Research Interests
Groundwater-resource protection
State and Federal environmental laws and regulations governing oil and gas exploration and production operations
Examination and investigation of cost-effective regulatory opportunities, approaches, and solutions
 
Education

B.S. Geology, West Texas State University, 1963

M.S. Geology, Texas Tech University, 1975
 
Professional History

Assistant Division Director for Environmental Programs and Director of Field Operations, Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division, 1992–1995

Director, Underground Injection Control, Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division, 1980–1992

Chief of Solid Waste and Underground Injection, Texas Department of Water Resources, 1977–1980

Chief of Geological Services, Texas Water Quality Board, 1969–1977
 
Selected Publications

Mullican, J. W., 1967, Geological journal of Palo Duro Canyon: Texas Parks and Wildlife, January.

Mullican, J. W., 1977, Underground injection of liquid waste can be environmentally sound: Water & Sewage Works Journal, December.
 
Selected Committees

Past President, Ground Water Protection Research Foundation (research arm of the Ground Water Protection Council)

Member, Executive Committee, Ground Water Protection Council/Research Foundation

Member, Federal Advisory Committee to EPA on Class II injection wells, 1993

Member, National Drinking Water Advisory Council, 1984
 
Awards

Regional Administrators Award for Outstanding Service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1995

Outstanding Service Award for Year 1988, Railroad Commission of Texas
 
Contact

Jerry W. Mullican
Research Fellow
Bureau of Economic Geology
The University of Texas at Austin
University Station, Box X
Austin, Texas 78713-8924
E-mail: jerry.mullican@beg.utexas.edu
Telephone: 512-471-9262
Updated 08/06/01