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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 8294, KNOWN AS THE BAY DRILLING
ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED, BY DELETING THE PRESENT SUBSECTION
19.4 AND IN LIEU THEREOF SUBSTITUTING A NEW SUBSECTION 19.4
SO AS TO, IN CERTAIN CASES, WAIVE THE STORM CHOKE REQUIRE-
MENT IN FLOWING WELLS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, operations for the production of oil and gas within the
city limits of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, are regulated by the
provisions of the "Bay Drilling Ordinance," Ordinance No. 8294, as amended;
and
WHEREAS, such operations in certain bay areas have been regulated by
said ordinance, as the same has been amended from time to time; and
WHEREAS, developments in these bay areas and in the City of Corpus
Christi and its environs require that these provisions for regulations of
operations for such production be further amended; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires and intends by this ordinance to
protect the public health, safety, morals and general welfare within its
jurisdiction, and in so doing to regulate the use of property and the conduct
of persons to any required extent within its municipal powers, with due regard
for the legal rights of owners; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, therefore, finds that adoption of the
following ordinance is in the public interest:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Ordinance No. 8294, generally referred to and known
as the Bay Drilling Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi, as amended, be
amended by deleting the present Subsection 19.4 and in lieu thereof, adopting a
new Subsection 19.4 to hereafter read as follows:
"19.4 All flowing wells shall be equipped with a sub-
surface safety valve (storm choke) installed in the tubing
string, unless a tubingless completion is involved. This
valve shall be pulled and inspected between April 1 and
October 1 of each year and more often if desired by lessee.
However, in certain circumstances due to pressure and flow
in the well the subsurface safety valve (storm choke)
requirement can be waived. In the event that the Railroad
Commission of Texas issues an order which has the effect
of authorizing the removal of such a subsurface safety
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valve, application can then be made to the Petroleum
Superintendent for waiver of this requirement. Upon
written request for waiver from the operator for a part-
icular well, the Petroleum Superintendent shall evaluate
the flow and pressure in that well and using appropriate
engineering guidelines to prevent any pollution of the
Bay he may waive the requirement for the subsurface
safety valve (storm choke)."
SECTION 2. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid
or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this
City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word,
or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 3. Publication shall be made one time in the official
publication of the City of Corpus Christi, which publication shall contain
the caption stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance.
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That the foregoing ordinance was read for he fi ;st time an passed
to its second reading on this the day of . 19 • by the
following vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark
That the foregoing ordinance was read the second time and passed
to its third reading on this the .2K- day of 19 7a , by the
following vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzales
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark
That the fo going ordin ce was
finally on this the o�day o�
read r th third time and passed
19 ' L, by the following vote:
Jason Luby
6�
James T. Acuff '
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzales
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED: 77
DAY OF 19l -3:
City Attorney
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MAY
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
/� I OUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIIG
STATE OF TEXAS, 45:
, County of Nueces. j
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came
.................... who being first duly sworn, according W law, says that he Is the
Class„ s... 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
ne of naaca
of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in
on the -21L day 19214-- —
--Times.
Richard D. Hard `n, Clas:. AdvI ",r,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this-.-4jL1I--.-.day
Louise Vick
Notary Public, Nueces County, Taxes
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