88R8469 BPG-D
 
  By: Craddick H.C.R. No. 18
 
 
 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, The Eastland Oil Company of Midland is celebrating
  the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2023; and
         WHEREAS, A privately held exploration and production
  company, the business traces its roots to the A. M. Donnelly
  Drilling Company, established by Arthur Matthew Donnelly; he began
  his career about 1891, working for the Standard Oil Company and
  operating a gas distribution system in upstate New York; following
  the turn of the century, he set out for Oklahoma with his family;
  and
         WHEREAS, The company drilled wells in Kansas and Oklahoma
  before establishing its first Texas wells in Denton County in 1914;
  that year, it also contracted with Mid-West Oil to drill in the
  Artesia Field in New Mexico; four years later, it began operations
  in Eastland County, where it discovered the Martin Field;
  A. M. Donnelly then incorporated the firm as the Eastland Oil
  Company; and
         WHEREAS, Eastland moved its headquarters to Fort Worth in
  1924; after World War II, George Donnelly Jr., a geologist, opened
  an office in Monahans; he mapped much of the Permian Basin and
  initiated the company's efforts in the development of numerous
  fields across the region; in 1977, Eastland Oil relocated to
  Midland; and
         WHEREAS, Today, Eastland Oil operates more than 60 wells in
  West Texas and eastern New Mexico; through the years, the company's
  leadership has demonstrated its commitment to the industry through
  important roles in such institutions as the Bureau of Economic
  Geology, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists
  Foundation, and the Petroleum Museum; current president Robert R.
  "Robin" Donnelly represents the fourth generation to guide the
  firm, and his son, Garrett Donnelly, has served as vice president
  since 2018; and
         WHEREAS, The Eastland Oil Company has made significant
  contributions to the Permian Basin over the course of its long
  history, and it stands as an inspiring example of the success that
  can be realized by hardworking, visionary entrepreneurs in the Lone
  Star State; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby congratulate the Eastland Oil Company on its centennial and
  extend to all those associated with the firm sincere best wishes for
  continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives and Senate.