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ORDINANCE NO. l659-C
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 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~ FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW~ 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
heretofore, on December 10, 1990, passed and approved Ordinance No.
l659-B, granting a permit under Chapter 16 nOil And Gas Wells,n of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, and approving the
application of Arkla Exploration Company to drill a 12,000 foot
well. The City of La Porte has now received an application from
Arkla Exploration Company, dated February 19, 1991, requesting
certain revisions to its permit. The amended application of Arkla
Exploration Company has been reviewed by appropriate City officials,
who have found that said application, as amended, 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 amended 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
February 19, 1991, 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 applieation, as amended
February 19, 1991, 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
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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
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 Annotatedi 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 25th day of February, 1991.
BY
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Cherie Black
City Secretary
APPROVED: ff
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Knox W. Askins ~
City Attorney
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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 thereof.
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, II
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
addi tional 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
with such bottom hole location being further described on the
5100 WESTHEIMER, SUITE 400 . HOUSTON, TEXAS 77056-5507 . (713) 623-5000
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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,
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Guy F. Aldrich
enclosure
cc-Mr. Joel Albrecht
Director of Community Service
cc-Ms. Cherie Black
City Secretary
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AMENDED
APPLICATION
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DATE: Feb. 19. 1991
OIL AND GAS WELL DRILLING
NAME:
Arkla Exploration Company
ADDRESS:
P. O. Box 21734
Shreveport. LA 71151
PHONE NO.
(318) 429-2700
APPLICATION FEES PAID
$1. 000.00
PROPOSED SITE:
1. FEE OWNER Jerry S. Dominy. Trustee: Jackson S~ Yarborouah.
Individually and as Executor of the Estate of
H.J. Yarborouah. deceased. and Donald V. Yarborouah
2. ADDRESS
Jerry S. Dominy. Trustee
855 Uvalde
Houston. TX 77015
3. LEASE OWNER
Arkla Exploration
Jackson S. Yarborouah and
Donald V. Yarborough
508 Duranao Circle North
Irving, TX 75062
Company
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. Paae 374. of the Map Records
of Harris County, Texas.
5. MAP ATTACHED Yes
6. TYPE OF DRILLING RIG
SCR Rotary Ria
12.000' - Lower Vicksburg formation: 15.500'
Yegua formation
It is understood and agreed that for any legal action or
undertaking, venue for all suits shall lie in Harris County under
any provisions of Ordinance No. 1659.
7. PROPOSED DEPTH
Copy of Ordinance 1659 Received
September 13. 1990
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