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<br />- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. l659-B <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A PERMIT UNDER CHAPTER 16, nOIL AND GAS <br />WELLS,n OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, <br />AND APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF ARKLA EXPLORATION COMPANY TO DRILL <br />A 12,000 FOOT WELL 1 FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW1 <br />AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte has <br /> <br />received an application dated November 19, 1990, from Arkla <br /> <br />Exploration Company, requesting a permit under Chapter 16 of the <br /> <br />Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, nOil And Gas Wells,n to <br /> <br />drill Arkla Exploration Company Lomax Gas Unit No.1, Well No.1, to <br />a proposed depth of 12,000 feet, all as shown on said application. <br />The application of Arkla Exploration Company has been reviewed by <br />appropriate City officials, who have found that said application <br /> <br />meets all requirements of Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances of <br /> <br />the City of La Porte, and have recommended its approval. A true and <br /> <br />correct copy of said application is attached hereto as Exhibit nAn, <br /> <br />incorporated by reference herein, and made a part hereof for all <br /> <br />purposes. <br /> <br />Section 2. <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby <br /> <br />approves the application of Arkla Exploration Company dated <br />November 19, 1990, and this Ordinance shall constitute a permit to <br />Arkla Exploration Company to conduct such drilling operations within <br />the City of La Porte as specified in said application, all in <br />conformance with the requirements of said Chapter 16 of the Code of <br />Ordinances of the City of La Porte. This Ordinance, and the <br />application attached hereto, shall constitute the permit to Arkla <br />Exploration Company. By reference, there is incorporated herein all <br />the provisions of Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City <br />of La Porte, with the same force and effect as if said Chapter were <br /> <br />copied verbatim in this permit. <br /> <br />Section 3. <br /> <br />The term of this permit shall be for a period of <br /> <br />180 days from the date hereof, and as long thereafter as the <br /> <br />permitee is engaged in drilling operations with no cessations of <br />such operations for more than 90 days, or oil or gas is produced in <br />commercial quantities from the well drilled pursuant to such permit, <br />provided that if at any time after discovery of oil or gas the <br />