It is unlawful and an offense for any person acting for himself or acting as agent, servant, employee, subcontractor, or independent contractor of any other person, to commence to drill an original well or to reenter any abandoned well within this city, or to work upon or assist in any way in the production or operation of any such well, without a permit having first been issued by the authority of the oil and gas inspector in accordance with this chapter. (Ord. 528 §1, 1982)