05-11-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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Explosives may be used with the prior and express written consent of the city council. (Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-29), 8-14-89; Ord. No. 1659-A, § 1, 1-8-90) Sec. 102-77. - Notice of time and place of use of testing methods. No geophysical method of mineral exploration shall be used under this permit without the permittee having first, on the date of such proposed use, notified the city secretary and city manager of the proposed time and location of the planned use. If the city secretary is not available, notice shall be given to the chief of police, in addition to the city manager, and if he is not available, then to any police personnel of the city. No testing shall beconducted on Sunday, nor between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. local time. Notice shall also be given of the name of the person in charge of the testing for the permittee for the day on which notice is given. In addition, written notice of such testing to the occupants of all dwellings located within 2,000 feet of the test site at least 24 hours prior to the testing. (Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-30), 8-14-89) Secs. 102-78—102-110. -Reserved. ARTICLE III. - OIL AND GAS FOOTNOTE(S): 2 ---()--- Cross reference— Business, ch. 22.(Back) State Law reference— Oil and gas generally, V.T.C.A., Natural Resources Code § 81.001 et seq.(Back) DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY Sec. 102-111. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. All technical or oil andgas industry words and phrases used in this article and not specifically defined in this section shall have that meaning customarily attributable thereto by prudent operators in the oil and gas industry. Actual drillingmeans when the drilling rig, whosepurpose it is to drill the bore hole into the production horizon, first inserts the drill bit into the ground. Blockmeans block of land only and shall not be misconstrued to mean drilling block. Leasemeans any tract of land subject to an oil, gas and mineral lease or other oil and gas development contract, or any unit composed of several tracts and leases but operated as one lease, and any tract of land in which the minerals are owned by an operator or someone holding under it or him, but which, due tothe fee royalty ownership is developed and operated as a separate tract. New well permitteemeans the person to whom is issued a permit for the drilling and operation of a new well under this section, and his or its administrators, executors, heirs, successors and assigns. Old well permitteemeans the person to whom is issued a permit for the redrilling, working-over, recompletion and reoperation of an old or existing well under this section, and his or its administrators, executors, heirs, successors and assigns. Permitteemeans both an old well permittee and a new well permittee. Page 3