Item 6A
Approval of a Specific Use Permit for Oil & Gas Drilling Operations and Production at 1719 E Continental Blvd.
Items 6A through 6D
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Owner: Joe L. Wright
Applicant: XTO Energy Inc.
Request: Approval of a Specific Use Permit for Oil and Gas Drilling Operations and Production on approximately 3 acres located on one (1) parcel totaling approximately 31.5 acres. The
applicant is proposing up to twenty-one (21) well heads. The Specific Use Permit section of the Zoning Ordinance requires that at least one (1) well permit and a pipeline permit as defined
by Article IV, Chapter 9.5, of the City Code be provided in conjunction with the SUP request.
AERIAL VIEW
Site Plan for SUP
Property Owners within 1000’ of Pad Site
Tree Preservation Plan
Operation Site
Screening & Landscaping
Erosion Control Plan
Dust Mitigation Plan
Water Source Plan
Emergency Response Plan
Evacuation Plan & Fire Lane Access
Noise Mitigation Plan
Transportation Route
Proposed Pipeline Amended Route
Variance Requests
It shall be unlawful to drill a well, or to re-drill, deepen, re-enter, activate or convert any abandoned well, the center of which, at the surface of the ground, is located within 1,000
feet from any habitable structure, or from the property line of any occupied public or private school or hospital. (Sec. 9.5-242 (a)) (VARIANCE REQUEST SUBMITTED FOR SETBACK REQUIREMENT
PER SEC. 9.5-223 (6)).
Please note that the City Council will have to grant a variance for all future well heads that do not meet the setback requirements as part of this SUP.
Variance Requests
Three-pipe system. The three-pipe system to extract oil and gas shall be utilized. Water storage tanks shall not be permitted on the pad site except for oil and gas separators used during
drilling and fresh water tanks used during fracturing. (Sec. 9.5-242 (aaa)) (VARIANCE REQUEST SUBMITTED FOR THREE-PIPE SYSTEM REQUIREMENT)
Variance Requests
Pipeline. All new or relocated unregulated pipelines within private residential areas shall be located within existing pipeline corridors within the city, unless the pipeline operator
of the unregulated pipeline is able to demonstrate to the City Council that such alignment is feasible. (Sec. 9.5-293 (b)) (VARIANCE REQUEST SUBMITTED FOR ALIGNMENT REQUIREMENT)
Variance Requests
Pipeline. Operating any heavy equipment, machinery or apparatus used in any exterior or outdoor construction, repair, remodeling, demolition, drilling, excavation, grading, earth moving,
paving, cement laying or pouring, or other work of any nature during the nighttime or anytime on Sunday within 1,000 feet of any residential property. (Ordinance 778, as amended, Chapter
11, Article III – Noise Nuisances, Section 11-61(c)(7)) (VARIANCE REQUEST SUBMITTED)
Questions: Ken Baker – 748-8067