Written Application Required; Filing Fee. Every application for a permit to drill a well, trunkline or pipeline shall be in writing, signed by the applicant or by some person duly authorized to sign on his behalf, and shall be filed with the city secretary. In case the permit is requested for the purpose of drilling a well or re-entering and drilling to a deeper formation, the application shall be accompanied by a filing fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) in cash, and said filing fee shall be paid by cashier's check or certified check made payable to the City of Brownfield.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 13, Section 13-5)