§ 603. Drilling operations; equipment.

A.

All drilling, re-entry, and operations at any oil and gas well within the city limits shall be conducted in accordance with the best available technology. All casing, valves, blowout preventers, drilling fluids, tubing, bradenhead, Christmas trees, and well head connections shall be of the type and quality consistent with the best available technology. The setting and cementing of casing and running of drill stem tests shall be performed in a manner and at a time consistent with the best available technology. All persons engaged in drilling or production operations shall observe and follow the recommendations or regulations of the American Petroleum Institute and the Corporation Commission, except in those instances that are specifically addressed by this title. A copy of all logs associated with the surface casing shall be filed with the Inspector.

B.

Blowout prevention equipment shall be used on all wells being drilled, workedover, or in which tubing is being changed. Wells being drilled shall have at least three (3) hydraulically operated blowout preventers installed and these blowout preventers shall meet the American Petroleum Institute recommendation for Class 3M blowout preventers. Wells being drilled shall also have a kill line, choke line, and choke manifold which meet the recommendations of the American Petroleum Institute for Class 3M blowout prevention equipment. See Rules Controlling Drilling Operations in Watershed Areas of Tulsa Water Reservoirs and Other Areas Near the Reservoirs, Section 3, paragraphs 6a, 6b, and 6c.

(Ord. No. 22189, § 1, 1-14-2010)