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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Edward Runyan is being inducted into the Petroleum |
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Hall of Fame on April 30, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Based at the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum in |
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Midland, the Petroleum Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have |
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made outstanding contributions to the development of the petroleum |
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industry in the region; and |
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WHEREAS, Ed Runyan is an alumnus of the University of Tulsa, |
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where he earned both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in |
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petroleum engineering; he began his career as a reservoir engineer |
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at Sohio Petroleum Co., before serving in the United States Army and |
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then moving to Midland to become a district engineer for Sohio in |
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1960; he continued acquiring experience in the industry while |
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working for Permian Enterprises and Elcor Chemical Corporation, |
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where he was named vice president of the corporation and president |
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of its Agriculture Chemicals Division in 1963; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1969, Mr. Runyan founded Weeks Petroleum Ltd., |
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which later became Bell Petroleum Services; he subsequently |
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established Texon Oil Company, and in 1990, he acquired a |
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controlling interest in Mid-America Petroleum, which he made |
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private and renamed Seaboard Oil Company; over the past quarter of a |
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century, Texon and Seaboard have been credited with the discovery |
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of several significant oil fields; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Runyan has earned the respect and admiration of |
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his professional peers through his service in roles such as |
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president of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, chair of the SPE |
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Foundation, and president of the American Institute of Mining, |
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Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers; he and his wife, Marilee |
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Runyan, are also longtime supporters of the University of Tulsa, |
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which honored him as a Distinguished Alumnus in 1978; and |
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WHEREAS, Ed Runyan has built a reputation as a dynamic leader |
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and innovator in the petroleum industry, and he may indeed take |
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pride in this prestigious recognition of his lifetime achievements; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Edward Runyan on his induction into the |
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Petroleum Hall of Fame and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Runyan as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |