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Home My WebLink About08821 ORD - 04/04/1968IMS:JKH:3 -19 -68 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 829$, AS AMENDED, GENERALLY REFERRED TO AS "THE BAY DRILLING ORDINANCE % — BY, AMENDING SUBSECTION 21.9 PERTAINING TO ABANDONMENT AMENDING SECTION 24.1 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AS WELL AS BY THE CITY MANAGER IN CASES OF ABANDONMENT OF OIL WELLS; AMENDING SECTION 20.2 BY ADDING THERETO A PROVISION CLARIFYING THE MATTER OF REFUND FOR AN ISSUED PERMIT; ADDING A NEW SECTION TO BE NUMBERED SECTION 21.12, TO PROVIDE 70—R —A PERMITTEE TO TRANSFER A PERMIT FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER WITHIN THE BAY AREA UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; AMENDING SECTION 21.b BY ADDING THE WORDS "OR SUPERINTEND- ENT" LOWING THE WORDS CITY MANAGER` AMENDING. SECTION 21.10 BY DELETING THE WORDS "THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER" IN THE THIRD SENTENCE OF SAID SECTION: PROVID- ING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE N0. 8294, AS AMENDED, GENERALLY REFERRED TO AS "THE BAY DRILLING ORDINANCE ", BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 21.9 BY PLACING A PERIOD AFTER THE WORD "PERMIT" INSTEAD OF A COMMA, AND DELETING THE BALANCE OF THE PARAGRAPH, WHICH DELETION BEGINS WITH THE PHRASE "OR IF THE WELL IS COMPLETED AS A DRY HOLE ", AND ADDING TO SAID SUBSECTION 21.9, AFTER SUCH DELETION, THE FOLLOWING SUBPARAGRAPHS: "THE PERMIT FOR ANY NON - PRODUCING WELL WILL EXPIRE ON THE ANNI- VERSARY DATE NEXT FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF A DRY HOLE OR ON THE ANNIVERSARY NEXT AFTER ANY WELL HAS CEASED TO BE CLASSIFIED BY THE RAILROAD COMMISSION AS A 'PRODUCING' WELL,.UNLESS THE WELL IS ACTUALLY BEING USED FOR DISPOSAL PURPOSES OR SECONDARY RECOVERY PROJECTS UNDER WRITTEN PERMISSION GRANTED BY THE CITY PETROLEUM SUPERINTENDENT. UPON EXPIRATION OF ANY WELL PERMIT THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL ORDER THAT THE WELL BE ABANDONED AND THE OWNERS WILL EFFECT ABANDONMENT WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE ORDER. "IF THE OWNERS OF ANY WELL, WHOSE PERMIT IS SUBJECT TO EXPIRATION, FEEL THAT THE NEED OF SUCH WELL IS REQUIRED OR WILL BE REQUIRED FOR PRODUC- TION, DISPOSAL, OR SECONDARY RECOVERY PURPOSES, THEN APPLICATION MAY BE MADE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE PERMIT FOR USE THEREOF FOR DISPOSAL PURPOSES OR SECONDARY RECOVERY. THE SUPERINTENT � flS21. WILL REVIEW THE APPLICATION AND WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF RECEIPT OF SUCH APPLICA- TION MAKE HIS RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMITTEE. IF THE COMMITTEE FINDS THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR THE WELL, THEN IT WILL ORDER THE SUPERINTENDENT TO EXTEND THE PERMIT FOR A ONE -YEAR PERIOD. SUBSEQUENT EXTENSIONS MAY BE OBTAINED BY SIMILAR APPLICATION AND APPROVAL. SHOULD THE COMMITTEE AT ANY TIME FIND THAT THE NEED FOR SUCH WELL DOES NOT EXIST, THEN IT WILL INSTRUCT THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ORDER THE WELL ABANDONED WITHIN A 60 -DAY PERIOD. IF THE OWNERS OF THE WELL STILL DISAGREE WITH THE ABANDONMENT ORDER, THEN THEY WILL HAVE FINAL RECOURSE THROUGH APPEAL TOO THE CITY COUNCIL." SECTION 2. THAT ORDINANCE NO. 8294, REFERRED TO AND KNOWN AS "THE BAY DRILLING ORDINANCE" BED AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 24.1 OF SAID ORDINANCE BY ADDING TO THE THIRD SENTENCE IN SAID SECTION 24.1 THE WORDS "OR SUPERINTENDENT OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS ") FOLLOWING THE WORDS "CITY MANAGER"' TO THE EFFECT THAT THE CITY MANAGER THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS MAY ISSUE SAID RELEASE IN CASE OF ABANDONMENT OF OIL WELLS. SECTION 3. THAT ORDINANCE No. 8294, AS AMENDED ALSO REFERRED TO AND KNOWN AS "THE BAY DRILLING ORDINANCE" BED AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING TO SECTION 20.2 OF SAID ORDINANCE N0. 8294, THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH: "WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT FINDS THAT THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN PROPERLY SUBMITTED AND IS READY FOR PROCESSING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 21 OF THIS ORDINANCES THEN THE AFOREMENTIONED FILING FEES WILL BE DEPOSITED TO THE CITY'S ACCOUNT. NO REFUND IS THEREAFTER AVAILABLE TO THE APPLICANT EXCEPT IN CASES WHERE THE PERMIT IS DENIED BY COUNCIL ACTION�IN WHICH EVENT $100.00 WILL BE RETAINED BY THE CITY AS A SERVICE CHARGE AND THE BALANCE REFUNDED TD THE APPLICANT." SECTION 4. THAT ORDINANCE No. 8294, AS AMENDED, ALSO REFERRED TO AND KNOWN AS "THE BAY DRILLING ORDINANCE" BED AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, AMENDED BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION, TO BE NUMBERED 21.12, READING AS FOLLOWS: "SECTION 21.12. THE HOLDER OF AN UNUSED, UNEXPIRED DRILLING PERMIT MAY, UPON APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF A SERVICE CHARGE OF $50.00, OBTAIN AN AMENDED PERMIT FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHANGING -2- THE SURFACE LOCATION FROM ONE REGULAR OR IRREGULAR LOCATION TO ANOTHER REGULAR LOCATION. ANY APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE IN SURFACE DRILLING LOCA- TION TO AN IRREGULAR LOCATION WILL BE PROCESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA- GRAPHS 21.5 AND 21.6 OF THIS ORDINANCE." SECTION 5. THAT ORDINANCE No. 8294, AS AMENDED BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING TO SECTION 21.8 THE WORDS "OR SUPERINTENDENT OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS" FOLLOWING THE WORDS "CITY MANAGER" IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF SAID SECTION 21.8, WHICH SENTENCE SHALL HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: "MANY PERMIT ISSUED HEREUNDER SHALL BE ISSUED OVER THE SIGNATURE OF THE CITY MANAGER OR SUPERINTENDENT OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE COUNCIL." SECTION 6. THAT ORDINANCE No. 8294, AS AMENDED, BE AND THE SAME 15 HEREBY AMENDED BY DELETING THE WORDS "THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER" IN THE THIRD SENTENCE OF SAID SECTION. SECTION 7. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTIONS PARAGRAPHS SUBDIVISION, CLAUSE, PHRASE OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALIDS IT SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY VALID PROVISIONS OF THIS OR ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATE. SECTION 8. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE ONE TIME IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION SEATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE. THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND PASSED TO ITS SECOND READING ON THIS THE n TO DAY OF )It7ja,4� D , 19_LL, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINAt�I, /�c•�...AS READ F TO ITS THIRD READING ON THIS THE ,! / DAY OF BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: _-�-I JACK R. BLACKMON RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS -D THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINAN E WAS READ FOR THE T"RD TIME AND PASSED FINALLY ON THIS THE �J, DAY OF , 19, BY THE FOLLOW- ING VOTE; JACK R. BLACKMON RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY of , 196 ATTEST' �f l CI TV ECRETA Y MA O =— THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO GAL F RM THI HE DAY OF _j 19X o_ ITY PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT • §TATE OF TE US, ,County of Nueces. Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came ........ ___. _ lanc�_G�_B�� who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the _�9�� dF��isi8ing MAnnger_ of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times,. Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of LEGAL-- Notioe of Passage of which which the annexed is a true copy, was published in on the 8— day of_ ?P 11._.___. .._ 19..%$., -- 'at°wr�°s►a� r -`--. Class ed+ deer ing Hager Subscribed and sworn to before me this _....... 2..___ ay of.._..._.A- Pr..1l_ 19.. �i$_ Louise Vick �� otery Public, Nuecea County, Texas -- T. T. CITY of Corpus