[Code 1992, § 31-1]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Have the same meanings and definitions as given them respectively
in the statutes of the state governing natural gas wells and petroleum
oil wells.
An opening in the surface of the earth for the purpose of
obtaining groundwater monitoring the quantity of groundwater, obtaining
geologic information on aquifers, recharging aquifers, purging aquifers,
utilizing the geothermal properties of earth formations, or removing
groundwater for any purpose, except the capture and channeling of
water from an open spring at the surface of the earth or from a body
of water at the surface.
[Code 1992, § 31-2]
All statutes of the state regulating the sinking, maintenance
and operation of water wells, natural gas wells and oil wells and
the products thereof and rules and regulations made pursuant thereto
are hereby adopted by reference, and any violations thereof occurring
within the City shall be deemed a violation of this article.
[Code 1992, § 31-3]
Whenever the owner or lessee of a water well, a natural gas
well or a petroleum oil well determines to abandon the well, he or
she shall notify the City Manager forthwith and shall see to it that
such abandoned well is adequately plugged and sealed, as required
by law or by the methods to be prescribed by the City Manager in such
event. It shall thereafter be unlawful for any person to reopen such
well or operate the well without first procuring a new permit from
the City.
[Code 1992, § 31-4]
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether as owner or lessee
of land or contractor or as employee or agent of either such owner,
lessee or contractor, to drive a pipe or dig or bore a well or shaft
into the earth for the purpose of finding water, natural gas or petroleum
oil or any combination thereof or to operate any such well within
the City without having first procured a permit from the City and
such further permits as may be required and in the manner prescribed
by law.
