(a) Upon receipt of a permit application, the oil and gas inspector shall determine if the application will qualify for a permit issued under this article.
(b) A permit issued under this article shall be designated a Level A Permit. A well must satisfy all of the following criteria to be considered for a Level A Permit:
(1) the proposed well location must be in a primarily rural, open area;
(2) the proposed well location must have less than five habitable structures within a 500 foot distance of the wellhead;
(3) the proposed well location shall not be within a 500 foot distance of any public school or full service hospital;
(4) the proposed well location must not be in a city park;
(5) the proposed well must not penetrate a potential sour gas formation as defined by the Texas Railroad Commission;
(6) the proposed well location must be out of the 100-year floodplain/floodway;
(7) the proposed well will not be drilled to a formation at a true vertical depth in excess of 20,000 feet;
(8) if the proposed well location required the approval of adjacent surface property owners as provided in Section 61-32 of this chapter, the applicant has acquired 100 percent of the required approvals.
(Ord. No. 2272, § 1, 1-26-93)