Required.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 31-23
in effectSec. 31-23. - Required.
(a) It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person, acting either for himself or as agent, employee, independent contractor, or servant of any other person, to commence to drill, or to operate any oil or gas well within the regulated area of the city, or to work upon or assist in any way in the prosecution or operation of any such well, without a permit for the drilling and operation of such well having first been issued in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(b) In the event a well is completed in one or more oil zones and one or more gas zones through the one-well bore, a permit must be secured from the city for both an oil well and a gas well.
(c) In the event a well is drilled under an oil well drilling permit and the permittee for any reason wishes to complete the well as a gas well, he must first secure a gas well drilling permit.
(d) In the event a well is drilled under a gas well drilling permit and the permittee for any reason wishes to complete the well as an oil well, he must first secure an oil well drilling permit.
(Code 1968, § 30-23)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH31OIGAWE_ARTIIPE_S31-23REFetched: 10/26/2026