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Sr. Regulatory Analyst
Midland, TXOnsiteFull TimeSeniorPosted 3 hours ago
Required skills
- produced water recycling
- RRC policy
- W-1 permit applications
- GAU
- SWR 13 exceptions
- Completion Reports
- Plugging Reports
- UIC permit applications
- Critical Infrastructure filings
- TexNet reporting
Nice to have
- STEM-related field
- drilling experience
- completions experience
- Midland Basin experience
Role summary
The Sr. Regulatory Analyst will play a crucial role in ensuring operations comply with regulations governing water treatment, disposal, and reuse, particularly for produced water recycling projects. This role involves facilitating the permitting process, staying updated on policy changes, and communicating requirements to the regulatory team. Responsibilities include compiling and submitting various permit applications and reports, resolving compliance issues, documenting activities in tracking systems, and managing relationships with regulatory agencies like TCEQ and TX RRC. The analyst will also prepare and manage critical filings and reporting, maintaining knowledge of the recycled and produced water industry in Texas.
Summary The objective for our Sr. Regulatory Analyst would be to play a crucial role in ensuring that operations are conducted in a manner that is both compliant with regulations governing water treatment, disposal, and reuse. Proven track record of facilitating the permitting process for produced water recycling projects. Stays updated on changes in RRC policy and regulations with an industry best practice mindset to effectively perform their duties. Responsibilities
Deep Blue Water is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity in recruiting, hiring, developing, compensating, and promoting applicants and employees. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employee's and applicant's disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.
- Communicate permit and regulatory requirements to the Regulatory team prior to upcoming operations to ensure compliance.
- Compile and submit W-1 permit applications, GAU and SWR 13 exceptions, Completion Reports, Plugging Reports, UIC permit applications, and other regulatory permits and reports.
- Provide timely guidance to the Regulatory team on permitting and operational requirements to ensure compliance during ongoing operations.
- Work with various teams to resolve operation and production-related compliance issues, including inactive well compliance.
- Document all activities in existing, and/or assist in developing new, compliance tracking and execution-assurance systems to provide transparency to internal and external team members.
- Develop business relationships with TCEQ, University Lands, TX RRC regulatory agencies to ensure knowledge of the rules and compliance.
- Prepare and manage Critical Infrastructure filings, TexNet reporting, routine UIC H-5, H-10, H-9, and R-2 reporting, and P-5 Operator Renewals.
- Maintain knowledge of the recycled and/or produced water industry, specifically Texas Rule 8.
- High school diploma or equivalent required; bachelor's degree, preferably in a STEM-related field, is preferred but not required.
- Minimum of 10 years of oil and gas industry experience; drilling and completions experience preferred.
- Ability to interpret regulatory requirements based on knowledge of oil and gas field operations.
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office and industry-specific applications.
- Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic, multitasking, customer-service environment.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize competing responsibilities.
- Willing to work after hours as needed to meet deadlines.
- Commitment to the continuous development of functional and technical skills.
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing and work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
- Experience within the Midland Basin is preferred.
- Familiar with oilfield terminology and operations.
Deep Blue Water is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity in recruiting, hiring, developing, compensating, and promoting applicants and employees. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employee's and applicant's disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.
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