(a) Every application for a gas well permit issued pursuant to this article shall be in writing signed by the operator, or some person duly authorized to sign on his or her behalf, and filed with the gas inspector.
(b) Every application shall be accompanied by a permit fee as set forth in the city code of articles for gas drilling and production fees.
(c) The application shall include the following information:
(1) The date of the application and type of gas well permit requested;
(2) An accurate legal description of the lease property to be used for the gas operation, the parcel and the production unit and name of the geologic formation as used by the commission. Property recorded by plat should reference subdivision, block and lot numbers;
(3) Map showing proposed transportation route and road for equipment, chemicals or waste products used or produced by the gas operation indicating commercial and noncommercial routes;
(4) Proposed well name;
(5) Surface owner name(s) and address(es) of the pad site property;
(6) Operator/applicant name and address and if the operator is a corporation, the state of incorporation, and if the operator is a partnership, the names and addresses of the general partners;
(7) Name and address of individual designated to receive notice;
(8) Name of representative with regulatory response and supervisory authority over all gas operation site activities and a phone number that is answered on a 24-hour basis;
(9) Location and description of all improvements and structures within 600 feet of the well;
(10) Owner and address of each parcel of property within 600 feet of the proposed drill site;
(11) A surveyed site plan of the proposed operation site shall display a registered professional land surveyor seal, a legend with scale for measurements and a complete legal description. The site plan shall include specific details to the projected location of the major components of the drilling site, the location of all improvements and equipment, including the location of the proposed well(s) and other facilities, including, but not limited to, tanks, city regulated pipelines, compressors, separators, lights, storage sheds, fencing, driveway approaches and any access roads. Surveyed site plan shall show the location of specific wells, pipelines, tanks and reservoir(s) in relationship to existing and proposed water and sanitary sewer lines and any other utility easements. The site plan shall also indicate floodway, floodplain or city recognized drainage ways and the elevation and slope of the pad site which indicates compliance with the then current fill article, impacted vegetation, tree survey, creeks and other topographic features, compliance with the landscaping requirements as set out in § 15-43 of this article, adjacent buildings and other structures and the measured distance from the well site to these buildings and structures, temporary and permanent fencing and landscaping;
(12) The name, address and a phone number that is answered on a 24-hour basis of the person to be notified in case of an emergency;
(13) The exact and correct acreage and number of wells, if applicable, included in the gas well permit application;
(14) Copies of all reports submitted to the commission as required by the gas inspector;
(15) An original executed city-wide road maintenance agreement signed and approved by the city must be filed with the city secretary that provides that the operator shall repair, at his or her own expense, any damage to roads, streets or highways caused by the use of heavy vehicles for any activity associated with the preparation, drilling, production and operation of gas wells;
(16) Copies of erosion control and grading plans;
(17) A description of the water source to be used during drilling;
(18) A copy of the stormwater pollution prevention plan as required by the Environmental Protection Agency. A copy of the notice of intent shall be submitted to the City of Fort Worth, Department of Environmental Management, Stormwater Division, three days prior to the commencement of any onsite activity;
(19) A copy of the determination by the Texas commission on environmental quality (TCEQ) of the depth of useable quality ground water;
(20) Evidence of insurance and security requirements under this article;
(21) A statement, under oath, signed by the operator, or designated representative, that the information submitted with the application is, to the best knowledge and belief of the operator or designated representative, true and correct;
(22) All applicable city departmental reviews and approvals;
(23) Fracture pond permit/approval;
(24) A surface reclamation plan;
(25) The proposed gathering pipeline route from the well to the transmission pipeline, including all existing and proposed city rights-of-way and public or private property crossed by the proposed gathering pipeline;
(26) Noise management plan as outlined in § 15-42(b);
(27) All required application and gas well permit fees; and
(28) A copy of the approved commission permit to drill together with attachments and survey plats which are applicable to the drill site.
(d) No permit shall be issued until a copy of the approved railroad commission permit to drill together with all submitted attachments and survey plats which are applicable to the drill and operation sites are submitted to the gas inspector.
(Ord. 18449-02-2009, § 1, passed 2-3-2009, eff. 2-10-2009)