(a) No person, firm or corporation shall within the limits of the City, drill a new oil or gas well, drill an existing oil or gas well any deeper, reopen an oil or gas well, convert an oil or gas well to any use other than its original purpose or plug back an oil or gas well to a source of supply different from the existing pool, without first having obtained a permit that is, a "City permit", to do so issued from the Director of Public Service.
(b) No person, firm or corporation shall drill into the City from a surface location outside the City limits, drill a new oil or gas well, drill an existing oil or gas well any deeper, reopen an oil and gas well, convert an oil or gas well to any other use other than its original purpose, or plug back an oil or gas well to a source of supply difference from the existing pool.
(Ord. 0-24-98. Passed 4-20-98.)