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               SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 11
            
                   WHEREAS, Discovery Operating, Inc. of Midland is 
         
            celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1973; and
         
                   WHEREAS, The business was established by Don Luther Sparks 
         
            and former Midland mayor Ernest E. Angelo Jr. to explore, find, 
         
            and produce oil and gas; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Today, Discovery employs more than 30 full-time 
         
            employees, operating approximately 300 wells within 300 to 400 
         
            miles of Midland; the company's operated production totals 
         
            14,000 barrels of oil per day and 30,000 MCF of natural gas per 
         
            day; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Through the years, the company's leadership has 
         
            demonstrated its commitment to the community and industry 
         
            through community initiatives, elected office, and important 
         
            roles in such institutions as the American Association of 
         
            Drilling Engineers, the Independent Petroleum Association of 
         
            America, the National Society of Petroleum Engineers, the 
         
            Permian Basin Petroleum Association, and the Texas Alliance of 
         
            Energy Producers; and
         
                   WHEREAS, The contributions of Don and Gwyndolyn Sparks, in 
         
            addition to those of many dedicated individuals, have grown 
         
            Discovery into a thriving family operation, involving three 
         
            generations of Sparks family members; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Discovery Operating has made significant 
         
            contributions to the Permian Basin over the course of its 50-year 
         
            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 Senate of the State of Texas, 88th 
         
            Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Discovery 
         
            Operating, Inc. on its semicentennial and extend to all those 
         
            associated with the company sincere best wishes for continued 
         
            success; and, be it further
         
                   RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be 
         
            prepared for Discovery Operating, Inc. as an expression of high 
         
            regard from the Texas Senate.
         
            Sparks
         
            ________________________________ 
         
                President of the Senate
         
                I hereby certify that the 
         
            above Resolution was adopted by 
         
            the Senate on October 12, 2023.
         
            ________________________________ 
         
                Secretary of the Senate
         
            ________________________________ 
         
                 Member, Texas Senate


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 11
	WHEREAS, Discovery Operating, Inc. of Midland is
	celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1973; and
	WHEREAS, The business was established by Don Luther Sparks
	and former Midland mayor Ernest E. Angelo Jr. to explore, find,
	and produce oil and gas; and
	WHEREAS, Today, Discovery employs more than 30 full-time
	employees, operating approximately 300 wells within 300 to 400
	miles of Midland; the company's operated production totals
	14,000 barrels of oil per day and 30,000 MCF of natural gas per
	day; and
	WHEREAS, Through the years, the company's leadership has
	demonstrated its commitment to the community and industry
	through community initiatives, elected office, and important
	roles in such institutions as the American Association of
	Drilling Engineers, the Independent Petroleum Association of
	America, the National Society of Petroleum Engineers, the
	Permian Basin Petroleum Association, and the Texas Alliance of
	Energy Producers; and
	WHEREAS, The contributions of Don and Gwyndolyn Sparks, in
	addition to those of many dedicated individuals, have grown
	Discovery into a thriving family operation, involving three
	generations of Sparks family members; and
	WHEREAS, Discovery Operating has made significant
	contributions to the Permian Basin over the course of its 50-year
	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 Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Discovery
	Operating, Inc. on its semicentennial and extend to all those
	associated with the company sincere best wishes for continued
	success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
	prepared for Discovery Operating, Inc. as an expression of high
	regard from the Texas Senate.

	Sparks



		________________________________
		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on October 12, 2023.



		________________________________
		Secretary of the Senate



		________________________________
		Member, Texas Senate