(A) The producer or owner of any proposed well shall fill out, sign and file an application in writing therefore upon forms provided by the Village Clerk accompanied by a filing fee as set by resolution of the Council.
(B) The application shall contain the information as to the location where the proposed well is to be drilled, and attached thereto shall be a map, plat or survey of the area to be drilled and the location of the well, the spacing and the exact location of tanks, flowlines, fences and details incident to the proposed location. The location of the well shall be stated in relation to established street or plat lines or in lieu thereof, quarter section lines.
(C) The application shall show the names of the owners of the oil and gas in all of the area to be drilled and the leases thereon. The application shall also be accompanied by the consent in writing of the owner of the drill site to be drilled consenting to the drilling of the well on his or her property. Attached to the application shall be duly certified, sworn or photostatic copies of all leases for the discovery and removal of oil and gas and ratifications thereof, executed by the owners of the oil and gas in the area, owned or controlled by the application and also a statement of other leases insofar as known setting forth the names of the lessors and lessees of each respective lease. If the leases shall by express terms and provisions provide for and consent to the drilling, the consent therein provided shall qualify for and be deemed sufficient compliance with the requirements for consent of lessor as provided in this section.
(D) The bond as required by this division shall also accompany and be filed with the application.
(E) The application shall be accompanied by a copy of the environmental impact statement filed with the State Department of Natural Resources pursuant to Public Act 61 of 1939, being M.C.L.A. §§ 319.101 et seq. and M.S.A. §§ 13.139(1) et seq., as amended.
(F) It shall be made to appear, either upon the face of the application or by other satisfactory proof, that the applicant for permission to drill a well for oil and gas is the owner of or has under his or her control, either as owner or lessee or both, all interests in the area to be drilled. The requirement of this section may be satisfied by a pooling order issued by the Supervisor of Wells of the State Department of Natural Resources.
(1992 Code, § 18.037) (Ord. 9-88, passed - - 1988)