(A) (1) Before any permit for the drilling of a petroleum or gas well is issued, a written application therefor, signed by the applicant or some duly authorized person in his, her or its behalf, shall be filed with the City Clerk.
(2) The application shall state the name and address of the applicant, the location where the proposed well will be drilled and the formation to which the well will be drilled, and there shall be attached to the application a plat showing the shape and size of the drilling tract, the separate tracts or parcels of land comprising the tract and the proposed location of the well to be drilled. Wells shall be located as near the center of the unit as is practical and the circumstances permit.
(3) There shall also be attached to the application a list of all oil and gas leases or contracts with the owners of property within the drilling unit, the name and last known address of the owners of such oil and gas leases or contracts and the names and last known addresses of the owners of property situated within the drilling unit which have not been leased for oil and gas, or upon which there are no oil and gas leases or other contracts shown of record in the county.
(4) The fee for the issuance of a permit shall be $25 and each application shall be accompanied by a certified or cashiers check in that amount payable to the City Treasurer.
(5) If the application show that the applicant is not the owner of oil and gas leases or contracts covering all of the lands within the drilling tract, the applicant shall also file with the application a statement of the estimated cost of drilling, completing and equipping an oil and gas well on the unit. The application shall be duly verified before an official authorized to administer oaths in the state.
(Ord. 363, passed 6-21-65)