[Ord. No. 29, eff. 12-17-1985; amended by Ord. No. 34, 11-18-1986; amended by Ord. No. 35, 12-16-1986; amended by Ord. No. 36, 2-17-1987; amended by Ord. No. 29, 5-21-1991 as amended 11-19-1996 (repealing Ord. No. 34, 35, and 36); as amended 8-18-2015 by Ord. No. 29 §3]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person acting for himself or acting as agent, servant, employee, subcontractor, or independent contractor or any other person, to drill an oil and gas well, or operate a producing or deleterious substance disposal well, or to work upon or assist in any way in the production or operation of any well, without a permit having first been issued by the authority of the board of trustees in accordance with this ordinance.
B. 
Permits shall be required for the following:
1. 
Drilling an original well (for the exploration for production of oil or gas);
2. 
Drilling an original well or re-enter an existing well (for use as an injection well, as a disposal well or as a service well);
3. 
Re-entering a plugged well;
4. 
Deepening an existing well;
5. 
Operating a well; and
6. 
Drilling or operating an injection well.
C. 
All permit applications shall be submitted in a form provided by the town. Permit applications must be submitted at least 30 days before the board of trustees meeting for proper review.
[Ord. No. 29, eff. 12-17-1985; amended by Ord. No. 34, 11-18-1986; amended by Ord. No. 35, 12-16-1986; amended by Ord. No. 36, 2-17-1987; amended by Ord. No. 29, 5-21-1991 as amended 11-19-1996 (repealing Ord. No. 34, 35, and 36); as amended 8-18-2015 by Ord. No. 29 §14]
A. 
Well Location. Drilling operations shall NOT be in zoned areas R-1, R-2, R-3 or RL-1, as set forth in Part 13, the Zoning Ordinance, since these areas are intended for residential use.
B. 
All injection wells shall comply with the special requirements set forth in § 11-302.
C. 
In addition to the above, no permit shall be issued for the drilling of an original well or the re-entry of a well, or for any other purposes, at any location which is:
1. 
Nearer than 660 feet of any permanent residence, commercial building, Church, school, or building where animals are customarily kept and are actually being kept prior to the application to drill was made;
2. 
Closer than 330 feet of a public road right-of-way;
3. 
Closer than 660 feet of a producing fresh water well;
4. 
Within a platted subdivision;
5. 
Within a survey of lots and blocks; or
6. 
Within 660 feet of the boundary of a platted subdivision or survey of lots and blocks.
D. 
Exceptions allowing well location closer than 660 feet from a permanent residence, commercial building, fresh water well, church, school, or building where animals are customarily kept and are actually being kept prior to the application to drill was made shall be granted by the town board of trustees, only if written approvals and releases are obtained from the persons in the following enumerated paragraphs; and said approvals and releases are filed with the town.
Approvals and releases shall be obtained from:
1. 
Any property owner;
2. 
Any life tenant or remainderman of said permanent residence, commercial building or structure;
3. 
Any lessee or tenant of said permanent residence, commercial building, or structure;
4. 
Any mortgagee of said permanent residence, commercial building, or structure, and
5. 
Any person having an applicable power of attorney over any of the above stated individuals; provided that said attorney in fact shall provide a copy of the said power of attorney documentation authorizing the attorney in fact to act of his behalf, shall provide the address and telephone number of the person for whom he is acting, and provide his own address and telephone number before the approval and release shall become effective.
E. 
Exceptions shall not be granted allowing a well location to be:
1. 
Closer than 300 feet of a producing fresh water well;
2. 
Within a platted subdivision;
3. 
Within a survey of lots and blocks which has been filed of record at the Cleveland County Clerk’s office; or
4. 
Closer than 660 feet of the boundary of a platted subdivision or a survey of lots and blocks.
F. 
Exceptions allowing well locations closer than 330 feet from a public road right-of-way may be granted at the discretion of the town board of trustees.
G. 
100-Year Flood Plain. Application to drill an original well or re-enter an abandoned well within the 100-year floodplain shall be subject to special review by the town floodplain administrator. All requirements of the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance shall be met.
[Ord. No. 29, eff. 12-17-1985; amended by Ord. No. 34, 11-18-1986; amended by Ord. No. 35, 12-16-1986; amended by Ord. No. 36, 2-17-1987; amended by Ord. No. 29, 5-21-1991 as amended 11-19-1996 (repealing Ord. No. 34, 35, and 36); as amended 8-18-2015 by Ord. No. 29 §41]
A. 
This ordinance shall apply to any person drilling an original well, re-entering an abandoned well, conducting natural or artificial production projects or operations, enhanced recovery, maintaining a producing well, injection well, a deleterious substance disposal well within the Town of Slaughterville.
B. 
If an operator has complied with the terms of this ordinance, obtained the drilling and operating permits, and thereafter a request is made to deepen or otherwise enhance or modify the permitted well, the town will consider the well pre-existing to any subsequent encroachments that have occurred since the well was originally permitted.
C. 
Any well in operation prior to the date of this ordinance, or any well for which a plugging report has not been filed with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, shall obtain a permit to operate.