[Code 1974 § 5-112; Code 1985 § 18-1; Code 2005 § 66-32]
No pipelines, equipment, appliance or any structure under this article shall be laid, constructed, erected, maintained or permitted to remain in, on or under any street, alley or public way, unless a permit to do so first is obtained from the city manager. Written application shall be made for such permit setting forth the nature of the work proposed to be done and also the applicant shall submit a plat or sketch drawing reflecting the location of improvement. All work involving the laying, constructing and maintaining of pipelines in any street or alley or public way shall be performed according to the provisions of all applicable federal standards.
[Code 1974 § 5-108; Code 1985 § 18-2; Code 2005 § 66-33]
A. 
An oil or gas well or disposal well shall be cased and casing cemented from the top of the well hole to a depth of 750 feet. If such casing is not cemented during the drilling of such well, it shall be cemented within five days of commencement of actual drilling operation.
B. 
In the event no surface pipe is set, a staging collar shall be put into the production pipe at a depth of at least 50 feet but not more than 500 feet below the base of the freshwater bearing sands with cement slurry being pumped through the staging collar and circulated to the surface. An "umbrella" or equivalent equipment must be placed below the staging collar, and centralizers shall be put on the production pipe within the range of freshwater bearing sand every 200 feet.
C. 
In the event the hole is dry and to be abandoned, a cement plug must be placed in the hole from the ground surface to a depth of 50 feet below the base of the freshwater bearing rocks.
D. 
The permittee shall notify the city manager at least 24 hours prior to running the pipe for such work for the purpose of permitting the city manager or other authorized representative of the city to inspect such pipe for the location, and at least two hours and not more than three hours before commencing procedure to cement such pipe, the city manager shall be notified thereof in order that a representative of the city may observe such procedure. No pipe shall be used unless approved by the city manager or other authorized representative of the city and the cementing of such pipe shall be done in the presence of such representative and approved by him.
[Code 1974 § 5-109; Code 1985 § 18-3; Code 2005 § 66-34]
Electric power motors only shall be used for pumping units for oil or gas well or disposal wells.
[Code 1974 § 5-110; Code 1985 § 18-4; Code 2005 § 66-35]
Any damage to paving, sidewalks, streets, alleys, curbing, parking, sewers or other public property arising out of any work relating to an oil, gas or disposal well shall be repaired immediately by the holder of the permit for such well, and such repairs shall be made in accordance with requirements of the city manager or city engineer and under his supervision.
[Code 1974 § 5-111; Code 1985 § 18-5; Code 2005 § 66-36]
No noxious fumes, gases, oil or any substance of any nature shall be permitted to escape from the location of any oil, gas or disposal well.
[Code 1974 § 5-113; Code 1985 § 18-6; Code 2005 § 66-37]
All pumps, tanks and equipment used in the operation of a completed oil, gas or disposal well shall be enclosed on all sides by a chainlink fence which shall be six feet high with steel posts and with four strands of barbed wire above the fence. During drilling operations, a watchman shall be maintained on the premises at all times who shall be charged with the responsibility of protecting the general public from any hazard resulting from the conduct of such drilling operations; if such watchman shall not be employed, then the entire well location shall be fenced as in the operation of a completed well.
[Code 1974 § 5-114; Code 1985 § 18-7; Code 2005 § 66-38]
The permittee, upon request and within 15 days thereof, shall furnish the city copies of any and all reports to governmental agencies and other instruments, reports, papers or information desired relating to the oil, gas or disposal well for which permit has been granted.
[Code 1974 § 5-115; Code 1985 § 18-8; Code 2005 § 66-39]
All oil or gas production tanks shall be surrounded by earthen dikes of sufficient height so as to contain a capacity of fluid equal to 150% of the capacity of such tanks.