HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 0996-04 09-14-2004 ORDINANCE NO. 996-04
AN ORDINANCE OFTHE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS AMENDING
CHAPTER 90 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, THE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY; PROVIDING CRITERIA FOR GAS WELL
DRILLING AND PRODUCTION BY SPECIAL USE PERMIT;
PRESCRIBING SPECIALUSE PERMITAPPLICATION REQUIREMENTS;
PROVIDING GAS WELL PERMIT REQUIREMENTS; PRESCRIBING
CRITERIA FOR THE REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR GAS WELL
PERMITS; PROVIDING FOR INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION;
PROVIDING FOR SECURITY; ESTABLISHING PROVISIONS FOR
PERIODIC REPORTS; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF ACTIVITIES;
ESTABLISHING PROVISIONS FOR ABANDONMENT OF WELLS AND
PIPELINES; SETTING FORTH CRITERIA FOR AMENDED GAS WELL
PERMITS; PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF GAS WELL PERMITS;
ESTABLISHING REMEDIES OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR
ENFORCEMENT AND RIGHT OF ENTRY; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION AS REQUIRED BY LAW; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION
IN PAMPHLET FORM; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS
. HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTNE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills, Texas (the "City") is a home rule city acting
under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas
Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City has the authority and power to adopt regulations governing the
use of land in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare of its citizens and
providing for the orderly development of land within the City; and
WHEREAS, safety, aesthetic, land use and other concerns create the need to enact
provisions regulating the operation and impact of Gas Wells; and
WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Commission and the City Council now deem it
necessary for the safe, orderly and healthful development of the City, and in the best
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interest of the City, to adopt provisions regulating the operation and impact of Gas Wells;
and
WHEREAS, the City has complied with all requirements of Chapter 211 of the Local
Government Code, and all other laws dealing with notice, publication and procedural
requirements for the adoption of this Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
ADOPTION OF DIVISION 12 REGARDING GAS WELL DRILLING AND
PRODUCTION REGULATIONS
That Chapter 90 of the Richland Hills Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by
creating a new Division 12, "Gas Well Drilling and Production", which shall read as follows:
DIVISION 12. GAS WELL DRILLING & PRODUCTION
• Sec. 90-370. Purpose and Intent.
The exploration, development, and production of Gas in the City is an activity which
necessitates reasonable regulation to ensure that all property owners, mineral and
otherwise, have the right to peaceably enjoy their property and its benefits and revenues.
It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this Division to establish reasonable and uniform
limitations, safeguards and regulations for operations related to the exploring, Drilling,
developing, producing, transporting and storing of Gas and other substances produced in
association with Gas within the City to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the
public, minimize the potential impact to property and mineral rights owners, protect the
quality of the environment, and encourage the orderly production of available mineral
resources.
Sec. 90-371. Definitions.
All technical industry words or phrases related to the Drilling and production of Gas
Wells not specifically defined shall have the meanings customarily attributable thereto by
prudent Operators in the Gas industry. For the purposes of this Division, the following
definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Abandonment as defined by the Railroad Commission, means and includes the
plugging of the Well and restoration of the Drill Site as required by this Division.
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• Applicant means a person to whom a permit or certificate for the Drilling, operation
and production of a Well, or the installation or operation of a pipeline, is issued under this
Division, including, but not limited to, his or her heirs, legal representatives, successors or
assigns.
Drill Site means the area used for Drilling, completing, or re-working a Well.
Drilling means any digging or boring of a New Well to develop or produce Gas or
to inject gas, water, or any other fluid or substance into the earth. Drilling means and
includes the re-entry of an abandoned Well. Drilling does not mean or include the re-entry
of a Well that has not been abandoned.
Environmentally Sensitive Area means an area under the jurisdiction of the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers where scientific, ecological, cultural or aesthetic features have
been identified by the Corps of Engineers.
Exploration means geologic or geophysical activities, induding, but not limited to,
surveying and seismic Exploration, related to the search for Gas or other sub-surface
hydrocarbons.
Gas or Natural Gas, shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the rules, regulations,
and forms of the Railroad Commission.
• Gas Well means any Well drilled for the production of Gas or classified as a Gas
Well by the Texas Natural Resources Code or the Railroad Commission.
Gas Well Inspector means an independent qualified Gas consultant familiar with
and educated in the Gas industry who has been retained by the City.
Gas Well Permit means a permit applied for and issued or denied pursuant to this
Division authorizing the Drilling, production, and operation of one or more Gas Wells.
Gathering Station means the site where the gathering lines for all the Wells
converge.
Hazardous Materials Management Plan means the hazardous materials
management plan and hazardous materials inventory statements required by the Fire
Code.
New Well means a New Well bore or new hole established at the ground surface
and shall not include the re-working of an existing Well that has not been abandoned
unless the re working involves Drilling to a deeper total depth.
Operation Site means the area used for development and production of Gas and
all related operational activities after Drilling activities are complete.
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• Operatormeans, for each Well, the person listed on the Railroad Commission Form
W-1 or Form P-4 for a Gas Well, that is, or will be, actually in charge and in control of
Drilling, maintaining, operating, pumping or controlling any Well including, without
limitation, a unit Operator. If the Operator, as defined herein, for any Gas Well is not the
lessee of any premises affected by the provisions of this Division, then such lessee shall
also be deemed to be an Operator. In the event that there is no Gas lease relating to any
premises affected by this Division, the owner of the fee mineral estate in the premises shall
be deemed the Operator.
Pipeline Easement Map means a map indicating all gathering line easements. The
easements must be located separately from other utility easements.
Railroad Commission means the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Road Repair Agreement means a written agreement obligating the Operator to
repair damage, excluding ordinary wear and tear, if any, to public streets, including, but not
limited to, bridges, caused by the Operator or its employees, agents, contractors,
subcontractors or representatives in the performance of Drilling or production of any Gas
We11s authorized by the City.
Well means a hole or bore to any horizon, formation, or strata for the purpose of
producing Gas or other hydrocarbons.
• Sec. 90-372. Special Use Permit Required.
The Drilling and production of Gas within the City shall only be permitted by Special
Use Permit in accordance with Article V of this Chapter 90. A site plan is required with the
Special Use Permit application and must include all information required by Article IV of
this Chapter 90 and the following additional information:
(1) The total number of Wells to be drilled.
(2) The location of the Drill Site and a layout of the site showing all related
facilities, including, but not limited to, Drilling rig, pipe rack, water and
sanitary sewer facilities, electrical supply, camper/office trailers, reserve pit,
and fracturing pits.
(3) The location of the Operation Site and a layout of the site showing all related
facilities, including but not limited to Wellheads, separators, dehydrators,
tank batteries, compressors, and metering stations.
(4) Size, location and purpose of any shared facilities, including, but not limited
to, centralized tank batteries or fracturing pits for multiple Wells or Drill Sites.
(5) The design, location, and arrangement of all access roads.
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• (g) A map of the public streets to be used by truck traffic to the Drill Site.
(7) The location of any floodplain, drainage or flowage easement.
(g) A Pipeline Easement Map indicating the location of the nearest Gathering
Station and the alignment of the pipeline(s) connecting the Operation Site to
the Gathering Station.
(9) A video documenting existing conditions of the City streets within one (1)
mile of the Drill Site that will be used by truck traffic to the site, plus a video
of the property being used for the Drill Site.
Sec. 90-373. Road Repair Agreement.
A Road RepairAgreementshatl be submitted in conjunction with the application for
Special Use Permit. The Agreement must be signed by the Operator. The City Manager
shall have the authority to execute the Road Repair Agreement.
Sec. 90-374. Gas Well Permit Required.
(a) No person shall engage in the Drilling and production of Gas W ells within the
City without first obtaining a Gas Well Permit.
• (b) A single Gas Well Permit may be obtained for multiple Wells if approved by
the City.
(c) An application for a Gas W ell Permit may be filed with the City concurrently
with the application for a Special Use Permit; provided, however, that the City shalt not be
required to consider the application for a Gas Well Permit unless and until a Special Use
Permit is approved by the City Council.
(d) When a Gas Well Permit has been issued covering a Well, the permit shall
constitute authority for the following, so long as conducted in strict accordance with this
Division: Drilling, operation, production, gathering of production, maintenance, repair, re-
working, testing, site preparation consisting of rigs or tank batteries, plugging and
Abandonment, and any other activity authorized by this Division associated with Drilling or
production by the Operator or its employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or
representatives. AGas Well Permit shall also constitute authority for the construction and
use of all facilities reasonably necessary or convenient in connection therewith, including
gathering lines and disc sentatives, so long as onstruclted and used anstrict accordance
subcontractors or repre
with this Division.
(e) An original Gas Well Permit shall not, however, constitute authority for the
re-entering and Drilling of an abandoned Well. Re-entry and Drilling of an abandoned Well
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• shall require a new Gas Well Permit.
(f) A Gas Well Permit may be issued for any lot, tract, or other parcel of
property, and public utilities may be extended or connected to serve the Drill Site, whether
or not the lot, tract, or other parcel of property is part of a recorded plat.
(g) In addition to obtaining a Gas W ell Permit and before establishing a Drill Site
and access road, the Operator must obtain the necessary permits from the City Building
Inspections Department and a grading permit from the City Engineering Department. The
grading permit application shall include a storm water pollution prevention plan and a
drainage plan unless the City Engineer determines that they are not necessary.
Sec. 90-375. Application and Review of Gas Well Permit.
(a) Applications for Gas Well Permits shall be submitted in writing on forms
provided by the City and signed by the Operator.
(b) Applications for Gas Well Permits shall be filed with the Planning
Department. The following fees shall be charged for each application: i) an administration
fee of $500, and ii) a $5,000 inspection fee for each Well covered by the permit. The
administration fee is not refundable regardless of the outcome of the application.
Incomplete applications shall be returned to the Applicant. The City shall return any
application as incomplete if there is a dispute pending before the Railroad Commission
• regarding the determination of the Operator.
(c) No Gas Well Permit shall be issued if the proposed activities are not in
conformance with the approved Special Use Permit and associated site plan, provisions
of this Division, Building Code, Fire Code and all other applicable City ordinances.
(d) A decision to deny an application for a Gas Well Permit shall be provided to
the Operator in writing, including the reason for the decision. The Operator may appeal any
such denial to the City Council.
(e) If an application for a Gas Well Permit is denied, nothing herein contained
shall prevent a new application from being submitted to the City for the same Well. A new
application fee shalt accompany each new application.
Sec. 90-376. Insurance and Indemnification.
The Operator shall provide or cause to be provided the insurance described below
for each Well for which a Gas Well Permit is issued, such insurance to continue until the
Well is abandoned and the site restored. The Operator may provide the required coverage
on a "blanket" basis for multiple Wells if the site of each Well is sufficiently identified, the
limits of coverage are sufficient as determined by the City within its sole discretion, and the
blanket policy is othervvise approved by the City. The Operator must provide to the City
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• sufficient documentation that the Operator's insurance complies with the requirements of
this section before the issuance of the Gas Well Permit.
(a} General Requirements: Indemnification and Express Negligence Provisions
(1) Each Gas Well Permit issued by the City shall include the following
language and regardless of whether such language is actually
included in the Gas Well Permit it shall be deemed to be included
therein: OPERATOR DOES HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND
IRREVOCABLY RELEASE AND DISCHARGE ALL CLAIMS,
DEMANDS, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, AND EXECUTIONS OF ANY
AND ALL KINDS WHICH IT OR ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS
EVER HAD, OR NOW HAS OR MAY HAVE, OR CLAIMS TO HAVE,
AGAINST THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, ITS
DEPARTMENTS, AGENTS, OFFICERS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES,
SPONSORS, OR VOLUNTEERS, THE GAS WELL INSPECTOR,
AND EACH OF THEiR RESPECTIVE HEIRS, PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVES, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS (THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS AND ALL OTHER FOREGOING
PARTIES BEING HEREIN REFERRED TO COLLECTIVELY AS THE
"INDEMNIFIED PARTIES") CREATED BY OR ARISING OUT OF
PERSONAL INJURIES, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, OR INJURIES TO
PROPERTY, REAL OR PERSONAL, OR IN ANY WAY INCIDENTAL
• TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE
WORK PERFORMED BY THE OPERATOR UNDER A GAS WELL
PERMIT. OPERATOR AGREES TO FULLY DEFEND, PROTECT,
INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES
FROM AND AGAINST EACH AND EVERY CLAIM, DEMAND, OR
CAUSE OF ACTION AND ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, DAMAGES,
OBLIGATIONS, JUDGMENTS, LOSSES, FINES, PENALTIES,
COSTS, FEES, AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE
INDEMNIFIED PARTIES CAUSED BY OR ARISING OUT OF,
INCIDENTAL TO, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY
WORK PERFORMED BY OPERATOR UNDER A GAS WELL
PERMIT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PERSONAL
INJURIES AND DEATH IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WHICH
MAY BE MADE OR ASSERTED BY OPERATOR, HIS AGENTS,
ASSIGNS, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES. OPERATOR AGREES TO
FULLY DEFEND, PROTECT, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS
THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES FROM ANYCLAIMS, LIABILITIES, OR
DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF CLAIMS, DEMANDS,
COSTS, OR JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES,
CREATED BY OR ARISING OUT OF THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS
OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS OR ANY OF THE OTHER
INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, OCCURRING ON THE DRILL SITE OR
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OPERATION SITE IN THE COURSE AND SCOPE OF INSPECTING
AND PERMITTING THE GAS WELLS INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, AND DAMAGES ARISING IN
WHOLE OR IN PART FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY OF THE
INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, INCLUDING THE SOLE NEGLIGENCEOF
ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY, OCCURRING ON THE DRILL SITE OR
OPERATION SITE IN THE COURSE AND SCOPE OF INSPECTING
AND PERMITTING THE GAS W ELLS. IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND
AGREED THAT THE INDEMNITY PROVIDED FOR IN THIS
SECTION IS AN INDEMNITY EXTENDED BY THE OPERATOR TO
INDEMNIFY AND PROTECT THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS,
TEXAS AND THE OTHER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES FROM THE
CONSEQUENCES OF THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY OF THE
INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, WHETHER THAT NEGLIGENCE IS THE
SOLE OR CONTRIBUTING CAUSE OF THE RESULTANT INJURY,
DEATH, AND/OR DAMAGE. THE FOREGOING IS NOT INTENDED
TO REQUIRETHEOPERATORTO INDEMNIFYTHE INDEMNIFIED
PARTIES FROM THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES' GROSS
NEGLIGENCE OR INTENTIONAL HARM, IRRESPECTIVE OF
WHETHER THAT GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR INTENTIONAL HARM
IS THE SOLE OR CONTRIBUTING CAUSE OF THE RESULTANT
INJURY, DEATH, AND/OR DAMAGE.
• (2) All policies shalt be endorsed to read "This policy will not be cancelled
ornon-renewed without thirty (30) days advanced written notice to the
owner and the City of Richland Hills, Texas, except when this policy
is being cancelled for nonpayment of premium, in which case ten (10)
days advance wr'Itten notice is required".
(3) Liability policies shall be written by: (i) carriers licensed to do business
in Texas and with companies with A: VIII or better rating in
accordance with the current Best Key Rating Guide, or (ii) non-
admitted carriers that have a financial rating comparable to carriers
licensed to do business in Texas and which are approved by the City.
(4) Liability policies shall name as "Additional Insured" the City and other
Indemnified Parties. Waivers of subrogation shall be provided in favor
of all Indemnified Parties.
(5) Copies of the pertinent portion of the insurance policies evidencing all
coverages and endorsements required by this section must be
presented to the City before the issuance of the Gas Well Permit, and
the acceptance of a policy without the required limits and/or
coverages shall not be deemed a waiver of these requirements. The
City may, in its sole discretion, accept a certificate of insurance in lieu
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of a copy of the pertinent portion of the policy pending receipt of such
document by the City. After the issuance of the Gas Well Permit, the
City may require the Operator to provide a copy of the most current
insurance coverages and endorsements for review at any time. An
administration fee of $150 will be charged to cover the cost of such
review.
(6) Claims-made policies shall not be accepted except for excess policies
and Environmental Impairment (or Seepage and Pollution) policies.
(b) Required Insurance Coverage:
(1) Commercial or Comprehensive General Liability Insurance:
a. Coverage should be a minimum Combined Single Limit of One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence for Bodily Injury
and Property Damage, with a Two Million Dollar ($2,000,000)
annual general aggregate. This coverage must include
premises, operations, blowout or explosion, products,
completed operations, blanket contractual liability,
underground property damage, underground reservoir (or
resources) damage, broad form property damage, independent
contractors protective liability and personal injury.
b. Underground Reservoir (or Resources) Damage shall be on an
occurrence basis, shall not be limited to sudden and accidental
occurrences, shall not have a discovery or reporting limitation
and shall not exclude damage to water tables, formation or
strata.
c. Environmental Impairment (or Seepage and Pollution) shall be
either included in the coverage or written as separate
coverage. Such coverage shall not exclude damage to the
lease site. Coverage shall apply to sudden and accidental
pollution conditions resulting from the escape or release of
smoke, vapors, fumes, acids, alkalis, toxic chemicals, liquids,
Gases, waste material, or other irritants, contaminants or
pollutants. Coverage shall be a minimum combined single limit
of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), per occurrence. A
discovery period for such peril shall not be less that 30 days
after the occurrence.
(2) Automobile Liability Insurance: Minimum Combined Single Limit of
One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence for Bodily Injury and
Property Damage. Such coverage shall include owned, non-owned,
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• and hired vehicles.
(3) Worker's Compensation Insurance: In addition to the minimum
statutory requirements, coverage shall include Employer's Liability
limits of at least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) for each accident,
One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) for each employee, and a One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000) policy limit for occupational disease, and
the insurer agrees to waive rights of subrogation against any of the
Indemnified Parties for any work performed for the City by the
Operator.
(4) Excess (or Umbrella) Liability Insurance: Minimum limit of Ten Million
Dollars ($10,000,000) covering in excess of the preceding liability
insurance policies.
(5) Control of Well Insurance:
a. Minimum limit of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) per
occurrence, with a maximum deductible of Two Hundred and
Fifty Thousand ($250,000) per occurrence.
b. Policy shall cover the cost of controlling a Well that is out of
control, re-drilling or restoration expenses, and seepage and
• pollution damage. Damage to property in the Operator's care,
custody, and control with a sub-limit of Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000) may be added.
Sec. 90-377. Security.
A security instrument that covers each Well must be delivered to the City before the
issuance of the Gas Well Permit for the Well. The instrument must provide that it cannot
be cancelled without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the City.
(a) As to each Well, the instrument shall secure the obligations of the Operator
to:
(1) Comply with the Road Repair Agreement and the insurance
provisions set forth in this Division; and
(2) Pay fines and penalties imposed upon the Operator by the City for
any breach of the Gas Well Permit or Zoning Ordinance.
(b) The security instrument may be in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit
issued by a bank located in the City of Richland Hills, Texas and approved by the City or
a payment bond issued by a surety approved by the City. The instrument shall run to the
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• City for the benefit of the City, shall become effective on or before the date the Gas Well
Permit is issued, and shall remain in force and effect for a period not less than six (6)
months after the expiration or termination of the Gas Well Permit or after the Well is
plugged and abandoned and the site restored.
(c) A certificate of deposit may be substituted for the letter of credit or payment
bond. The certificate shall be issued by a bank located in the City of Richland Hills, Texas
and approved by the City, shall be payable to the order of the City to secure the obligations
of the Operator described above, and shall be pledged to the City with evidence of delivery
provided to the City and an appropriate control agreement signed by the issuing bank
sufficient to perfect the City's interest in the deposit. Interest on the certificate of deposit
shall be payable to the Operator.
(d) The amount of the security shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000) for any single Well and Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) for multiple
Wells on a "blanket" basis under the same Gas Well Permit.
(e) The form and substance of the documents evidencing the security
instruments described above must be acceptable to the City within its sole discretion.
Sec. 90-378. Periodic Reports.
(a) The Operator shall notify the Director of Planning of any change to the
• following information within one (1) business day after the change occurs.
(1) The name, address, or phone number of the Operator;
(2) The name, address, or twenty-four (24) hour phone number of the
person(s) with supervisory authority over Drilling or operations
activities;
(3) The name, address, or phone number of the person designated to
receive notices from the City, which person must be a resident of
Texas that can be served in person or by registered or certified mail;
or
(4) The Operator's Emergency Action Response Plan including "drive-to
maps" from public rights-of-way to each area covered by the
applicable Special Use Permit and associated site plan.
(b) The Operator shall provide a copy of any "incident reports" or written
complaints submitted to the Railroad Commission or any other state or federal agency
within thirty (30) days after the Operator has notice of the existence of such reports or
complaints.
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• (c) Beginning on December 31st after each Well is completed, and continuing
on each December 31st thereafter until the Operator notifies the City that the Well has
been abandoned and the site restored, the Operator shall prepare a written report to the
City identifying any changes to the information that was included in the application for the
applicable Gas Well Permit that have not been previously reported to the City.
Sec. 90-379. Amended Gas Well Permits.
(a) An Operator must submit an application to the Planning Department to
amend an existing Gas Well Permit, to commence Drilling from a new Drill Site that is not
shown on (or incorporated by reference as part of) the existing permit, to relocate a Drill
Site or Operation Site that is shown on (or incorporated by reference as part of) the existing
permit, or to otherwise amend the existing permit.
(b) Applications for Amended Gas Well Permits shall be in writing on forms
provided by the City and signed by the Operator, and shall include the following:
(1) An application fee in the amount of $500. The application fee is not
refundable regardless of the outcome of the application;
(2) A description of the proposed amendments;
(3) Any changes to the information submitted with the application for the
• current Gas Well Permit (if such information has not previously been
provided to the City);
(4) Such additional information as is reasonably required by the Gas Well
Inspector or City Staff to demonstrate compliance with the applicable
Special Use Permit and associated site plan and the provisions of this
Division; and
(4) Such additional information as is reasonably required bythe Gas Well
Inspector or City Staff to prevent imminent destruction of property or
injury to persons.
(c) If, in the judgment of the City or the Gas Well Inspector, the activities
proposed by the amendment require an inspection, an inspection fee of $1,200 shall be
charged. The Operator must pay the fee before the Amended Gas Well Permit will be
issued.
(d) Incomplete applications shall be returned to the Applicant. The City shall
return any application as incomplete if there is a dispute pending before the Railroad
Commission regarding the determination of the Operator.
(e) If the activities proposed by the amendment are materially different and, in
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• the judgment of the City or the Gas Well Inspector, might create a risk of imminent
destruction of property or injury to persons that was not associated with the activities
covered by the existing permit or that was not otherwise taken into consideration by the
current permit, the amendment must be processed as a new Gas Well Permit application
under the provisions of Section 90-375.
(f) A decision to deny an amendment to a Gas Well Permit shall be provided to
the Operator in writing, including an explanation of the basis for the decision. The Operator
may appeal any such denial to the City Council.
(e) No Amended Gas Well Permit shall be issued if the proposed activities are
not in conformance with the approved Special Use Permit and associated site plan,
provisions of this Division, Building Code, Fire Code and all other applicable City
ordinances.
Sec. 90-380. Transfer of Gas Well Permits.
(a) A Gas Well Permit may be transferred upon written request by the Operator
with the consent of the City:
(1) If the transferee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of
the current Gas Well Permit and Road Repair Agreement;
• (2) If all information previously provided to the City as part of the current
Gas Well Permit application is updated to reflect any changes; and
(3) If the transferee provides the insurance and security required by this
Division.
(b) The insurance and security provided by the transferor shall be released if a
copy of the written transfer is provided to the City. The transfer shall not relieve the
transferor from any liability to the City arising out of any activities conducted prior to the
transfer.
Sec. 90-381. On-site Operation Requirements.
(a) No Drill Site shall be permitted within six hundred (600) feet of the boundary
of any preliminary or final platted residential subdivision, and no Drill Site shall be permitted
within the greater of:
(1) three hundred feet (300') of the boundary line of any abutting property
with a residential structure, public building, hospital, institution, school,
day care center, or commercial building; or
(2) six hundred (600) feet from any residential structure, public building,
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• hospital, institution, school, day care center, or commercial building.
Notwithstanding any provisions of this subsection (a) to the contrary,
a Drill Site shall be permitted as close as three hundred (300) feet to
any boundary line if all affected property owners agree in writing.
(b) No Drill Site or Operation Site shall be located within two hundred (200) feet
of a railroad right-of-way.
(c) Erosion control shall comply with the storm water pollution prevention plan
approved by the City Engineering Department.
(d) A Drill Site or Operation Site may only be allowed in a floodplain with the
approval of the City or, where applicable, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
(e) There shall be a locked entrance gate to the Drill Site and Operation Site.
(f) Permanent weatherproof signs reading "DANGER NO SMOKING
ALLOWED" in a minimum of four inch (4") lettering shall be posted at the entrance of each
Drill Site and Operation Site. The sign shall also include the phone number for emergency
services (9-1 -1 the name and phone number for the Operator, and the Well designation
required by the Railroad Commission in two inch (2") lettering. The information on the sign
shall be in English and Spanish. The sign shall be reflective.
. (g) All facilities used for parking, loading, unloading, driveways and all other
vehicular access shall be constructed of concrete, asphalt or an alternative equivalent
strength surface which complies with all Fire Code standards, provided that the drive
approach from the street be constructed of concrete. The surface for such facilities and
drive approach must always be maintained in good condition and repair.
(h) A temporary six-foot chain link orapproved alternative fence with a minimum
height of six (6) feet shall be required around a Drill Site, and any gate to the site shall be
locked when no operations personnel are present.
(i) The equipment or facilities on an Operation Site must be endosed,
individually or collectively, by eight (8) foot high screening. Low-profile equipment or
facilities must be used on the Operation Site and must not exceed the height of the
screening. Any gates in the screening enclosure shall remain locked at all times when no
operations personnel are present. The Operator must provide the City Fire Marshal with
a knox box with a key to access the Operation Site in case of an emergency. The
screening shall be constructed of the following materials:
(1) Brick, stone or split-face concrete masonry unit;
(2) Pre-cast concrete wall or pour-in-place concrete wall with a similar
appearance as brick, stone or split-face concrete masonry unit;
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• (3) Earthen berm, appropriately landscaped; or
(4) A combination of landscaped earthen berm and one of the
construction materials listed above.
(j) No refining process, or any process for the extraction of products from Gas,
shall be carried on at a Drill Site or Operation Site, except that a dehydrator and separator
may be maintained for the separation of liquids from Gas. Any such dehydrator or
separator may serve more than one Well. All production equipment on an Operation Site
shall be maintained at all times.
(k) No person shall place, deposit, or discharge or cause or permit to be placed,
deposited, or discharged any oil, naphtha, petroleum, asphalt, tar, hydrocarbon substance,
refuse, wastewater, brine or hazardous substance from any Gas operation or the contents
of any container used in connection with any Gas operation in, into, or upon any public
right-of-way, storm drain, ditch or sewer, sanitary drain or sewer, any body of water, or any
private property.
(I) Electric lines to the Drill Site or Operation Site shall be located underground.
(m) All fire suppression and prevention equipment required by any applicable
federal, state, or local law shall be provided by the Operator, at the Operator's cost, and
the maintenance and upkeep of such equipment shall be the responsibility of the Operator.
• (n) No Operator shall excavate or construct any lines for the conveyance of fuel,
water, oil, Gas or petroleum liquids on, under, or through the streets, alleys or other
properties owned by the City without aneasement orright-of-way license from the City, at
a price to be agreed upon, and then only in strict compliance with this Division, other City
ordinances, and the specifications established by the Department of Public Works.
(o) The digging up, breaking, excavating, tunneling, undermining, breaking up,
or damaging of any public street or leaving upon any public street any earth or other
material or obstruction, is prohibited unless the Operator has first obtained written
permission from the City, and then only in compliance with specifications established by
the City.
(p) No Gas Well Permit shall be issued for any Well to be drilled within any of the
public street or alley rights-of-way of the City and/or future streets shown on the Master
Thoroughfare Plan. No street shall be blocked or encumbered or closed due to any
Exploration, Drilling, or production activities unless prior consent is obtained from the City,
and then only temporarily.
Sec. 90-382. Operations and Equipment Practices and Standards.
(a) Adequate nuisance prevention measures shall be taken to preventor control
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• offensive odor, fumes, dust, noise and vibration.
(b) No person shall permit any lights located on any Drill Site or Operation Site
to be directed in such a manner so that they shine directly on public streets, adjacent
property or property in the general vicinity of the Drill Site or Operation Site. Site lighting
shall be shielded and directed downward and internally so as to avoid glare on public
streets and buildings within three hundred (300) feet.
(c) The Operator shall at all times comply with the rules and regulations of the
Railroad Commission including but not limited to atl applicable Field Rules.
(d) Noise levels must not exceed eighty (80) decibels at any point three hundred
(300) feet from the Drill Site. All internal combustion engines used on a Drill Site must be
equipped with mufflers that will reduce noise to no more than the maximum decibel level
set forth herein. If noise levels at a distance of three hundred (300) feet from a Drilt Site
exceed eighty (80) decibels, a sound reduction enclosure shall be required around a
Drilling rig and any internal combustion engines. The noise level during fracturing
operations must not exceed the maximum decibel levels set forth herein.
(e) Noise levels must not exceed sixty (60) decibels beyond the boundaries of
an Operation Site as defined in the Special Use Permit and associated site plan. All
internal combustion engines used on an Operation Site must be equipped with mufflers
that will reduce noise to no more than the maximum decibel level set forth herein.
• (f) An Operator is allowed to construct, use, and operate such storage
equipment and separation equipment as shown on the applicable Special Use Permit and
associated site plan and Gas Well Permit. The use of centralized tank batteries is
permitted only as shown on the applicable Special Use Permit and associated site plan and
Gas Well Permit.
(g) In parallel to a Gas gathering pipeline, a flow back line may be installed to
handle water and Gas flow back following Well fracture treatment.
(h) Vehicles, equipment, and machinery shall not be placed or located on a Drill
Site or Operation Site or on any public street, alley, driveway, or other public Right-of-Way
in such a way as to constitute a fire hazard or to unreasonably obstruct or interfere with
fighting or controlling fires.
(i) Except in the case of an emergency, Well servicing operations and any
deliveries to the site shall be scheduled to occur between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, only. The
time limits set forth herein do not apply during the Well Drilling and fracturing process.
(j) Air, Gas, or pneumatic Drilling shall not be permitted.
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• (k) The Operator shall immediately notify the City of any substantial
accumulations of dirt, dust, mud or other debris deposited on City thoroughfares by
vehicles involved in the Well Drilling or servicing or pipeline installation process. If for
safety or other reasons, the City elects to perform the removal, the cost of such removal
shall be paid by the Operator.
(I) Within 60 days of the completion of the Well or within 60 days of re-working
a Well, the area around the Well shall be cleaned up and cleared of all material and
equipment, holes or excavations filled, and the land graded and returned to its original
condition including replanting of vegetation to match the surrounding area.
Sec. 90-383. Flow Lines and Gathering Lines.
(a) An Operator shall place an identifying sign, in English and Spanish, at each
point where the Operator has constructed or caused to be constructed a flow line or
gathering line across a public street or road.
(b) An Operator shall place a warning sign, in English and Spanish, for lines
carrying Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Gas as required by the Railroad Commission.
(c) All flow lines and gathering lines within the City (excluding City utility lines and
franchise distribution systems) that are used to transport oil, Gas, and/or water shall be
limited to the maximum allowable operating pressure applicable to the pipes installed and
• shall be installed with at least the minimum cover or backfill specified by the American
National Safety Institute Code, as amended.
(d) Easements must be acquired forall flow lines, gathering lines and flow back
lines. The location of easements shall be shown in a Pipeline Easement Map.
(e) Structures shall not be built over flow lines or gathering pipelines.
(f) All pipelines shall be located underground. The location of all pipelines must
be marked with warning signs in accordance with industry standards. Within the City of
Richland Hills, the distance between such signs shall not exceed five hundred (500) feet.
In addition, during backfill of pipeline excavations, "Buried Pipeline" warning tape shall be
buried one (1) foot above the pipeline to warn future excavators of the presence of buried
pipeline.
Sec. 90-384. Additional Safety and Environmental Requirements.
(a) The Drilling and production of Gas and accessing the Drill Site or Operation
Site shall be incompliance with all State and Federal environmental regulations and shall
not occur within Environmentally Sensitive Areas.
(b) Gas Wells may have a target location or bottom-hole location that is under
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• an Environmentally Sensitive Area when the Gas Well is drilled directionallyfrom a location
outside the Environmentally Sensitive Area.
(c) Each producing Well shall be equipped with an automated valve that closes
the Well in the event of an abnormal change in operating pressure. All Wellheads shall
contain an emergency shut off valve to the Well distribution line.
(d) Each storage tank shall be equipped with a level control device that will
automatically activate a valve to close the Well or automatically call the operator's
response personnel to manually close the Well in the event of excess liquid accumulation
in the tank.
(e) Storage tank facilities shall be equipped with a secondary containment
system including lining with an impervious material. The secondary containment system
shall be of a sufficient height to contain one and one-half (1'h) times the contents of the
largest tank, and the impervious liner shall be covered with at least one (1) foot of sand.
Drip pots shall be provided at pump out connections to contain the liquids from the storage
tank.
(f) Tank battery facilities shall be equipped with a remote foam line utilizing a two
and one-half (2.5) inch National Standard Hose Thread female inlet connection in locations
approved by the Fire Department. A lightning arrestor system shall be installed according
to the most current edition of the National Electrical Code.
An approved Hazardous Materials Management Plan shall be on file with the
(g)
Fire Department. The costs of cleanup operations due to hazards associated with a Well
site shall be the responsibility of the Operator.
(h) No salt-water disposal Wells shall be located within the City.
(i) All pits must have an impervious lining.
(j) The following inspections shall be required:
(1) Surface Casing: An Operator must set and cement sufficient surface
casing to protect all usable-quality water strata, as defined by state
law. The Operator shall notify the Gas Well Inspector in writing at
least seventy-two (72) hours prior to setting and cementing surface
casing. In addition, the following shall be required:
a. Centralizers must be used at an interval of one (1) centralizer
per one hundred (100) feet, or ten (10) centralizers per one
thousand (1,000) feet.
b. New surface casing is required.
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• c. Proper floating equipment shall be used.
d. Class "H" or Class "C" cement with accelerators shall be used.
e. The Operator shall circulate cement to surface; if not, the
Operator shall cement with one (1) inch tubing and top off. 6.
The Operator shall wait on cement a minimum of eight (8) to
twelve (12) hours prior to commencing further Drilling
operations.
f. The Operator shall test the blowout preventer before Drilling
out of surface casing to one thousand (1,000) psi.
(2) Completion: The Operator shall notify the Gas Well Inspector in
writing at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to starting completion
procedures such as fracturing and perforating. The Well must be
equipped with a blowout preventer before this operation is
commenced. If a bridge plug is set over a producing formation prior
to additional completion, it must be pressure-tested to a sufficient
pressure to ensure that it is not leaking.
(3) Pipeline: The Operator shall notify the Gas Well Inspector in writing
at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the first sale.
•
(4) Final Inspection: After the site has been cleaned up and screened,
the Operator shall notify the Gas Well Inspector for a final inspection.
Prior to the final inspection, the operator must provide the City with
geographic coordinates of the Well Bore, using the North American
Datum 1983 (NAD 83), Texas State Plane -North Central Zone
(4202), in United States feet.
(k) The Gas Well Inspector shall conduct periodic inspections at least once a
year of all permitted Wells in the City to determine that the Wells are operating in
accordance with the requirements of this Division and all regulations of the Railroad
Commission. If a violation of the applicable Special Use Permit and associated site plan
or the Gas Well Permit is found during an annual inspection, a reinspection fee of $1,200
shall be charged.
(I) If a Gas field in the City is identified as a Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Gas field,
the Operator shall immediately cease operation.
Sec. 90-385. Supplemental Drilling.
(a) Supplemental Drilling to deepen or directional drill a Well that has not been
abandoned shall be conducted in accordance with the conditions of the applicable Special
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• Use Permit and associated site plan and the Gas Well Permit for the Well.
(b) The Operator shall provide the City with a copy of additional Railroad
Commission permits that allow Drilling to a deeper depth.
Sec. 90-386. Re-working of Well; Notice.
Any person who intends to re-work a Well using a Drilling rig, to fracture stimulate
a Well after initial completion, or to conduct seismic Exploration involving explosive
charges shall give written notice to the City at least twenty (20) days before the activities
begin. The notice shall identify where the activities will be conducted and shall describe the
activities in reasonable detail, including but not limited to the duration of the activities and
the time of day they will be conducted. The notice must also provide the address and
twenty-four (24) hour phone number of the person conducting the activities. The person
conducting the activities shall post a sign, in English and Spanish, on the property giving
the public notice of the activities, including the name, address, and twenty-four (24) hour
phone number of the person conducting the activities. No Well shall be re-worked without
the approval is necessaas, the (Operator must pay ananspecltion fee of $ 1200 price t
tthe
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inspection.
Sec. 90-387. Abandonment of Wells and Pipelines.
• (a) Upon Abandonment of a Well or Well site, within sixty (60) days, the Well
shall be plugged in accordance with Railroad Commission standards, the site shall be
cleaned and cleared of all material and equipment, holes or excavations filled, and the land
graded and returned to its original condition including replanting of vegetation to match the
surrounding area. All Well casings shall be cut and removed to a depth of at least ten (10)
feet below the surface.
(b) No structures shall be built within ten (10) feet of an abandoned Well.
(c) Upon Abandonment of a pipeline, within sixty (60) days of Abandonment, a
pipeline must be purged and plugged in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
State of Texas in effect at that time.
Sec. 90-388. Remedies of the City.
(a) If an Operator or his officers, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors
or representatives fails to comply with the conditions of the applicable Special Use Permit
and associated site plan or any requirement of a Gas Well Permit (including any
requirement incorporated by reference as part of the permit), or any applicable provisions
of this Division or any other City ordinances, the City may give written notice to the
Operator specifying the nature of the alleged failure and providing the Operator a specified
time to cure, taking into consideration the nature and extent of the alleged failure, the
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• extent of the efforts required to cure, and the potential impact on the health, safety, and
welfare of the community. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if circumstances warrant
proceeding without notice, no notice shall be required. In any case, failure to give such
notice shall not prohibit the City from pursuing any available remedy.
(b) If the Operator does not cure the alleged failure within the time specified by
the City, the City may notify the Railroad Commission to request appropriate action. In
addition, the City may pursue all other remedies allowed by law, including but not limited
to the following:
(1) The City Manager may suspend the Gas Well Permit until the alleged
failure is cured; and
(2) The City Manager may revoke the Gas Well Permit if the Operator
fails to initiate and diligently pursue a cure; and
(3) The City Manager may seek recourse against the security delivered
pursuant to this Division.
(c) The Operator may appeal a decision to suspend or revoke the Gas Well
Permit to the City Council.
• Sec. 90-389. Enforcement, Right of Entry.
City Staff and the Gas Well Inspector are authorized and directed to enforce this
Division and the provisions of any Gas Well Permit. Whenever necessary to enforce any
provision of this Division or a Gas Well Permit, or whenever there is reasonable cause to
believe there has been a violation of this Division or a Gas Well Permit, City Staff and/or
the Gas Well Inspector may enter upon any property covered by this Division or a Gas Well
Permit at any reasonable time to inspect or perform any duty or requirement imposed by
this Division. If entry is refused, the City shall have recourse to every remedy provided by
law and equity to gain entry.
Sec. 90-390. Penalty:
(a) It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to do the following:
(1) Engage in any activity not permitted by the terms of an Oil and Gas
Well Permit issued under this Division;
(2) Fail to comply with any conditions set forth in an Oil and Gas Well
Permit issued under this Division; or
(3) Violate any provision or requirement set forth under this Division.
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• (b) Any violation of this Ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than
Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per day. Each day a violation occurs constitutes a
separate violation.
SECTION 2.
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 90-201 ADDING GAS
"DRILLING/EXTRACTION/PRODUCTION" TO THE TABLE OF USES
That Chapter 90 of~the Richland Hills Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by
amending Section 90-201 Leal Uses'Ttable and pe m' itt ngDsrulchgused asoshown ono the
"Manufacturing and Industr
attached and incorporated Exhibit "A".
SECTION 3.
PROVISIONS CUMULATIVE
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, except where the
provisions of this ordinance ar condictint co o I sions of such ordinancesuand such Code are
such Code, m which event the 9 P
hereby repealed.
• SECTION 4.
PROVISIONS SEVERABLE
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase,
clause sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional
by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by
the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 5.
PUBLICATION
The City Secretary of the City of Richland Hills is directed to publish the caption,
penalty clause, publication clause and effective date of this Ordinance twice in the official
city newspaper as authorized by Section 52.013 of the Local Government Code.
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• SECTION 6.
PUBLICATION IN BOOK OR PAMPHLET FORM
The City Secretary of the City of Richland Hills is hereby authorized to publish this
ordinance and the exhibits to this ordinance in book or pamphlet form for general
distribution among the public, and the operative provisions of this ordinance and the
exhibits to this ordinance as so published shall be admissible in evidence in all courts
without further proof than the production thereof.
SECTION 7.
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses
to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be fined no more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for all violations of this
Ordinance. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate
offense.
SECTION 8.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
• publication as required by law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 14th DAY OF September , 2004.
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TIM G. SRALLA, CITY ATTORNEY
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EXHIBIT "A"
R- M C- C - 1- 1- Special Conditions
PERMITTED USES R- R• R- R-
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Production
X. Compliance with Division 12 of this Chapter 90 shall be required.
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Federal Tax ID 22-3148254 Terms• Net due in 21 days
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Description: CITY OF RICHLAN
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