(A) 
If production is obtained and the oil storage tank battery is located within the city limits, the same shall be erected within the confines of an earthen or concrete wall designed in such a manner that the area inside the retention wall would retain the total volume of the tanks plus 10% located therein, and the same shall be completely enclosed by an eight-foot high all metal wire fence sufficiently strong and close mesh construction with a three-strand barbed wire security extension on top that will not be penetrable by small children or domestic animals. All gates thereto shall be kept locked.
(B) 
In no event shall such battery be located nearer than a 500-foot radius from any residence, commercial structure, or public building unless the application contains a signed notarized release from the property owners within such 500-foot radius.
(C) 
Any flow lines on lease shall be buried a minimum of 24 inches.
Penalty, see sec. 111.99
(Ordinance 2015-2 adopted 5/14/15)
No pumping unit used for the purpose of lifting oil shall be powered with any power other than electricity.
Penalty, see sec. 111.99
(Ordinance 2015-2 adopted 5/14/15)
Any well jack or unit operating within the city limits shall be kept clean, painted, in good repair, and properly lubricated so it will be neat in appearance and operate quietly, and they shall be enclosed by a metal fence. All access gates to said well jacks shall be locked.
Penalty, see sec. 111.99
(Ordinance 2015-2 adopted 5/14/15)
Only electric prime movers or motors shall be permitted for the purpose of pumping wells. No electric power shall be generated on location. All electric installations and equipment shall conform to the city ordinances and the appropriate national codes. Subject to the above, any internal combustion engines used by the operator shall be muffled.
Penalty, see sec. 111.99
(Ordinance 2015-2 adopted 5/14/15)
All slush pits, pits, or other means of storing chemicals, mud, or water for use in drilling or reworking operations shall be constructed, dug, or placed at the location and in the manner specified by the City Secretary or his or her designee and with his or her consent having first been obtained. Any leakage therefrom, whether causing damage or not, shall be a violation of this chapter and shall be subject to fine or loss of permit or both.
Penalty, see sec. 111.99
(Ordinance 2015-2 adopted 5/14/15)
No well shall be drilled within the city limits without properly setting and cementing a sufficient amount of surface casing to properly protect fresh water sands which are now, or may be, a source of water supply for the area. The depth of such surface casing shall be in accordance with the recommendation of the state’s Water Development Board and a letter of such recommendation by the Water Board for the area in question shall be filed with the city by the operator.
Penalty, see sec. 111.99
(Ordinance 2015-2 adopted 5/14/15)
(A) 
No person engaged in drilling or operating any well shall permit gas to escape or be vented into the air within the city limits. Flaring of gas within such city limits, when necessary, shall be in accordance with Railroad Commission regulations.
(B) 
Any such flare or vent line shall be equipped with an automatic leak detection system connected to a site alarm, an automatic shutdown device, a flame arrester, an automatic flare lighter, flare stream fluid removal equipment, and a vapor recovery unit.
Penalty, see sec. 111.99
(Ordinance 2015-2 adopted 5/14/15)
In areas where pressure conditions are unknown or are known to be high, a blowout preventer, control head, and other connections to keep the well under control at all times shall be installed as soon as the surface casing is set.
Penalty, see sec. 111.99
(Ordinance 2015-2 adopted 5/14/15)
(A) 
All operators conducting oil and gas production operations within the corporate limits of the city shall make adequate provisions for the disposal of salt water or any other mineralized waters or impurities which may be brought to the surface from the depths of the well. No salt water pits, vats, or other open storage of salt water shall be permitted within the city limits.
(B) 
No salt water or other mineralized water of whatever nature shall be discharged into any surface drainage watercourse, whether it be a dry creek, a storm sewer, or a flowing lake, creek, or stream, nor upon the open ground within the city limits. All movement of salt water from within to without the city limits shall be in enclosed pipelines with no leakage or trucked for disposal.
Penalty, see sec. 111.99
(Ordinance 2015-2 adopted 5/14/15)
No water, gas, air, or chemicals shall be injected into any oil well for the purpose of forcing oil or gas out of the producing formation, or for any other purpose, without the prior written approval of the City Council.
Penalty, see sec. 111.99
(Ordinance 2015-2 adopted 5/14/15)
(A) 
A vehicular access route to the site shall be established by the City Council after consideration of all the circumstances including, but not limited to, the existing width, load bearing capacity, and composition of all streets proposed to be included in the access route, residences, potential interference with pedestrians and bicycle traffic, the presence of effective traffic control, and the general character of the areas through which the proposed access route would pass.
(B) 
Access route from the public road or streets to the well location itself, following the issuance of the permit, shall be so constructed so as to be an all-weather road using crushed or gravel rock materials as a minimum standard, but which meets city specifications. The access road must be kept in a smooth, drivable condition. Maintenance and repair of the streets used shall be the responsibility of the operator in accordance with city specifications. In dry conditions, any road creating dust must be watered frequently enough to mitigate the effects of said dust, but not less than once a day.
(C) 
Upon abandonment of any producing well, the operator shall, at the city’s option, at the operator’s expense, remove the road and restore the surface of the ground to its original condition.
Penalty, see sec. 111.99
(Ordinance 2015-2 adopted 5/14/15)
All wells within the city limits which are not producing oil or gas on a regular basis, which is defined as not producing oil or gas in paying quantities, is not a commercial producer, or has not produced oil or gas for 60 days without due cause, shall be plugged and abandoned at the operator’s expense. Upon the abandonment of any such well, the well shall be plugged within 72 hours of such abandonment in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the state’s Railroad Commission.
(Ordinance 2015-2 adopted 5/14/15)
In addition to all other charges specifically provided for by this chapter, an annual inspection fee of $500 per well is imposed against the owner and producer of each well. The inspection fee shall be the responsibility of the producer of oil and gas and shall be due and payable to the city on or before January 31 of each and every year. If the fee is not paid on or before such date, it shall become delinquent and a penalty of 5% of the amount of the fee shall be added.
(Ordinance 2015-2 adopted 5/14/15)
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in hydraulic fracturing within the corporate limits of the city.
Penalty, see sec. 111.99
(Ordinance 2015-2 adopted 5/14/15)
(A) 
It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to violate or neglect to comply with any provision hereof irrespective of whether or not the verbiage of each section hereof contains the specific language that such violation or neglect is unlawful and is an offense.
(B) 
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter, any of the provisions of a drilling and operating permit issued pursuant hereto, any condition of the bond filed by the permittee pursuant to this chapter, or who shall neglect to comply with the terms hereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not more than $500; and the violation of each separate provision of this chapter, of said permit, and of said bond, shall be considered a separate offense, and each day’s violation of each separate provision thereof shall be considered a separate offense.
(C) 
In addition to the foregoing penalties, it is further provided that the City Council, at any regular or special session thereof, may, provided ten days’ notice has been given to the permittee that revocation is to be considered at such meeting, revoke or suspend any permit issued under this chapter and under which drilling or producing operations are being conducted in the event the permittee thereof has violated any provision of said permit, said bond, or this chapter. In the event the permit is revoked, the permittee may make application to the City Council for a reissuance of such permit, and the action of the Council thereon shall be final.
(Ordinance 2015-2 adopted 5/14/15)