Bill Text: TX HCR18 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Eastland Oil Company of Midland on its centennial.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-27 - Signed by the Governor [HCR18 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR18-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 18 | ||
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| 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; | ||
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| 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. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 18 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 18 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| March 13, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
