | 34 | | which honored him as a Distinguished Alumnus in 1978; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Ed Runyan has built a reputation as a dynamic leader |
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| 35 | 36 | | and innovator in the petroleum industry, and he may indeed take |
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| 36 | 37 | | pride in this prestigious recognition of his lifetime achievements; |
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| 37 | 38 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | hereby congratulate Edward Runyan on his induction into the |
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| 40 | 41 | | Petroleum Hall of Fame and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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| 41 | 42 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for Mr. Runyan as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | House of Representatives and Senate. |
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| 45 | | - | Craddick |
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| 46 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 47 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 48 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 14 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 49 | | - | 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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| 50 | | - | voting. |
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| 51 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 53 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 14 was adopted by the Senate on |
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| 54 | | - | March 13, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. |
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| 55 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 56 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 57 | | - | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 58 | | - | Date |
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| 59 | | - | __________________ |
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| 60 | | - | Governor |
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