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Home My WebLink AboutO-1990-1659-B - . . ORDINANCE NO. l659-B AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A PERMIT UNDER CHAPTER 16, nOIL AND GAS WELLS,n OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, AND APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF ARKLA EXPLORATION COMPANY TO DRILL A 12,000 FOOT WELL 1 FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW1 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte has received an application dated November 19, 1990, from Arkla Exploration Company, requesting a permit under Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, nOil And Gas Wells,n to drill Arkla Exploration Company Lomax Gas Unit No.1, Well No.1, to a proposed depth of 12,000 feet, all as shown on said application. The application of Arkla Exploration Company has been reviewed by appropriate City officials, who have found that said application meets all requirements of Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, and have recommended its approval. A true and correct copy of said application is attached hereto as Exhibit nAn, incorporated by reference herein, and made a part hereof for all purposes. Section 2. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby approves the application of Arkla Exploration Company dated November 19, 1990, and this Ordinance shall constitute a permit to Arkla Exploration Company to conduct such drilling operations within the City of La Porte as specified in said application, all in conformance with the requirements of said Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte. This Ordinance, and the application attached hereto, shall constitute the permit to Arkla Exploration Company. By reference, there is incorporated herein all the provisions of Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, with the same force and effect as if said Chapter were copied verbatim in this permit. Section 3. The term of this permit shall be for a period of 180 days from the date hereof, and as long thereafter as the permitee is engaged in drilling operations with no cessations of such operations for more than 90 days, or oil or gas is produced in commercial quantities from the well drilled pursuant to such permit, provided that if at any time after discovery of oil or gas the .. , . ORDINANCE NO. l659-B Page 2 production thereof in commercial quantities shall cease, the term shall not terminate if the permitee commences additional reworking operations within 90 days thereafter, and if they result in the production of oil or gas, so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced from said well. Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated~ and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 10th day of December, 1990. ATTES~ ~ € R e r 1.... B l_ak h..s:S"',' S"f-'A-,v +- to +t.. t- City Secretary r;;;'z/~ Knox W. Askins \ City Attorney ~..-- ~..~.,. .. . :JIIII""" ~ IXPmRATlDI February 19, 1991 City of LaPorte 604 W. Fairmont Parkway LaPorte, Texas 77572 Attention: Mr. Knox Askins City Attorney Re: Lomax Gas Unit No.1, Well No. 1 Clear Lake Prospect Harris County, Texas Gentlemen: Reference is hereby made to Ordinance No. 1659-B which was passed and approved by the LaPorte city Council on December 10, 1990 and, in particular, Section 1 ~hereof. As recently discussed, Arkla Exploration Company (ARK) has received management approval to drill the referenced well an additional 4,000', or to a total depth of 15,500', which will sufficiently test the Yegua formation. The decision to test the Yegua formation was made after additional analysis of the Stratex H-10 seismic line indicated a possible existence of hydrocarbons at a greater depth. Due to the foregoing, ARK's application for the drilling of an oil and/or gas well within the City of LaPorte needs to be amended to allow ARK the option to drill the Lomax Gas unit No.1, Well No. 1 to the aforesaid depth. The surface location, as discussed in letter dated December 6, 1990, remains unchanged; however, the approximate drilling time will increase'from 45 days to 75 days in the event the well is drilled to a total depth of 15,500'. Enclosed for approval please find copy of Amended Application, Oil and Gas Well Drilling, which amends paragraph 7., "Proposed Depth," to provide ARK the option to drill the referenced well to a depth of 15,500'. Finally, your records currently indicate the proposed bottom hole location for the aforesaid well is 10' FNL and 250' FEL of Outlot 391, Enoch Brinson Survey, A-5, Harris County, Texas. Due to additional seismic analysis, ARK hereby requests approval to revise the bottom hole location, being described as follows: 10' FSL and 242' FEL of Outlot 388, Enoch Brinson Survey, A-5, Harris County, Texas wi th such bottom hole location being further described on the 5100 WESTHEIMER, SUITE 400 . HOUSTON, TEXAS 77056-5507 . (713) 623.5000 $- . . enclosed plat dated February 6, 1990, and prepared by Busch Hutchinson & Associates. Upon review, please advise if these two modifications to ARK's original application to drill an oil and gas well within the City of LaPorte can be approved administratively or whether same will require the approval of City Council. Whereas ARK intends to commence building location in early March, your attention to these matters would be appreciated. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, A~.~ Guy F. Aldrich enclosure cc-Mr. Joel Albrecht Director of Community Service cc-Ms. Cherie Black V--- city Secretary 2 e . AMENDED APPLICATION # DATE: Feb. 19. 1991 OIL AND GAS WELL DRILLING NAME: Arkla Exoloration Comoany ADDRESS: P. O. Box 21734 Shreveoort. LA 71151 PHONE NO. (318) 429-2700 APPLICATION FEES PAID $1. 000.00 PROPOSED SITE: 1. FEE OWNER Jerrv S. Dominy, Trustee: Jackson S. .Yarborouqh. Individually and as Executor of the Estate of H.J. Yarborouqh. deceased. and Donald V. Yarborouqh 2. ADDRESS Jerry S. Dominy, Trustee 855 Uvalde Houston. TX 77015 3. LEASE OWNER Arkla Exoloration Jackson S. Yarborouqh and Donald V. Yarborough 508 Duranqo Circle North Irving, TX 75062 Comoany ADDRESS 5100 Westheimer. Suite 400 Houston. Texas 77056-5507 4. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF WELL SITE 3.471 acres of land. mOre or or less. out of the Enoch Brinson Survey. A-5. Harris County. Texas, and being Outlot 348 of the LaPorte Outlots, according to a plat recorded in Volume 61. Paqe 374. of the Mao Records of Harris County, Texas! 5. MAP ATTACHED Yes 6. TYPE OF DRILLING RIG SCR Rotary Rig 7. PROPOSED DEPTH 12.000' - Lower Vicksburq formation: 15.500' Yegua formation It is understood and agreed that undertaking, venue for all suits shall any provisions of Ordinance No. 1659. ( for any legal action or lie in Harris County under Copy of Ordinance 1659 Received Seotember 13. 1990 ... ,,*-7 1.3~' :tN' Co. .1- ~UREC#F LOCA"O". A~1r ,c""'~..RA" ~O,., ,,&#11.1 ~""T "I -'7&' IIV. Co ""_. ~ .t I ".... .I"" .II" ~ UR VE Y ISZ .14.1 BR/N1s0N IA-s .Jh .ISS 3'" / I' -'0 0 fl I 0 ... .I,:" & ~ " '0 0 -, .. } - EX p~ ORA , , I I , 72t'.' r ~ f?O .; ,," ..... ')".IS 31111 /' .I.Z "'/1' / .r~, I, Ii - .,.. 't; .. ~ "/ON1 COHPAAVY. 0'- :I' f. /::1,3<'.' ~ .,.1/ E NOCJ-/ ~ ---- --;.,- - ...~ I , : ;4Rk~A , ...st'. ce . .Iz71.1C, .I" _7 I _6 "',. ...te4 .I"" ...... ".5 , -',. .,1,. OIJ .10. sneGEr .I,r ..,.. l.so 4" -. .3,S NORTH '~"I''''S 2311 .lOa NO, so. OO7~ - - SHT .- Of'/ 1!.1It. ~ 1)t'Il.OA"A"~OV ~""~AN"lIr IWI,..c, , .orr...- ,..,<HI L~"'ncw.s/ ,1. ..eAC PtIO"'''''ON ~,,. 'IN c,r" C~ CA """,. BVOJ:H 4J ,p''''80^, ...,t!rV6" J1If -... HA"'Ar~. CGU",,.'7'; r4K;4. /:., 4te. ~.,_: KALE; _' - /"~..!!fDO ~ /3-'<. .c, DU.N:R:~.#.J Qt[CKlD: A -'.6.../. 77S20 0"~"'4!II. c, ".a.:ti" ._------- - .11., - ~ /1.0 ~ !E; ~ SCA LIE ,,., 01""4'67 r BUSCH ,HUTCHISON , a ASSOCIATES, INC. .- . ENGINEERS a ARCHITECTS BAYTOWN. TEXAS 1107 f1.EETWOOO DR. , ,f' ,. ~,~v ~ 1',;:;" I'lV t~ ~- It . RECEIVED 1,).-/;J-9o~ COMM. DEV. j"--"":" " . .. ' ,--::P.~ ' '; ~ /""'.,; .,.- ./ '~...~. ...../ ./..,.............,.,.."" ~RIES,INC. ~... COpy fOR YOUR INFORMATION 11518 Old LaPorte Rd. . LaPorte, Texas 77571 . Telefax (713) 471-4821 · Telex 467616 · (713) 471.6540 December 10, 1990 City of LaPorte P.O. Box 1115 LaPorte, Texas 77571 Attention: Mr. Joel Albriecht Director of Community Development Dear Hr. Albriecht: Bickham Industries, Inc. has signed an agreement with Arkla Exploration granting them access to their drilling site via Bickham Industries private road. _ Bickham Industries has also granted permission to Arkla Industries to construct an additional road to the south, extending to their drilling site. The construction of this road is contingent upon Bickham Industries approval of Arkla's building specification for the road 'extension. If you have any questions or require additional information, feel free to contact me. Sincerely, ~Jtfb~ Thomas J. Kawczynski , Manager, Finance and AdmirdstraLioIi TJK/ceb p~~wlt1ID DEe 19 1990 ASST. CITY MANAGER OFFICE ~.,;~ r "~~ t ",.' ~ ~ (" . ~ ~(il. ~ , ~?~~~ ~ ~ jJlI