ECMC Permit Completion Specialist; PSRS II

Overview

Department Information

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

Are you interested in investing in a career that makes a difference? 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. We invite you to explore our website at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). to find out more about the work we do to manage Colorado’s natural resources for today – and tomorrow.

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.

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 reviews permit applications for oil and gas locations and wells under ECMC Rules and the Oil & Gas Conservation Act, and reviews permit applications for emerging energy technologies such as CCS Class VI wells, deep geothermal wells, and underground natural gas storage per SB 23-285 and SB 23-16. The Permit/Completions team reviews mineral development and other energy technologies from a downhole perspective, including spacing and pooling to ensure protection of correlative rights and legal completion of wellbores.

They review hearing applications to ensure compliance with the 500-series Rules, and review drilling completion, completed interval, and 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 geological conditions at the location of the proposed well or unit. The geological review includes an assessment of: target formation subsurface elevations; wellbore orientation and track; geographic extent of the production area to confirm minerals underlying land outside of the Operator’s mineral rights will not be drained; review of other wells potentially impacted;

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 adequacy of plugging operations to prevent production of minerals.

Specific job duties include but are not limited to:

• Review spacing applications to locate and drill oil and gas wells to determine: the Operator has the right to access target minerals; the location and geological orientation will produce the minerals; and the Operator has all permissions required by relevant local government.
• Confirm well bore configuration and alignment does not impact existing wells; determine conformity with Commission rules, spacing orders, and local government processes.
• Determine if an agreement is in place to remediate damages or verify adequate financial assurance for surface damages.
• Review drilling permit applications to ensure…