Minimum Surface Casing Requirements


Minimum surface casing requirements for protecting fresh and usable water and to meet alternate #1 on Intent to Drill cards, Form C-1
S=Section, T=Township, R=Range


Lyon County

Wells deeper than 1500 feet and using Alternate I completion shall set a minimum of 200 feet surface casing in T.15S-R.10 and 11E, T.16S-R.10 and 11E, T.17S-R.10E; and 100 feet in all other areas. All other wells shall use Alternate II rules, Appendix B, Area 3, Eastern Surface Casing order. In all cases, set surface casing through all unconsolidated material plus 20 or more feet into the underlying formation.