No oil or gas well shall be drilled within the corporate limits of the city, unless the drilling firm or contractor carries public liability insurance in the limits of $250,000.00 for each person and $500,000.00 for each single occurrence for bodily injury or death and one hundred thousand dollars $100,000.00 for each single occurrence for injury to or destruction of property.
(Ordinance 96-3, sec. 4, adopted 11/19/96)
In the event production is obtained, and the oil storage tank battery is located within the city limits, the same shall be erected within the confines of a concrete or earthen retention wall designed in such a manner that the area inside the retention wall would retain the total volume of the tanks located therein, and the same shall be completely enclosed by a suitable all metal wire fence of a sufficiently strong and close mesh construction that it will not be penetrable by domestic animals or small children. In no event shall such tank battery be located nearer than thirty (30) feet from any residence, dwelling, or nearer than thirty (30) feet from any combustible structure.
(Ordinance 96-3, sec. 5, adopted 11/19/96)
Any well jacks or units operating within the corporate limits of the city shall be kept clean, painted, in good repair, and properly lubricated in order that they will operate quietly, and they shall be enclosed by an all metal fence of a height of not less than six (6) feet and of a type suitable to prevent trespassing on the part of anyone unauthorized, particularly children.
(Ordinance 96-3, sec. 7, adopted 11/19/96)
All flow lines and/or water and/or oil or gas lines shall be buried at least one (1) foot under the ground within the corporate limits.
(Ordinance 96-3, sec. 8, adopted 11/19/96)
Any waste oil or water in, on, or around any premises within the corporate limits shall be immediately cleaned up and the ground shall be cleaned of any oil-bearing dirt.
(Ordinance 96-3, sec. 9, adopted 11/19/96)
Any salt water produced by an oil well within the corporate limits shall be injected into the earth in a sand not less than three hundred (300) feet below the surface of the ground in the event such saltwater production should exceed an amount which can be satisfactorily disposed of from the leasehold premises by hauling away in tank trucks or by natural or mechanical evaporation processes in tanks, pits, or enclosures suitably designed to prevent saltwater seepage into the adjacent property or saltwater encroachment on any known fresh water sands. Saltwater disposal shall be handled in such a manner that it will constitute neither a public nor a private nuisance, and the premises shall be enclosed by an all metal fence of a height of not less than six (6) feet and of a type suitable to prevent trespassing on the part of anyone unauthorized, particularly children.
(Ordinance 96-3, sec. 10, adopted 11/19/96)
In the event that any permit is granted to drill or explore for oil or gas within such corporate limits, the drilling contractor shall proceed with the drilling operations with the highest degree of care so as not to injure adjoining property or persons in any manner and shall keep the premises suitably fenced or guarded twenty-four (24) hours a day in such manner as to avoid trespassing on the part of anyone during the drilling and exploratory operations, particularly children, and upon the completion of such drilling operations, all drilling mud shall be removed outside the corporate limits of the city and the grounds around the well and slush pits shall be immediately cleared of all drilling mud and/or oil, salt water, or water and shall be made to conform in appearance to the lands in the neighborhood wherein such drilling operations are so conducted.
(Ordinance 96-3, sec. 11, adopted 11/19/96)
This article may be enforced by injunction, by cancellation of the permit of the operator to continue drilling, or in any other legal manner in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ordinance 96-3, sec. 13, adopted 11/19/96)
Before any oil or gas well be drilled within the corporate limits of the city, an application for a permit to do so shall be filed with the director of public works.
(Ordinance 96-3, sec. 1, adopted 11/19/96)
The application for the permit, required by this article, shall set forth the following information:
(1) 
A copy of the application to drill which has been filed with the state railroad commission, which application shall contain:
(A) 
The name and address of the operator of the lease.
(B) 
A description of the lease or the lands involved in the drilling unit.
(C) 
A plat showing the location of the well, the ownership of the land, and offset operators or landowners.
(2) 
The name and address of the drilling contractor.
(3) 
Satisfactory evidence of liability and property damage insurance as required by this article.
(Ordinance 96-3, sec. 2, adopted 11/19/96)
The fee for a permit, required by this article, shall be the sum of $1,500.00 payable on or before the date drilling operations are commenced.
(Ordinance 96-3, sec. 3, adopted 11/19/96)