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
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Wyandotte County

Wells deeper than 1500 feet and using Alternate I completion shall set minimum surface casing of 300 feet plus in all cases through the Kansas City Group. Also, when within 1 mile of Kansas River set to elevation of 670 feet m.s.l. in T.11 and 12S-R.23E; to 660 feet m.s.l. in T.11S-R.24E; and to 630 feet m.s.l. in T.12S-R.24E. All other wells shall use Alternate II rules, Appendix B, Area 2 rules, Eastern Surface Casing order.

In all cases, set surface casing through all unconsolidated material plus 20 or more feet into the underlying formation.

For areas in which casing settings are given as sea level datums, topographic maps are available showing surface elevations. These maps may be obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey at Denver, Colorado; Rolla, Missouri and Washington, D.C.; and the State Geological Survey, Lawrence, Kansas.