A. Any permittee holding a council permit issued pursuant to an application filed under the provisions of section 10-5-311 of this article and having drilled or commenced drilling any well may make an application to the city controller for a relocation permit.
B. Such application shall be in writing, shall be accompanied by a permit fee of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), and shall set forth the following:
1. The description of the well proposed to be relocated;
2. The legal description of all properties, both within and outside the city, through which such relocated well is proposed to pass and a statement that all such properties are not more than one thousand three hundred twenty feet (1,320') from the properties through which the original well was proposed to pass;
3. A statement that the permittee has the right, by reason of ownership or the permission of the owner, to pass through and enter all property through which such relocated well is proposed to pass;
4. A statement that the permittee will use such relocated well for exploratory purposes only and will not produce oil and gas or oil or gas from such well without first applying for, paying the necessary application and permit fees, and receiving a council permit for such relocated well as required by the provisions of sections 10-5-311, 10-5-312, 10-5-315, and 10-5-319 of this article;
5. A statement that the permittee shall be bound as to such relocated well by all of the conditions imposed by the council in the council permit issued for the well proposed to be relocated; and
6. A statement that the bottom hole location of the relocated well will be within the same exploratory area and not more than one thousand three hundred twenty feet (1,320') from the bottom hole location approved for the original well.
C. The city controller, upon the receipt of an application meeting the requirements of this section, shall issue a relocation permit to the permittee without first verifying the information contained in the application and shall report such issuance to the council within thirty (30) days.
D. It shall be unlawful to drill or redrill any well or well hole pursuant to a permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this section through any property located more than one thousand three hundred twenty feet (1,320') from property approved by the council as the property through which the original well was proposed to pass.
E. It shall be unlawful to produce any oil and gas or oil or gas through any well or well hole drilled pursuant to a relocation permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this section unless the permittee first applies for and receives a council permit for such relocated well.
F. The fee paid for a relocation permit shall be credited toward the application fees required by section 10-5-315 of this article if an application is made for a council permit for the same well within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date the relocation permit is issued by the city controller. (Ord. 79-O-1720, eff. 2-15-1979)