Established minimum depths for disposal wells
The following depths are the absolute minimum depths which will be permitted. Depths greater than those given may be required for some areas.
South-central Kansas
- Barber
- Base of the Stone Corral Anhydrite.
- Barton
- Base of the Stone Corral Anhydrite
- Butler
- 500 feet.
- Comanche
- The base of the Cedar Hills Sandstone
- Cowley
- 700 feet
- Edwards
- Top of "Red Beds" except in all of Ranges 16 and 17 and the E/2 of Range 18--Base of Stone Corral Anhydrite.
- Harper
- 500 feet.
- Harvey
- Range 2 East - 500 feet; all other areas - 1000 feet.
- Kingman
- 500 feet.
- Kiowa
- Base of the Cedar Hills Sandstone.
- Marion
- 500 feet
- McPherson
- 1000 feet
- Pawnee
- Top of "Red Beds" except in all of Ranges 16 and 17 and the E/2 of Range 18--Base of the Stone Corral Anhydrite
- Pratt
- Base of the Stone Corral Anhydrite.
- Reno
- Township 22 South, Range 4 West and 5 West; Township 23 South, Range 4 West and 5 West; Township 23 South, Range 5 West; Township 24 South, Range 4 West and 5 West; Township 24 South, Range 5 West and Township 25 South, Range 4 West--1000 feet
- All other areas--500 feet.
- Rice
- 500 feet
- Rush
- Top of "Red Beds" except in all of Ranges 16 and 17 and the E/2 of Range 18--Base of the Stone Corral Anhydrite
- Sedgwick
- Range 2 East and 4 West--500 feet
- All other areas--1000 feet.
- Stafford
- 500 feet
- Sumner
- 500 feet.