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FORT WORTH, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES
OFFICIALS of the CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
PART I: THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
PART II: CITY CODE
APPENDIX A: ZONING REGULATIONS
APPENDIX B: CODE COMPLIANCE
APPENDIX C: RESERVED
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE
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DIVISION XI: PENALTY
§ 15-48.2 PENALTY.
   (a)   It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to do the following:
      (1)   Engage in any activity not permitted by the terms of a gas well permit issued under this article;
      (2)   Fail to comply with any condition set forth in a gas well permit issued under this article; or
      (3)   Violate any provision or requirement set forth under this article.
   (b)   Any violation of this article shall be punished by a fine of not more than $2,000 per day in accordance with § 1-6(c), subject to applicable state law. Each day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 18449-02-2009, § 1, passed 2-3-2009, eff. 2-10-2009; Ord. 23569-02-2019, § 2, passed 2-12-2019, eff. 2-23-2019)
ARTICLE III: GAS WELL DRILLING AND PRODUCTION FEES
§§ 15-49—15-50 RESERVED.
§ 15-51 GAS WELL FEES.
   For services rendered, the following schedule of fees and charges is hereby adopted:
Amended permit (per well/pad site)
$540
Annual fee (per well)
$1,000
City regulated pipeline (per constructible segment)
$1,500
Compressor facility
$500
Extended permit (per well)
$270
Fresh water fracture pond
$500
Gas well permit (per well)
$3,000
Gas well permit requiring a waiver granted by city council (in addition to the gas well permit (per well) fee)
$5,000
Line compressor site
$500
Operator transfer (per well site)
$720
Seismic site inspection
$360
Supplemental permit
$180
 
(Ord. 16153, § 1, passed 10-5-2004; Ord. 17206, § 1, passed 9-26-2006; Ord. 18474-02-2009, § 1, passed 2-10-2009, eff. 2-20-2009; Ord. 19082-03-2010, § 1, passed 3-23-2010; Ord. 20402-09-2012, § 1, passed 9-18-2012; Ord. 21219-04-2014, § 2, passed 4-22-2014; Ord. 25772-09-2022, § 1, passed 9-27-2022, eff. 10-1-2022)
Editor’s note:
   Section 15-51 was formerly § 15-49.