Regulatory Analyst

Marathon Oil; Montgomery (AL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Marathon Oil seeks a Regulatory Compliance professional to support the Eagle Ford asset from Houston, TX. The role ensures adherence to state and local rules, with three in-office days weekly and remote work on other days.

You will prepare reports, manage TRRC filings, and coordinate with subsurface teams and operations to maintain compliance and permit records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred with 5+ years of regulatory experience.
• Filing completion reports and CID experience is required.
• Proficient in Texas regulatory processes and TRRC interactions.
• Strong written and oral communication, teamwork and organizational skills.
• Experience with Frac Focus, WellView, and related systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit completion reports and CID filings to regulatory bodies.
• Monitor RRC correspondence and verify well classifications and production data.
• Coordinate with subsurface team for compliance reviews on perf recommendations.
• Review prorations and submit docs to maintain allowables.
• Track and submit well logs to RRC within required timelines.
• Maintain permit records and manage regulatory submittals with agencies.
• Assist in developing compliance systems and communications for the Asset Team.
• Understand regulations impacting the Eagle Ford Asset and REx filings.
• Establish stakeholder relationships with agencies, contractors, and teams.
• Prepare and submit TRRC forms (W-2, G-10, W-10, P-16) as needed.
• Close out corrective actions and coordinate new well onboarding for critical criteria.
• Serve as owner of the EOP and track facility designation changes.
• Support audits and compliance activities with Operations.

Skills

Regulatory experience

Texas regulations

Filing CID

Communication skills

Team player

Self-starter

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

Access

Adobe Acrobat

Frac Focus

WellView

Job description

This position will report to the Regulatory Compliance Manager in Houston, TX and will be responsible for regulatory compliance in the development of South Texas. The successful candidate will be based in Houston, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and submits completion reports and supporting documents to the RRC, and verifies that chemical disclosure lists have been uploaded to Frac Focus.
• Monitors correspondence from the RRC to verify classification of wells, production volume, lease identification and delinquent production notification and provides timely response back to RRC.
• Works with subsurface team to request as‑drilled plats from surveyors and provide compliance review for perf recommendations. Specifically ensures that we have no concerns with SWR 37, SWR 10 and subsurface easements.
• Reviews proration schedule and submits necessary documentation to maintain allowables.
• Tracks, compiles, and submits well logs for RRC following confidentiality period.
• Monitors status of regulatory submittals and follows up with regulatory agencies to ensure timely submittals and approvals and maintains permit records.
• Assists in the development of compliance systems and documents to ensure ongoing communication of compliance issues to the Eagle Ford Regulatory Compliance Manager and Asset Team.
• Understands current regulations and their impact on the Eagle Ford Asset as well as assists with REx regulation interpretations and filings.
• Establishes and maintains good working relationships to help ensure Marathon lives its values with key stakeholders, including team members, contract companies, regulatory agencies, and members of the public.
• Prepares and submits Texas Railroad Commission (TRRC) forms which may include W-2, G-10, and W-10 and P-16 reports.
• Compiles and tracks regulatory filings associated with notice of violations and severances, etc.
• Complies and tracks assigned lease identifications relating to well reclassification.
• Responsible for compiling and submitting documentation associated with SWR 3.65 for Critical Infrastructure Designation.
• Works closely with regulatory agencies in the assigned operating area.
• Acts as a back‑up for ordering well signs and works with operations to have them properly placed at all well and lease locations.
• Completes data input for regulatory tracking database and runs necessary reports.
• Assumes position in on‑call rotations.
• Maintains familiarity with Asset’s emergency response plans and incident command system and fulfills role in the Asset’s incident command structure as assigned.
• Handles initial and subsequent H-9 production filings to the RRC for H2S concentrations.
• Timely closure of tasks assigned in Essential to track Regulatory Compliance.
• Compiles and submits injection permit applications and files subsequent paperwork such as H-5’s.
• Familiar with Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) applications and H-12 and H-13 forms.
• Handles semi‑annual filings of Critical Infrastructure CI‑D Forms and works with Operations to schedule audits with the field as it relates to Winterization Implementation.
• Tracks and closes out corrective actions and coordinates and implements a process to provide direction when new wells are brought online to determine if they will meet the criteria as critical.
• Acts as owner of the EOP and tracks changes that may occur to facility designation.
• Projects work on evaluating existing leases against POD and addressing acreage assignments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• 5+ years regulatory experience.
• Filing completion reports / CID.
• Texas regulatory experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Access, etc.; Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience with TRRC, Frac Focus and WellView systems.
• Excellent oral and written communications, teamwork, planning & organizational skills.
• Team player (not an individual contributor).
• Self‑starter, able to work without direction.
• 5% travel to local fields and/or to attend offsite training.
• Must have's: 5+ years regulatory experience, filing completions reports / CID, Texas regulatory experience, team player, self‑starter.

Work Schedule

This position is based in Houston, Texas and requires three days a week to be worked in Marathon’s City Centre location. Workday schedule consists of Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday to be in‐person, while Wednesday and Friday are considered work‑from‑home days.

The successful candidate will be charged with providing regulatory support to assist the Eagle Ford Asset Team in complying with state and local regulations. The candidate will work closely with management, operations, and other professionals to clearly define regulatory issues and develop solutions. The candidate must be able to effectively interact with agency representatives to resolve compliance issues. Experience with drilling, completions and producing asset regulatory permits is preferred.