For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
APPLICANT; PERMITTEE. Any person, firm or corporation, his, their or its successor in interest and any receiver or trustee thereof.
CONTROLLED DRILLING SITE. The surface location upon which surface operations, incident to oil well drilling or deepening, and the production of oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances from beneath the surface of real property in the city, whether such surface operations are inside or outside the city, may be permitted under the terms and conditions of this title and as described by the terms and conditions of the permit of the City Council.
DIRECTIONAL DRILLING. The whipstocking or slant drilling of an oil and gas well from a controlled drilling site, more than 5° off vertical.
DRILLING EQUIPMENT. All temporary structures, tanks, equipment and facilities necessary or convenient for the drilling of a well or well hole, including but not limited to wood or steel derricks, portable masts, engines, pumps, temporary fuel and water tanks and other like facilities ordinarily used in connection with the drilling of an oil and gas well.
EXPLORATORY AREA. A described area in the city established by the City Council containing not less than ten acres, the boundaries of which shall follow property lines, public streets, highways or alleys so far as practicable in which subsurface area the oil drilling for and production of oil and gas are permitted only by the person upon whose application the exploratory area is established, or his or its successor in interest. It shall be the subsurface portion of real property or area in which there is likely to be found deposits of oil and gas in which drilling and production operations may be carried on and oil and gas wells bottomed for the production of such substances.
FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year shall begin on July 1 of each year and end on June 30 of the following year.
OIL WELL. Any well or hole to be drilled from the surface into the earth which is used or intended to be used in connection with the drilling for, prospecting for or production of oil, natural gas, or other hydrocarbon substances. It shall also include a well or hole used for the subsurface injection into the earth of oil field waste, gases, water, or liquid substances, including any well or hole which has not been abandoned and is now in existence. No temporary geological core hole shall be deemed to be an oil well as defined herein.
PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT. All structures, tanks, equipment, and facilities necessary or convenient for the temporary field storage, separating, gauging, handling and shipping of oil and gas and other substances produced from or injected into any well including but not limited to pumps, gauges meters, valves traps and other like facilities ordinarily used in connection with the operation, repair, main-tenance and production of an oil and gas well.
TEMPORARY GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATORY CORE HOLE. A seismic test hole or exploratory core hole drilled, used or intended to be used exclusively for securing geological information or for determination of the location of or production capabilities of oil sands, strata or measures, and which core hole will be fully abandoned upon completion of all evaluations and tests and in any event within 60 days from the time of commencement of actual drilling operations.
('86 Code, § 21.04.020) (Ord. 3115, passed - - )