HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd 059 Oil & Gas Well Drillin
DA~HoRTER
(First published in the _on the 27th day of JUNE ,1983)
THE CITY OF BEL AIRE. KANSAS
ORDiNANCE NO; -5~
AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS WELL
DRILLING IN THE CITY OF BEL AIRE, KANSAS; DRILLING PERMITS;
AUTHORIZATION TO LAY PIPELINES IN THE STREETS; SURETY BONDS;
INDEMNITY OR CASUALTY INSURANCE; DRILLING UNITS; PRODUCTION
UNITS; SINGLE TANK BATTERY; DRILLING AND PRODUCTION REGULATIONS;
LICENSES; OIL WELL INSPECTION SECTION; REVOCATION OF PERMITS
AND LICENSES; NOTICE REQUIRED; USE OF ABANDONED WELLS; STOP
WORK ORDERS; AND PERTAINING TO DRILLING PROHIBITED EXCEPT
IN OIL AND GAS WELL DISTRICTS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF BEL AIRE, KANSAS:
Section 1. "WELL"DEFINED.
A "well" or "wells" for the purposes of this ordinance shall mean
any well drilled, or to be drilled, or used, for the production of oil,
natural gas or the disposal of waste liquids produced therefrom. "Oil"
shall mean crude oil or petroleum and shall include all waste oil.
Section 2. DRILLING PROHIBITED EXCEPT IN OIL AND GAS WELL DISTRICT.
Well drilling shall be prohibited in all areas within the corporate
limits of the City except those areas def;ned by ordinance and shown
on the Oil and Gas Well Distr;ct Map. It shall be ~n1awfu1 to drill
a well in any area not permitted.
Section, 3. OIL AND GAS WELL DISTRICT MAP.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall cause to be prepared a
map describing the areas in which the drilling and operation of wells
may be lawful. Such map is to be marked "Oil and Gas Well District Map"
and shall be kept and maintained by the Planning and Zoning Commission
and shall be available for inspection and examination by members of the
public at all reasonable times.
Section 4. SPECIAL PERMIT AND DRILLING PERMIT-REQUIRED.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drill or commence operations
for the drilling of a well, at any place where otherwise lawful within
the corporate limits of the City, without first having obtained a special
permit from the City and a drilling permit as hereinafter provided.
Section 5. DRILLING PERMIT-FILING APPLICATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF CENTRAL INSPECTION OF SEDGWICK COUNTY"KANSAS;DEPOSIT.
After approval of the special permit by the City, the applicant for a
permit, as provided for in Section 4, shall file with the Superintendent
of Central Inspection of Sedgwick County, Kansas an application for a
drilling permit in writing conforming to the further provisions of this
ordinance, and shall at such time deposit with the Superintendent of
Central Inspection of Sedgwick County, Kansas, a fee of $500.00 which
shall, upon granting of the drilling permit, be paid into the City treasury
of Bel Aire to the credit of the general operating fund.
Section 6. SAME-ISSUANCE; CONDITIONS GENERALLY: COMPLETION.
The Superintendent of Central Inspection of Sedgwick County, Kansas,
shall, upon determination that the application for a well drilling permit
conforms to the conditions of this ordinance, authorize the issuance
of a permit granting authority to drill the proposed well. Such drilling
permit shall be conditioned to conform to the special permit as approved
by the City; provided, that upon the completion of the well the permittee
shall file a completion report with the Central Inspection Division of
<:;edgwick County, Kansasl showing the drilled depth of the well, the depth
of the surface casing and the producing horizon being developed. Not
more than once well shall be completed in the same producing horizon
in a drilling unit.
Section 7. SAME-INFORMATION AND EVIDENCE TO BE SUBMITTED AS CONDITION
FOR GRANTING PERMIT.
The applicant for any permit to drill a well in the City shall submit
the following information and evidence as a condition for the granting
of a drilling permit hereunder.
(1) Evidence that all owners of record of mineral interests
or oil and gas leasehold interests or oil and gas leasehold interests
in the area attributable or which might be attribgted by unitization or
declaration to drill-unit, where it is proposed to drill a well, have
had an opportunity to join in the execution of the oil and gas lease of
ther' applicant covering the land excluded in such unit or attributed areas,
and that such owners of mineral interests or oil and gas leasehold interests
have been notified in writing that the applicants propose to saek a permit
for the drilling of a well on the unit described in such notice. In the
event that such owners cannot with reasonable diligence be located, then
affidavits setting forth the facts thereof may be substituted for the
required proof of written notice.
(2) Statements that the applicant has a valid oil and gas lease
executed by persons owning at least fifty-one percent of the mineral
interest included in the unit or attributed thereto, exclusive of streets
and alleys, subject, however, to the provisions of the zoning ordinances
relating to the drilling of wells.
(3) Statements that the lease provide or is accompanied by an
agreement in writing providing substantially as follows: That a royalty
of at 1eas~ one-eighth of the gross production of the well shall be distributed
to the respective owners of the minerals rights within the unit pro rata.
(4) Statements that any lease with any governmental subdivision
of the state, quasi-municipal corporation, public agency, or other entity
as defined in K.S.A. 55-211a, or any amendments thereto, contain a provision
for spacing of producing wells in accordance with rules and regulations
of the Kansas Corporation Commission.
(5) Agreements or statements showing reasonable and adequate
plans for the handling and disposal, in accordance with all applicable
state laws and City Ordinances, of all drilling fluids, basic sediment,
brines and other deleterious substances and wastes that may be produced
in connection with the drilling and operation of the proposed well.
(6) Plans and drawings showing the facilities for the handling
or storing of production of the proposed well.
(7) Statement of agreement that in the event the well is either
nonproductive or abandoned, within sixty days after the determination
thereof, that all tools, equipment, and machinery used in connection with
the drilling of the well shall be removed,and that the premises shall
be fully restored to thei r ori gi na 1 conditi on as soon ~ as practi cilb 1e
and in no case more than sixty (60) days after such determination.
(8) Statements of agreement that if such well is productive,
only the tools, machinery,structures and equipment necessary for the operation
thereof shall be maintained at such well and that the premises surrounding
the same shall be restored to their original condition as nearly as practicable
and within Sixty (60) days after completion of the well.
(9) Statements of agreement that all drilling wastes shall be
removed from storgage facilities within thirty (30) days of completion
of the well.
All of the precedinp information and evidence shall be in a form
satisfactory to the Superintendent of Central Inspection of Sedgwick County,
Kansas and shall be in addition to information required for a speCial
permit.
Section 8. PERMITS-DURATION.
The permits authorized by this Ordinance shall be valid only in
the event and for so long as the permittee shall faithfully comply with
the conditions of this Ordinance and of the permits authorized in accordance
therewith, and only so long as there is production from or other lawful
use made of the well.
Section 9. SALE-NONASSIGNABLE.
No permit, authorized by this Ordinance, shall be assignable or
assigned without the approval of the City Council.
Section 10. AUTHORIZATION TO lAY PIPELINES IN STREETS, ETC,
REQUIRED.
If any applicant or any other party shall desire to lay pipelines
in the streets, public grounds, or alleys in the City for transmission
of oil or gas or any waste fluid from any well or drilling location within
the boundaries of the City, authorization therefore, as provided by law,
shall be obtained from the City Council and as a prerequisite to such
authorization, the person seeking same shall provide detailed plans and
specifications for constructing and maintaining such pipelines and for
restoration" so far as practicable, of streets, grounds and alleys, wherever
damaged by such construction, to as good condition as existed immediately
prior to the damage, which plans and specifications shall be approved
by the Director of Public Works prior to granting such authorization.
Section 11. SURETY BONDS REQUIRED.
(a) The applicant shall at the time of filing an application
for a drilling permit, submit for approval a corporate surety bond executed
by some bonding or surety company authorized to do business in the state,
or a personal surety bond, in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars
payable to the City, comditioned for the full and faithf~l compliance
with all the terms and provisions of this Ordinance and the conditions
of the permit authorized thereby, and to save and hold the City free and
harmless from all suits or damages sustained by the City in the event
that any claim for damage or injury is maintained against the City as
a result of the activities of the applicant in drilling or operating a
well. A copy or certificate of the bond shall be deposited with the
City Clerk. AR1 such bonds shall be renewed immediately prior to their
termination and shall remain in force and be binding upon the principal
and surety unless cancelled by giving thirty (30) days' notice in writing
to the City Clerk, and the surety shall not be liable for any loss after
the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date specified in the notice,
except for loss occurring while the bond is in full force and effect.
Upon the expiration of any such bond, a new bond shall be filed by the
principal in such amount as in the case of an original bond.
(b) In the event that any permittee shall have furnished such
bond as required for a permit and there shall be no unsatisfied claim
upon such bond at the time of the application for a subsequent permit
to drill a well, no further bond shall be required for any subsequent
permit, but in such event there shall be endorsed on the bond the indentification
of the subsequent permit for which the bond is made applicable; provided,
that if there shall be an unsatisfied claim against the existing bond
at the time of the application for a subsequent permit, the City Council,
at its discretion, may require an additional bond in the aforesaid amount
or any lesser amount as may be determined.
(c) The amount of the surety bond heretofore may be reduced
by ten thousand dollars from and after the completion of any well upon
filing a new or amended bond conditioned and approved as in the case of
the original bond, except for the amount. Such bond shall be renewed
and filed during the continued operation of the well and for a period
of six months thereafter or until the premises have been cleared of obstructions
and restored to their original condition as required by this Ordinance.
Section 12. INDEMNITY OR CASUALTY INSURANCE REQUIRED.
The applicant for a drilling permit shall submit a policy of indemnity
or casualty insurance, issued by some responsible insurance company authorized
to do business in the state, and naming the City as co-insured, insuring
against injuries, loss or damage for which the applicant may be liable
as the result of the drilling, operation or maintenance of any well or
any structure or machinery appurtenant thereto. Such insurance coverage
shall be in the following amounts: $500,000.00 for injury to anyone
person in any occurrence; $500,000.00 for injury to more than one person
in any occurrence; $100,000.00 for loss or damage to property in any
one occurrence, and additional excess coverage in the amount of $2.0 million.
A copy or certificate of the policy shall, be deposited with the
City Clerk, together with a certificate by the insurance company that
such insurance is in force and shall not be cancelled without thirty days'
written notice thereof to the City. Such insurance shall be renewed immediately
prior to the end of the term thereof and shall be maintained during the
entire period of drilling or operation of a well.
Section 13. DRILLING UNITS--ESTABLISHMENT; PRODUCTION UNIT.
The City Council shall, from time to time as drilling requirements
develop, in connection with the Oil and Gas Well Drilling Map, determine
and establish units for the drilling of wells. Where practicab}e, in
so doing, the City Council shall establish units of forty contiguous acres
when allowed by state law and regulation; and provided, that the City
Council may waive this requirement as to drilling units of wells permitted
or commenced prior to the effective date of this ordinance, and provided,
further, that intervening rights of way, streets and alleys within such
units and to the center 1 ine of the same on the pel'1imeter thereof shall
be included in determining such acreage. The territory in such units
shall be attributed to the well for the drilling of which a permit may
be granted. Each unit shall be appropriately numbered and the number
thereof entered on any drilling permit granted for the unit.
The production unit shall be coterminous with the drilling unit.
Section 14. SAME--LOCATION OF WELLS.
Each well commenced or drilled in the corporate limits shall, as
nearly as practicabne, be drilled in the center of a drill ing unit, heretofore
provided and established, but the City Council at the time of granting
a special permit may authorize such variation therefrom as may be deemed
necessary depending upon the location of streets, alleys, residences and
other buildings relative to the proposed drill site, geographical and
topographical factors, and the size and shape of the unit and available
attributable areas; provided, however, that the well location shall otherwise
be in accordance with the provisions of any other Zoning ordinances. The
approval 10cati9n of the well shall be described in the permit.
Section 15. APPLICABILITY OF STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
Unless otherwise set forth specifically by City Ordinance, all wells
shall be spaced, located, drilled, operated, and maintained in accordance
with applicable state laws and regulations.
Section 16. SPECIFIC DRILLING AND PRODUCTION REGULATIONS.
The issuance and continued validity of a permit and the authorization
for the drilling or operation of a well, authorized thereby, shall be
conditioned upon compliance by the permittee with the following rules
and regulations and any departure therefrom shall constitute a violation
of this Ordinance.
(1) The surface pipe must be run and set at least ten feet into
the Wellington Shale and in no event less than three hundred feet into
the ground.
(2) The surface pipe must be solidly cemented from top to bottom
on the outside of the pipe.
(3) Adequate precautions shall be taken and necessary well head
safety devices be used at all times during the drilling and completion
of the well; and all drill stem tests shall be reverse circulated to confine
fluids to pits in accordance with the most acceptable practices.
(4) locations and equipment shall at all times during drilling
operations be fenced by either a temporary portable type snow fencing
at least four feet high or other fencing equally acceptable.
(5) Upon completion of a well the pumping' unit, tank battery
and other permanent production equipment shall be enclosed in accordance
with the special permit approved by the City Council.
(6) All drilling fluids shall be contained in portable tanks
at the drilling site.
(7) All waters produced from any well shall be disposed of underground
in accordance with regulations of the Kansas Corporation Commission or
the State Board of Health.
(8) At no time shall fluids of any kind be run into or stored
in earthen pits. No saltwater or other waste fluids shall be disposed
of in waterways or the sanitary sewer system unless approved by the State
Board of Health and the Director of Public Works.
(9) All pumping units shall be set on a steel or concrete base
and the surface of the ground around the well shall be graded to surrounding
ground.
(10) All pumping units must be electrically driven and equipped
with belt safety guards.
(11) All oil separator, petroleum and brine storage tanks shall
be covered. No gas, odors, fumes from any storage tank, oil separator
or casing head shall be vented into the open air without being filtered
through a pollution control device containing activated carbon. Such
devices shall be maintained on a scheduled basis to maintain their effectiveness.
Bu~ning of gases or fumes by use of flares from wells or storage facilities
is not allowable without a specific permit from the State Environmental
Health Director.
(12) All storage tanks shall be located within a diked area not
1e'Ss:than two feet in height covering an area sufficient to contain and
hold one and one-half times the entire liquid capacity of all tanks therein.
Rainwater or other fluids shall not be allowed to accumulate within the
dikes and shall be removed periodically. Unless tested and approved for
disposal by sanitary sewer, the fluids shall be considered as contaminated
and disposed of in accordance with regulations of the Kansas Corporation
Commission or the State Board of Health.
(13) All production equipment, structures and premises shall
at all times be maintained and kept in a clean, sanitary and tidy condition;
and all structures shall be of incombustible materials.
(14) Storage tanks shall be equipped with automatic shut off
devices linked to the fluid level in the tank to prevent overfilling and
spillage. In addition, a single overflow tank shall be provided to contain
the overflow from the oil or brine storage tanks in the event that the
shutoff devices fail. The capacity of the overflow tank shall be sufficient
to hold 24 hours production from the well or wells.
(15) The owners and operators of drilling, pumping or storage
equipment shall be responsible for the immediate clean-up and disposal
of any spillage of oil or brine at the well site.
(16) All wells shall be equipped with a blowout prevention device
om the double ram type.
Section 17. ADDITIONAL REQUI~EMENTS BY THE CITY COUNCIL
At the time of granting any permit, under the provisions of this
Ordinance, the City Council may make requirements, in addition to
those contained therein, as may be reasonably necessary for protection
of persons and property in the City.
Section 18. lICENSES.
(a) A license fee is hereby levied upon the owner or operator
of every completed and operated well in the corporate limits in the following
amounts:
(1) Producing oil or gas wells........................$150.00
(2) Salt water disposal wells.........................$ 75.00
Such fees shall be paid to the City Clerk within not more than twenty (20)
days after completion of any well. The City Clerk shall thereupon issue
a license which shall be valid for a period of twelve calender months
from and after the completion date of such well. The license shall not
be transferable nor prorated for any unused period. The fees so paid
shall be deposited in the City treasury to the credit of the General Operating
Fund and budgeted for the payment of the costs of administration of this
Ordinance.
(b) The license herein required shall be renewed annually and
the fee therefor paid at twelve month intervals from the date of the first
license and until the operation of any well so licensed shall be discontinued,
and the well abandoned, and the premises cleared as provided in this Ordinance.
Section 19. WEll INSPECTION: DUTIES
It shall be the duty of Publid Works to inspect wells and drilling
sites and to otherwise generally administer and enforce, in conjunction
with other concerned departments of the City, the provisions of this Ordinance
on drilling and operation of well in the City.
Section 20. PREPRATION AND SUPPLYING APPLICATIONS, PERMITS, NOTICES,ETC
The Public Works may prepare and supply such applications, permits, notices
licenses, and other forms as may be required by this Ordinance and upon
request supply copies of this Ordinance to applicants for any permit or
license.
Section 21. REVOCATION OF PERMITS, lICENSES OR OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.
Upon any substantial violation of the conditions of any permit,
license, authorization or of any provisions of this Ordinance, the City
Council may, upon a hearing after five days' written notice by mail or
personal service, to the permittee or licensee, or if the address of the
permittee or licensee is unknown and the permittee or 1icens~e cannot
be found in the City, after the expiration of five days from the date
of publication of notice of any such hearing in a newspaper authorized
to publish legal notices in the City, revoke such permit, license or authoriza-
tion; provided, however, that if in the judgment of the City Council restitution
is made for any damage occasioned by such violation together with adequate
provisions to prevent any further violations by such permittee or licensee,
the Board of Commissioners may waive revocation of any permit or license,
but the same shall not affect any penalty otherwise provided for the violation
of this Ordinance.
Section 22. NOTICES REQUIRED TO BE GIVEN PUBLIC WORKS.
It shall be the duty of every permittee or licensee, as the case
may be, to give the Public Works notice of the commencement of any drilling
of a well, the setting and cementing of the surfare casting of any weTl
and of the beginning of other stages of the drilling or operation or abandonment
of any well, as may be required by regulations to be approved by the Department Ii
of Public Works. The date of completion or abandonment of any well and
pertinent information shall be entered of record.
Section 23. USE OF ABANDONED WELL.
All abandoned wells which shall not be used and equipped for disposal
purposes, shall be filled and plugged in accordance with applicable rules
of the agencies of the state having jurisdiction thereof.
Section 24. ORDERS TO STOP WORK.
The Department of Public WorW$ shall be authorized to order any
work stopped or corrected which shall not conform to the conditions required
by this Ordinance. A copy of such Order shall be filed with the well
permit and preserved as a permanent record open to public inspection.
Section 25. SAME--APPEAlS.
Any person aggrieved by any inspection order to stop or correct
any work may forthwith appeal to the City Council for a hearing and determination
of the matter com1ained of, within ten days from the decision of the Department
of Public Works. Any appeal shall be in writing and filed with the City
Clerk to be submitted to the City Council at its next meeting for a hearing
and a determination thereof. The decision of the City Council shall be
final and conclusive.
Section 26. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after
its publication in the official city publication.
Passed and approved by the City Council this ~day of June. ,
1983.
Approved by t he Mayor th i s ~ day of ::Tv ne. ,1983.
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