ECMC Permit Completion Specialist; PSRS II

Position: ECMC Permit Completion Specialist (PSRS II)
This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

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Consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. It's our mission to manage and conserve Colorado's natural resources for the benefit of people today - and tomorrow. That means we have to balance development with conservation so the state we all love provides similar opportunities for our children and their children.

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The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

In addition to offering rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

* Medical, Vision and Dental plans

* Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans

* Paid life insurance

* Short- and long-term disability coverage

* Employee Wellness programs

* Flexible Spending Accounts

* Health Savings Accounts

* 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave

* Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options

* Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system

* Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

For more detailed information, please visit State of Colorado Employee Benefits

About Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission (ECMC):

The Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) regulates the development and production of Colorado's natural resources, including oil and gas, geothermal energy, and carbon capture and storage. The ECMC's mission is to do so in a way that protects the environment, public health, safety, and welfare.

The Planning and Permitting (P&P) Unit is responsible for reviewing all permit applications for the construction of oil and gas locations and wells pursuant to current ECMC Rules, mission, and the Oil & Gas Conservation Act (the Act), as amended by SB 19-181. Additionally, this Unit is responsible for reviewing permit applications for emerging energy technologies, primarily in the areas of Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) Class VI wells, deep geothermal wells, and underground natural gas storage per SB 23-285 and SB 23-16, signed May 23, 2023.

The Permit/Completions team is part of the P&P Unit and reviews all mineral development and other energy technologies from a downhole perspective, including reviewing spacing and pooling applications (as part of or independently from Oil and Gas Development Plan (OGDP) applications) to ensure the protection of correlative rights and the legal completion of wellbores. Their review of hearing applications, in particular, ensures compliance with the 500-series Rules, and includes technical review of any submitted geologic testimony.

Additionally the Permit/Completions team reviews the Drilling Completion reports, Completed Interval reports as well as the Well Abandonment reports to ensure compliance with ECMC Rules, Regulations, Policies, and industry standards.

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

This position reviews applications to determine the permit conditions necessary to address the geological conditions at the location of the proposed well or unit. The geological review includes an assessment of: the target formation subsurface elevations; the wellbore orientation and track; the geographic extent of the production area to confirm that minerals underlying land outside of the Operator's mineral rights will not be drained or otherwise diminished;

a review of other wells potentially impacted by the Operator well or unit; the as built well construction to confirm permit compliance; and, subsequent changes to the well, operations, or ownership to identify additional permit conditions, sufficiency of financial assurance, and, ultimately, the adequacy of any plugging operations to prevent the production of minerals.

Specific job duties include but are not limited to:

* This position reviews spacing applications to locate and drill oil and gas wells to determine that: the Operator has the right to access the target minerals; the geographical location and geological orientation of the well will actually produce the minerals which the Operator has a right to access; and, the Operator has all permissions required by any relevant local government.

* Confirm the well bore configuration and alignment does not impact existing oil and gas wells, determine whether the application conforms with Commission rules, spacing orders, and local government processes.

* Determine if an agreement is in place to remediate damages or, if no agreement is in place, verify there is…