Application generally; filing fee.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 31-24
in effectSec. 31-24. - Application generally; filing fee.
(a) Any person desiring to drill, complete and operate a well for oil or gas within the regulated area of the city shall present an application in duplicate therefor to the building official which application shall be in writing, addressed to the mayor, be signed by the applicant or some person duly authorized to sign the same for the applicant, and shall state:
(1) The date of the application.
(2) The name and address of the applicant and, if the applicant is a corporation, the state of incorporation, and if applicant is a partnership, the names and addresses of the general partners.
(3) The number of the drilling unit, the particular lot and block number or tract in the drilling unit on which the proposed well is to be located and the exact location of the proposed well by Lambert Coordinates.
(4) The type of the well, whether oil or gas, and the proposed depth of the well.
(5) The proposed complete casing program of the well.
(6) The exact and correct number of square feet in the drilling unit over which the applicant has control of oil rights or gas rights.
(b) Attached to the application for such permit shall be:
(1) A plat prepared by a duly licensed surveyor showing the exact location of the proposed well with respect to the drilling unit boundaries and with respect to the boundaries of the lot or block on which the applicant has secured the rights from the owner to drill; designation of lots, blocks, or tracts owned or controlled by the applicant within the drilling unit, and the distances from the well location to all parks, streets, alleys or other public property, residences, commercial buildings and structures situated within 400 feet of the well location.
(2) A copy of Railroad Commission Form 1.
(c) Each application shall be accompanied by the filing fee stated for this provision in the city fee schedule, paid in the form of a cashier's check made payable to the city.
(d) Each application shall be filed by the building official and kept as a part of the public records of the city.
(Code 1968, § 30-24; Ord. No. 90-635, § 67, 5-23-90; Ord. No. 2011-1168, § 13, 12-14-2011)
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_S31-24APGEFIFEFetched: 10/26/2026