2024 Annual Conference

General Session
October 29, 2024

Energy Development in Colorado
Jeff Robbins, Chair, Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission

Council of Regulatory Officials
October 28, 2024
Chair—Dave Hardie

Combating Orphaned Well Fraud
Katherine Kovacek, Special Agent, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations

General Session
October 29, 2024
Chair—Governor Mark Gordon
Vice-Chair—Tom Kropatsch

Carbon Credits and Carbon Markets:  Plugging Orphaned, Idle, and Marginal Wells
Susan Nash, Ph.D., Director of Innovation, Emerging Science, and Technology, American Association of Petroleum Geologists

Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee
October 29, 2024
Chair—Kimberly Wurtz
Vice-Chair—Monique Edwards

Critical Minerals
Edward Murphy, State Geologist, North Dakota Geological Survey

The Future of Agency Deference
Christina T. Bassick, McGuireWoods

Energy Resources, Research and Technology Committee
October 29, 2024
Chair—Todd Boesiger
Vice-Chair—Mark Bohrer

Geothermal Energy:  Emerging Technologies and Oil and Gas Synergies
Jim Hollis, President and Chief Operating Officer, Geothermal Technologies, Inc.

Low-Cost Energy Production Solutions for Ongoing Production and Energy Generation
Keith Hirsche, President, RenuWell Energy Solutions

Gravity Energy Storage—A Second Life for Many Inactive Wells
Stefan Streckfus, Co-Founder, Renewell

Environment and Safety Committee
October 30, 2024
Chair—Matt Eales
Vice-Chair—Drew Nelson

Program Update:  Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP)
Larrez Green, Program Manager, Methane Emissions Reduction Program, Division of Methane Mitigation Technologies, Office of Resource Sustainability, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, U.S. Department of Energy

Update on the Environment and Safety Committee’s EPA Methane Rule Workgroup
Matt Eales, Vice-President of Regulatory Affairs, Targa Resources

Public Outreach Committee
October 30, 2024
Chair—Colleen Forrest
Vice-Chair—Bridget Owusu Barnie

Bridging Communications Between Industry and State Regulators
Christy Woodward, Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs, Colorado Chamber of Commerce

Developing the Texas Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP) Marginal Conventional Wells Grant Program
Nate Hickman, Air Grants Division Technical Specialist and Legislative Coordinator, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Engaging With Teachers to Encourage Energy Literacy
Dr. Hilary Clement Olson and Sabrina Ewald, Center for Subsurface Energy and the Environment, University of Texas at Austin