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

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however, that in noncongested areas the city, at its discretion, may waive the requirement of any fence, or may designate the type of fence to be erected. (Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-23), 8-14-89) Sec. 102-197. - Venting and flaring of gas. No person engaged in drilling or operating any well shall permit gas to escape or be vented into the air unless the gas is flared and burned as permitted by the state railroad commission. (Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-24), 8-14-89) Sec. 102-198. - Abandonment and plugging. Whenever any well is abandoned it shall be the obligation of the permittee and the operator of the well to plug the well in accordance with regulations of the state railroad commission. No surface or conductor string of casing may be pulled or removed from awell. During initial abandonment operations it will be the obligation of the permittee or the operator of the well to flood the well with mud-laden fluid weighing not less than ten pounds per gallon or sufficient mud weight to yield a hydrostatic pressure500 pounds above the maximum formation pressure encountered by the well. The well will be kept filled to the top with the mud-laden fluid at all times, and the mud-laden fluid of the above specifications will be left in the well bore below and between cement plugs. (Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-25), 8-14-89) Sec. 102-199. - Disposal of salt water. The permittee shall make adequate provisions for the disposal of all salt water or other impurities which he may bring to the surface, and disposal to be made in such manner as to not contaminate the underground water strata or to injure surface vegetation. The disposal process shall be approved by the city, prior to disposal for the protection of public health, safety and well-being. (Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-26), 8-14-89) Sec. 102-200. - Use of explosives. Explosives may be used with the prior express written consent of the city council. (Ord. No. 1659, § 1(16-29), 8-14-89; Ord. No. 1659-A, § 1, 1-8-90) Secs. 102-201—102-230. - Reserved. ARTICLE IV. - PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION FOOTNOTE(S): 4 ---()--- Editor's note— Ordinance No. 2004-2755, § 1, adopted July 12, 2004, repealed the former Art. IV, §§ 102-231—102-237, 102-261—102-265, and enacted a new Art. IV as set out herein. The former Art. IV pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 915, § 1(18-A-1)—(18-A-12), 3-6-72. Cross reference—(Back) Businesses, ch. 22. State Law reference— Transportation of gas and gas pipeline facilities, safety standards, preemption, Vernon's Ann. Civ. St. art. 6053-1.(Back) Sec. 102-231. - Declaration of policy. Page 11