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When a permit has been issued under this chapter, the same shall terminate without any action on the part of the city, unless, within the original term or extended term as set out in § 113.036, actual drilling of the well shall have commenced. Thereafter, unless the well is completed, the cessation of drilling operations shall operate to terminate the permit, and the well shall be considered as abandoned for all purposes of this chapter. It shall be unlawful thereafter to continue the operation or drilling of such well without the issuance of a supplemental permit.
(Ord. 2006-1019(2), passed 10-19-2006) Penalty, see § 113.999
(A) Once any well has either been completed as a producer or abandoned as a dry hole, it shall be unlawful for any person to drill such well to a deeper depth than that reached in the prior drilling operations without a supplemental permit after filing a supplemental application with the City Secretary specifying:
(1) The then-condition of the well and the casing therein;
(2) The depth to which it proposed such well be deepened;
(3) The proposed casing program to be used in connection with the proposed deepening operation; and
(4) Evidence of adequate current tests showing that the casing strings in the well meet or exceed all regulatory requirements of the Commission.
(B) An application for deepening a well shall be subject to all other requirements applicable to drilling a new well.
(Ord. 2006-1019(2), passed 10-19-2006)
REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING WELLS
Each owner or operator of an oil and gas well operating within the city limits of the city shall be required to obtain an annual operating permit for each said well. For the purposes of this chapter, a well shall be considered operating unless the well has been plugged and abandoned and a copy of the appropriate Commission form certifying plugging and abandonment is filed with the city.
(Ord. 2006-1019(2), passed 10-19-2006) Penalty, see § 113.99
(A) Applications for permits shall be filed annually with the City Secretary.
(B) Renewals of permits may be handled administratively by the oil and gas official, and additional information need not be provided unless changes have occurred.
(Ord. 2006-1019(2), passed 10-19-2006)
To protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the city, the following safety standards shall apply to all operating oil and gas wells within the city.
(A) Each well site enclosed within a berm, levy or other similar protective structure shall be fitted with a drainpipe and drain valve. Following release of rainwater from the containment area, it shall be unlawful to fail to close the drain valve.
(B) Each well shall be fitted with an operational high/low safety shut-in device maintained in working condition.
(C) Operating wells shall comply with the requirements of § 113.015.
(Ord. 2006-1019(2), passed 10-19-2006)
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