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.
Southwest Kansas
- Clark
- 500 feet.
- Finney
- Top of Cedar Hill (Glorieta) Sandstone
- Ford
- Top of "Red Beds" but not less than 700 feet except in Townships 27, 28 and 29 in Ranges 21 and 22--Base of the Stone Corral Anhydrite.
- Grant
- Top of Cedar Hill Sandstone
- In those areas of Township 27 South, Range 37 West and Township 27 South, Range 38 West, where the Cedar Hill Interval consists of salt--50 feet below the salt.
- Gray
- Top of Cedar Hill Sanstone
- Where the Cedar Hill Interval consists of salt--50 feet below the salt section.
- Greeley
- Top of "Red Beds" but not less than 700 feet
- Hamilton
- Base of the Day Creek Dolomite but not less than 750 feet
- Haskell
- Top of Cedar Hill Sandstone
- Hodgeman
- Top of "Red Beds" but not less than 700 feet
- Kearny
- Top of Cedar Hill Sandstone
- Where Cedar Hill consists of salt or shale (parts of western Kearny County)--base of the Day Creek Dolomite but not less than 750 feet except within four (4) miles of the Bear Creek Fault, then 50 feet below the Cedar Hill salt or shale section.
- Lane
- Top of "Red Beds" but not less than 700 feet
- Meade
- Range 30 West--Top of Cedar Hill Sandstone
- Elsewhere in County--base of Stone Corral Formation (Anhydrite).
- Morton
- Top of Cedar Hill (Glorieta) Sandstone
- Ness
- Top of "Red Beds" but not less than 700 feet
- Scott
- Top of "Red Beds"
- Seward
- Top of Cedar Hill Sandstone
- Stanton
- Top of Cedar Hill Sandstone
- In Township 27 South, Range 39 West, Township 27 South, Range 40 West, and other areas where the Cedar Hill Interval consists of salt--50 feet below the salt.
- Stevens
- Top of Cedar Hill Sandstone
- Wichita
- Top of "Red Beds"