A. Each application for a council permit shall be made in writing and shall include:
1. The legal description of the proposed drill site;
2. The legal description of all properties, both within and outside the city, through which such well is proposed to pass;
3. A statement that the applicant has the right, by reason of ownership or the permission of the owner, to pass through and enter all property through which such well is proposed to pass;
4. The proposed location, the type, kind, size, and amount of equipment, and the method of operation of the proposed well;
5. The proposed method of handling and using any product proposed to be developed;
6. In all cases where the well is proposed to be bottomed in the city, a statement that the applicant has the contractual or proprietary right and authority to drill for oil and gas under the surface of at least seventy five percent (75%) of the real property described and included in the approved exploratory area in accordance with the requirements of sections 10-5-308 and 10-5-309 of this article or a statement bringing the application within the requirements of section 10-5-311 of this article; and
7. In all cases where the well is proposed to be drilled from a controlled drill site within the city, a statement that the applicant has complied or will comply, before spudding in the well, with all the requirements of the city (or in the case of unincorporated territory, the county) in which the well is to be bottomed.
B. At the time such application for a permit is made, the application fee hereinafter required shall be paid to the city controller.
C. Each application shall be accompanied by a detailed written report of a geologist, or other person experienced in the field of subsidence as a result of petroleum extraction, indicating the nature and extent of the subsidence, if any, that can reasonably be expected to occur as a result of the proposed drilling and production or drilling or production, as the case may be, and indicating the nature and extent of the damages to property, if any, that could reasonably be expected to occur as a result of the drilling and production or drilling or production, as the case may be, and setting forth the qualifications and experience in the field of land subsidence as a result of petroleum extraction of the person making the report. (Ord. 79-O-1720, eff. 2-15-1979)