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City of Beaumont, TX
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2024-03-19
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Title I General Ordinances
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Chapter 6 Business Regulations
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ARTICLE 6.09 OIL AND GAS DRILLING
Ch AO
Adopting Ordinance
Home Rule Charter
Ch CHA
Home Rule Charter
General Ordinances
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 2
Administration and Personnel
Ch 3
(Reserved)
Ch 4
Animal Control
Ch 5
(Reserved)
Ch 6
Business Regulations
Ch 6 Art 09
OIL AND GAS DRILLING
Ch 6 Art 09 Div 1
Generally
§ 6.09.001
Definitions.
§ 6.09.002
Bond required; amount; conditions.
§ 6.09.003
Reduction of amount of bond.
§ 6.09.004
Insurance required; types; amounts.
§ 6.09.005
Waiver of bond and insurance for financially responsible person.
§ 6.09.006
Indemnification of city for damages.
§ 6.09.007
Filing of “Potential” or “Plug and Abandon” report.
§ 6.09.008
through § 6.09.040. (Reserved)
Ch 6 Art 09 Div 2
Permit
§ 6.09.041
Required (drilling or seismographic testing); location restrictions.
§ 6.09.042
Review and action on drilling permit application; approval or disapproval of operations.
§ 6.09.043
Form of drilling permit application; permit fee.
§ 6.09.044
Notification and public hearing requirements for drilling permits.
§ 6.09.045
Transfer.
§ 6.09.046
Lapse of permit.
§ 6.09.047
Violations; suspension or revocation of permit; appeals.
§ 6.09.048
through § 6.09.080. (Reserved)
Ch 6 Art 09 Div 3
Standards and Practices
§ 6.09.081
Minimum distance of well hole from occupied structure.
§ 6.09.082
Minimum distance of storage tank in conjunction with well from occupied structure.
§ 6.09.083
Minimum distance of well hole and tanks from streets.
§ 6.09.084
Vehicular access route to site.
§ 6.09.085
Compliance with permit as to drilling location and as to operations.
§ 6.09.086
Representative operations supervisor.
§ 6.09.087
Marking well location; road and ground surfacing.
§ 6.09.088
Storage of equipment and materials restricted.
§ 6.09.089
Compliance with regulations as to slush pits.
§ 6.09.090
Fencing of site.
§ 6.09.091
Landscaping or screening of site.
§ 6.09.092
Noise, vibration, odor, etc., restricted.
§ 6.09.093
Neatness, cleanliness and order; firefighting equipment.
§ 6.09.094
Watchmen.
§ 6.09.095
Casing quality.
§ 6.09.096
Minimum depth of surface casing; cementing of casing.
§ 6.09.097
Master valves; valve cocks; blow-out preventers.
§ 6.09.098
Drilling fluid.
§ 6.09.099
Testing restrictions.
§ 6.09.100
Tubing quality.
§ 6.09.101
Casingheads.
§ 6.09.102
Christmas tree and well head connection maintenance; safety valve.
§ 6.09.103
Compressor station shutdown devices and other precautionary measures.
§ 6.09.104
Tank restrictions and requirements.
§ 6.09.105
Plugging of abandoned wells.
§ 6.09.106
Disposal of salt water.
§ 6.09.107
Time restriction on delivery of equipment and supplies.
§ 6.09.108
Transportation of oil and gas restricted.
§ 6.09.109
Producing or nonproducing status of well.
§ 6.09.110
Well abandonment requirements; removal of derricks when production started.
§ 6.09.111
through § 6.09.140. (Reserved)
Ch 6 Art 09 Div 4
Seismic Testing
§ 6.09.141
Permit required; fees.
§ 6.09.142
Review and action on permit application; approval or disapproval of operations.
§ 6.09.143
Form of permit application.
§ 6.09.144
Testing requirements and restrictions.
§ 6.09.145
Representative operations supervisor.
§ 6.09.146
Notification requirements.
§ 6.09.147
Bond required; amount; conditions.
§ 6.09.148
Insurance required; types; amounts.
§ 6.09.149
Transfer of permit.
§ 6.09.150
Lapse of permit.
§ 6.09.151
Indemnification of city for damages.
Ch 7
(Reserved)
Ch 8
Fire Prevention and Protection
Ch 9
(Reserved)
Ch 10
Health and Sanitation
Ch 11
(Reserved)
Ch 12
Offenses and Nuisances
Ch 13
(Reserved)
Ch 14
Public Ways and Public Places
Ch 15
(Reserved)
Ch 16
Signs
Ch 17
(Reserved)
Ch 18
Taxation
Ch 19
(Reserved)
Ch 20
Transportation and Traffic
Ch 21
(Reserved)
Ch 22
Utilities
Building and Development
Ch 23
Administration and General Provisions
Ch 24
Building Regulations
Ch 25
(Reserved)
Ch 26
Subdivision and Site Development Regulations
Ch 27
(Reserved)
Ch 28
Zoning
Appendix
Apx A
1958 Code Comparative Table
Apx B
1978 Code Comparative Table
Apx C
1978 Ordinance Disposition Table
Apx D
2010 Ordinance Disposition Table
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ARTICLE 6.09
OIL AND GAS DRILLING
Division 1
Generally
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§ 6.09.001
Definitions.
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§ 6.09.002
Bond required; amount; conditions.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.003
Reduction of amount of bond.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.004
Insurance required; types; amounts.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.005
Waiver of bond and insurance for financially responsible person.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.006
Indemnification of city for damages.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.007
Filing of “Potential” or “Plug and Abandon” report.
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§ 6.09.008
through § 6.09.040. (Reserved)
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Division 2
Permit
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§ 6.09.041
Required (drilling or seismographic testing); location restrictions.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.042
Review and action on drilling permit application; approval or disapproval of operations.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.043
Form of drilling permit application; permit fee.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.044
Notification and public hearing requirements for drilling permits.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.045
Transfer.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.046
Lapse of permit.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.047
Violations; suspension or revocation of permit; appeals.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.048
through § 6.09.080. (Reserved)
chevron_right
Division 3
Standards and Practices
chevron_right
§ 6.09.081
Minimum distance of well hole from occupied structure.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.082
Minimum distance of storage tank in conjunction with well from occupied structure.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.083
Minimum distance of well hole and tanks from streets.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.084
Vehicular access route to site.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.085
Compliance with permit as to drilling location and as to operations.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.086
Representative operations supervisor.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.087
Marking well location; road and ground surfacing.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.088
Storage of equipment and materials restricted.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.089
Compliance with regulations as to slush pits.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.090
Fencing of site.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.091
Landscaping or screening of site.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.092
Noise, vibration, odor, etc., restricted.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.093
Neatness, cleanliness and order; firefighting equipment.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.094
Watchmen.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.095
Casing quality.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.096
Minimum depth of surface casing; cementing of casing.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.097
Master valves; valve cocks; blow-out preventers.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.098
Drilling fluid.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.099
Testing restrictions.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.100
Tubing quality.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.101
Casingheads.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.102
Christmas tree and well head connection maintenance; safety valve.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.103
Compressor station shutdown devices and other precautionary measures.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.104
Tank restrictions and requirements.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.105
Plugging of abandoned wells.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.106
Disposal of salt water.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.107
Time restriction on delivery of equipment and supplies.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.108
Transportation of oil and gas restricted.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.109
Producing or nonproducing status of well.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.110
Well abandonment requirements; removal of derricks when production started.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.111
through § 6.09.140. (Reserved)
chevron_right
Division 4
Seismic Testing
chevron_right
§ 6.09.141
Permit required; fees.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.142
Review and action on permit application; approval or disapproval of operations.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.143
Form of permit application.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.144
Testing requirements and restrictions.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.145
Representative operations supervisor.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.146
Notification requirements.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.147
Bond required; amount; conditions.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.148
Insurance required; types; amounts.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.149
Transfer of permit.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.150
Lapse of permit.
chevron_right
§ 6.09.151
Indemnification of city for damages.
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