(A) In the drilling for oil and gas, petroleum or other hydrocarbons and the production thereof, the permittee shall use every precaution, equipment and materials in accordance with approved methods of operation, drilling and production to stop and prevent waste of oil, gas, petroleum or hydrocarbons and to protect residents and properties of the village, and therein shall equip and operate the well and all allied equipment therewith of standard design and quality as are in common use in the petroleum industry, and all the equipment shall be installed and maintained in accordance with standard drilling, producing and operating practices.
(B) From the time of placing any equipment, derricks, riggings or other drilling equipment or supplies, until the time of removal thereof upon final completion of the well, each location of the well shall be completely surrounded by fencing in order to completely surround and enclose the drilling operation. The fence shall be supported by steel posts and shall be of woven wire of not less than 14-gauge wire mesh of not less than two inches nor more than four inches and be at least six feet high.
(C) All flares erected within the village limits of the village shall be at least 500 feet from any building or structure and shall extend at least 20 feet above the surface of the ground. Also the flares shall be of approved construction and shall be installed in a pit of sufficient depth and area to provide adequate drainage and safety precautions. The location of all the flares shall be completely enclosed by steel fencing of the same type and dimensions as herein provided for enclosing the drilling operation.
(D) No open top tanks or pits for the disposal of slush, brine or salt water shall be permitted at any time after the completion of the drilling operation in any area in the village.
(E) All brine or salt water produced in the drilling for or production of oil shall, under the supervision of the State Supervisor of Wells, be returned to some underground formation or otherwise disposed of in order that the brine, salt water or refuse shall not do damage to any fresh water, wells, lakes, ponds or rivers.
(F) The area around a drilling operation shall be cleared of brush, slush, weeds and other flammable material for a radius of 250 feet before commencement of drilling operations.
(G) The person in charge of the producing operations of a well shall keep the fenced enclosure around the well free of all trash and inflammable substances not necessary in the operation of the well and shall keep the weeds cut and otherwise keep the location in a clean and orderly condition. Machinery and equipment not used in the operation of the well shall not be stored or left in the enclosure. All oil tanks shall be painted to harmonize with surroundings.
(H) Except in an emergency, at least six hours before any mud or fluid in any well shall be removed, swabbed, baled or otherwise cleaned out, the Fire Chief or other officer in charge shall be served with written notice of the hour that the cleaning, swabbing or baling is done, and if in his or her opinion the cleaning, swabbing or baling shall be hazardous to the safety or life or property, he or she is hereby authorized to stop or prevent the cleaning, swabbing or baling until the time as conditions may become favorable to continue the same. It shall be unlawful to commence the testing of any well from sundown until sunrise, during a period when gas may settle on the ground and during any electrical storm. Before bringing in a well all of the control devices, including master gates and safety valves, shall be tested and shall be in good working order and shall comply with the provisions of this subchapter.
(I) Drilling operations and related activities shall comply with the provisions of Public Act 61 of 1939, being M.C.L.A. §§ 319.101 et seq. and M.S.A. §§ 3.139(1) et seq., as amended and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(1992 Code, § 18.007) (Ord. 9-88, passed - - 1988) Penalty, see § 112.99