(A) Once any well has either been completed as a producer or abandoned as a dry hole, it shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to drill the well to a deeper geological formation than that reached in the prior drilling operations without the permittee as to the well, obtaining a supplemental permit after filing a supplemental application with the City Council specifying:
(1) The condition of the well and the casing therein;
(2) The depth to which it is proposed that the well will be deepened; and
(3) The proposed casing and cementing programs to be used in connection with the proposed deepening operation.
(B) In the event City Council is satisfied that the well may be deepened with the same degree to safety as existing in the original well, a supplemental permit may be issued for an additional filing fee in the amount set by City Council and maintained in the city's master fee schedule to the permittee authorizing the deepening and operation of the well to the specified depth as applied for. In any deeper drilling or any deeper completion of any deeper production operations, the permittee shall comply with all provisions contained in this chapter and applicable to drilling, completion, operation and production of a well or wells.
(C) If the operator has removed the derrick and drilling equipment from the location, the supplemental permit shall comply with the requirements specified for a permit in § 53.04 above.
(Ord. 12-9-05, passed - -; Am. Ord. 05-19-2020-MASTER, passed 5-19-2020)