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(a)
Location of Wells. Well location shall be in accordance with the requirements of the state of California. No wells shall be drilled within three hundred feet of any building which is classified, according to the building code, as a Group A, B, C, D, E, H or I occupancy. No wells shall be drilled within one hundred feet of any building which is classified, according to the building code, as a Group F, G or J occupancy. Well location shall also be in accordance with the requirements of the zoning ordinance.
(b)
Derricks. All derricks and masts hereafter erected for drilling or redrilling shall be at least equivalent to the American Petroleum Institute Standards 1A, 14th Edition and 4D, 3rd Edition.
(c)
Signs. A sign having a surface area of not less than two square feet and no more than six square feet bearing the current name and number of the well and the name or insignia of the operator shall be located and maintained at every well in a place where it will be fully visible at all times, from the commencement of drilling operations until the well is abandoned.
In lieu of the aforesaid sign, and in the event there are more than two producing wells on one leasehold or one operating unit, it shall be sufficient if the entrances to the leasehold or operating unit are posted with a sign not less than eighteen inches by twenty-four inches bearing the name of the operator, together with the name or designation of the lease, together with an openly visible sign on each producing well designating the particular number thereof.
(d)
Blow-out Petroleum. Protection shall be provided to prevent the blow-out of a well, during drilling and redrilling operations, in accordance with the requirements of the State of California, Petroleum Safety Orders—Drilling and Production Section 6691 of the Administrative Code of California.
(e)
Sump Fencing. All sumps or sump holes not attended twenty-four hours per day shall be enclosed by a steel chain link type fence not less than five feet in height, or a substitute approved by the fire chief. There shall be no aperture below the fence greater than four inches. Fencing of the outer boundaries of one leasehold or one operating unit shall be deemed to be compliance with this provision. Fence gates shall be kept locked at all times when unattended by a watchman or serviceman.
(f)
Well Cellars. Except during drilling and servicing operations, well cellars shall be kept reasonably free from water, oil drilling fluids, or other substances. Means shall be provided to keep such cellars covered.
(g)
Removal of Equipment. All drilling equipment shall be removed from the premises within sixty days following the completion, abandonment or desertion of any well. With respect to all wells drilled subsequent to the enactment of this chapter, all derricks shall be removed from the premises within sixty days following the completion, abandonment or desertion of any well. Once any well drilled subsequent to the enactment of this code is a producing well, it shall be serviced with a portable derrick and such derrick shall be removed from the premises within sixty days following the completion of such servicing operations.
(h)
Surfacing of Roads. Private roads leading to well sites shall be surfaced in such a manner as to prevent undue amounts of dust from being carried onto adjacent property or the public streets.
(i)
Sanitary Facilities. Suitable and adequate sanitary toilet facilities shall be installed during all drilling operations and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
(Ord. 52 §1 (part), 1962: prior code §3906).