If a well is to be abandoned, the following requirements are applicable:
(1) Within 90 days after the completion of drilling operations or abandonment of further drilling, the derrick and all drilling equipment, including temporary tanks, shall be removed from the drill site. Well abandonment shall be in accordance with the requirements of all applicable laws and ordinances. Upon such well abandonment, the permittee shall restore the property as nearly as possible to its original conditions and shall remove all concrete foundations, oil-soaked soil, and debris. All holes or depressions shall be filled to the natural surface.
(2) Drilling operations shall be prosecuted in a workmanlike manner until the well is completed or abandoned. Once a well is a producing well, it shall not be serviced with a permanent derrick.
(3) The chief building inspector shall determine that the drill site and all facilities pertinent thereto have been restored to their original condition as nearly as practicable and that all requirements of this section have been satisfied.
(4) After abandonment of a well by the operator, the drilling permit will be terminated if, to the satisfaction of the chief building inspector, all the conditions stated in this article have been fulfilled.
(Prior Code, § 5-195; Ord. of 3-11-1980)