Well permits in Adams County
26,561 well permits — 4.4% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is 55 feet deep, against 148 feet statewide.
26,561Permits
55 ftMedian depth
4,035Expired
25,718Denver Basin aquifer
How deep people drill in Adams County
This is the part a buyer actually wants, and it is not published anywhere else. The figures below are medians over the permits where the Division was told — a mean would be carried away by a handful of industrial wells.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Colorado median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | 55 ft | 560 ft | 148 ft — shallower here (15,737 permits, 59 %) |
| Yield | 12 gpm | 128 gpm | 10 gpm — higher here (4,329 permits, 16 %) |
| Static water level | 54 ft | 240 ft | 58 ft — lower here (10,323 permits, 39 %) |
What the permits allow
A well permit is not a general right to water: it names what the water may be used for, and the narrowest of them — household use only — means inside the house and nothing else.
| Decreed use | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 9,364 | 35.3% |
| Monitoring/sampling | 9,123 | 34.3% |
| Irrigation | 1,926 | 7.3% |
| Other | 1,546 | 5.8% |
| Commercial | 1,007 | 3.8% |
| Not stated | 996 | 3.7% |
| Municipal | 835 | 3.1% |
| Stock | 569 | 2.1% |
| Household Use Only | 492 | 1.9% |
| Industrial | 271 | 1.0% |
| Geothermal | 165 | 0.6% |
| Dewatering | 129 | 0.5% |
What happened to these permits
13,757 of the 26,561 permits in Adams County ended with a well the Division was told about — 51.8%. And 4,035 expired without one: 15.2%.
An expired permit is the trap in a rural sale. A seller can produce a permit that lapsed years ago, and a permit is not a water right — the two are separate, and a purchase turns on both. What an expired permit does and does not mean.
| Status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Well Constructed | 13,757 | 51.8% |
| Permit Expired | 4,035 | 15.2% |
| Well Abandoned | 3,726 | 14.0% |
| Permit Issued | 1,043 | 3.9% |
| Permit Canceled | 877 | 3.3% |
| Application Information Requested | 782 | 2.9% |
| NA | 548 | 2.1% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 443 | 1.7% |
| Application Denied | 388 | 1.5% |
| Final Permit | 255 | 1.0% |
Which aquifers
| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All Unnamed Aquifers | 16,011 | 60.3% |
| Alluvial | 1,864 | 7.0% |
| Not stated | 1,634 | 6.2% |
| Upper Arapahoe | 1,446 | 5.4% |
| Arapahoe | 1,324 | 5.0% |
| Lower Arapahoe | 1,232 | 4.6% |
| Laramie Fox Hills | 926 | 3.5% |
| Denver | 761 | 2.9% |
| Quaternary Alluvium | 760 | 2.9% |
| Laramie-fox Hills | 323 | 1.2% |
When the permits were issued
| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,570 | 9.7% |
| 2010s | 3,925 | 14.8% |
| 2000s | 4,860 | 18.3% |
| 1990s | 4,046 | 15.2% |
| 1980s | 1,970 | 7.4% |
| 1970s | 1,708 | 6.4% |
| 1960s | 1,116 | 4.2% |
| 1950s | 1,261 | 4.7% |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.0% |
Buying land in Adams County, or need a well drilled?
26,561 well permits are on the Division’s register in Adams County, 4,035 of them expired. This site tells you what a permit says; it does not drill, and it is not advice on a water right. Tell us where and we pass the request to drillers and water-rights advisers working in Colorado.
We take no commission and we recommend no driller. We have no arrangement with any firm today — we are collecting these requests in order to go and find them. What we do with this.
Permits on record in Adams County
| Subdivision, or the permit number | Status | Decreed use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Estates permit 111418--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 10 | 2026 |
| Parcel 3 permit 90703-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 460 | 15 | 2026 |
| Parcel 1 permit 342730- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 0 | 2026 |
| Tapia Residences permit 90873-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 480 | 9 | 2023 |
| Parcel 16 permit 337024- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 12 | 2025 |
| Parcel 14 permit 337269- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 11 | 2025 |
| Aguilar (filing: 1) permit 336940- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
| C & D Estates Pud permit 337975- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 12 | 2025 |
| Oak Park Estates permit 89756-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 515 | 11 | 2025 |
| Seven Hills permit 337244- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 220 | 9 | 2025 |
| Comanche Creek Estates permit 337571- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 440 | 10 | 2025 |
| Seven Hills permit 338740- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 11 | 2025 |
| Transport permit 87902--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 950 | 15 | 2025 |
| Wolf Creek Run Pud permit 90151-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 1149 | 0 | 2025 |
| Wadley Farms (filing: 2) permit 100159--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 6 | 2025 |
| Seven Hills permit 339667- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 140 | 9 | 2025 |
| Green Estates permit 278654--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 10 | 2025 |
| Parcel 5 permit 340126- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 10 | 2025 |
| Van Aire permit 67876--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 10 | 2025 |
| Brighton East Horizons permit 340514- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 560 | 0 | 2026 |
| Comanche Vista Estates permit 340629- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 8 | 2026 |
| Comanche Creek Estates permit 340824- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 11 | 2025 |
| Wadley Farms permit 341435- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 345 | 0 | 1977 |
| Barr City permit 341045- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 440 | 11 | 2025 |
| Brighton Terrace permit 90425-F | Well Constructed | Municipal | 61 | 0 | 1996 |
| Brighton East Horizons permit 185328--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 1250 | 10 | 2025 |
| Heritage Heights permit 58209-F-R | Well Constructed | Domestic | 680 | 9 | 2026 |
| Tlc Estates permit 89264-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 2025 |
| Rose Hill permit 333251- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2024 |
| B1 permit 333012- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 580 | 0 | 2019 |
| Buffalo Estates permit 223796--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 11 | 2024 |
| Barr City (filing: 2) permit 114922--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 11 | 2024 |
| Grasslands At Comanche permit 89017-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 13 | 2024 |
| Parcel 3 permit 333784- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 11 | 2024 |
| Barr City permit 334098- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 270 | 10 | 2024 |
| Seven Hills permit 333989- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 11 | 2024 |
| Seven Hills permit 333990- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 11 | 2024 |
| Van Aire permit 61427--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 10 | 2024 |
| Twin Lakes Estates permit 44657-F-R | Well Constructed | Municipal | 1030 | 0 | 2023 |
| Parcel 3 permit 334156- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 440 | 11 | 2024 |
| Neitenbach Minor permit 89063-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 930 | 13 | 2025 |
| Neitenbach Minor permit 89064-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 935 | 0 | 2024 |
| Grasslands At Comanche permit 89362-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 220 | 13 | 2026 |
| Town of Bennett permit 334564- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 9 | 2024 |
| Riverdale Peaks permit 52312-F-R | Well Constructed | Domestic | 460 | 15 | 2025 |
| Parcel 16 permit 334572- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 11 | 2024 |
| Heritage Heights permit 79589-F-R | Well Constructed | Domestic | 550 | 15 | 2024 |
| Parcel 6 permit 335451- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 14 | 2024 |
| Wiesner permit 89443-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 902 | 0 | 2024 |
| Parcel 3 permit 336079- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 165 | 9 | 2025 |
| Parcel 3 permit 335799- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 600 | 15 | 2025 |
| Pleasant View permit 335510- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 20 | 1971 |
| Parcel 1 permit 336129- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 580 | 13 | 2025 |
| Parcel 10 permit 336188- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 11 | 2025 |
| Corcilius Acres permit 132959--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 803 | 10 | 2024 |
| Parcel 6 permit 329985- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 14 | 2024 |
| Parcel 4 permit 330245- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 505 | 10 | 2024 |
| Parcel 2 permit 330229- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 452 | 13 | 2023 |
| Parcel 2 permit 329895- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 12 | 2023 |
| Parcel 4 permit 329896- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 11.2 | 2023 |
| Tract permit 329993- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 10 | 2023 |
| Grasslands At Comanche permit 88089-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 9 | 2023 |
| Grasslands At Comanche permit 88342-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 12 | 2023 |
| Grasslands At Comanche permit 88754-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 11 | 2024 |
| Wadley Farms (filing: 2) permit 94950--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 11 | 2024 |
| Marquart Tract permit 331783- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 375 | 12 | 2023 |
| Seven Hills permit 332138- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 11 | 2024 |
| Grasslands At Comanche permit 88662-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 10 | 2023 |
| Farmlore North permit 37148-F-R | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 52 | 19 | 2024 |
| Marquart Tract permit 325241- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 12 | 2023 |
| 7 Hills Estates permit 325490- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 12 | 2023 |
| Silva Estates permit 325407- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 930 | 10 | 2022 |
| Hayesmount Ridge Estates permit 86940-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 1310 | 10 | 2022 |
| High Prairie Ranch permit 325381- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 8 | 2023 |
| Sand Creek permit 86708-F | Well Constructed | Dewatering | 17 | 0 | 2023 |
| Sand Creek permit 86709-F | Well Constructed | Dewatering | 19 | 0 | 2023 |
| Sand Creek permit 86710-F | Well Constructed | Dewatering | 17 | 0 | 2023 |
| Sand Creek permit 86711-F | Well Constructed | Dewatering | 17 | 0 | 2023 |
| Parcel 1 permit 326119- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 150 | 10 | 2025 |
| Parcel 2 permit 326120- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 140 | 10 | 2025 |
| Parcel 2 permit 326303- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 9 | 2022 |
| Parcel 2 permit 326582- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 10 | 2023 |
| Marquart permit 326477- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 12 | 2023 |
| Grasslands At Comanche permit 86953-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 13 | 2022 |
| Pleasant View permit 327105- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 445 | 0 | 2025 |
| Wadley Farms (filing: 3) permit 171050--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 1012 | 5 | 2022 |
| Parcel D permit 327732- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 600 | 10 | 2022 |
| Parcel 8 permit 328191- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 9 | 2024 |
| Grasslands At Comanche permit 87378-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 540 | 11 | 2022 |
| Grasslands At Comanche permit 87379-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 520 | 15 | 2022 |
| Byers Mountain View Estates permit 329091- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 120 | 12 | 2023 |
| Parcel 1 permit 329146- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 440 | 11 | 2024 |
| Marquart permit 48013--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 12 | 2023 |
| Buffalo Estates permit 214341--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 510 | 11 | 2024 |
| New England Heights permit 61677-MH | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 25 | 0 | 2021 |
| Parcel permit 85094-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 700 | 11 | 2021 |
| Wheatland Heights permit 320100- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 580 | 9 | 2021 |
| Grasslands At Comanche permit 85054-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 11 | 2021 |
| Parcel 2 permit 323276- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 0 | 2023 |
| Hayesmount Ridge Estates permit 85098-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 1310 | 11 | 2022 |
| Northwest Estates permit 320123- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 380 | 10 | 2021 |
| Bray Tract permit 320172- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 1010 | 0 | 2021 |
| Hayesmount Ridge Estates permit 85196-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 1310 | 11 | 2021 |
| Camas (filing: 3) permit 85350-F | Well Constructed | Municipal | 36 | 300 | 2020 |
| Parcel A permit 321219- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 160 | 10 | 2022 |
| Deer Valley Estates permit 321579- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 710 | 10 | 2021 |
| Strasburg East permit 321526- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 10 | 2022 |
| Parcel 2 permit 321642- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 110 | 7 | 2021 |
| Verland Reavis permit 322308- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 850 | 0 | 2021 |
| Grasslands At Comanche permit 85539-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 15 | 2022 |
By decreed use in Adams County
- Commercial in Adams County — 1,007
- Domestic in Adams County — 9,364
- Irrigation in Adams County — 1,926
- Monitoring/sampling in Adams County — 9,123
- Other in Adams County — 1,546
Counties with a comparable register
- El Paso 46,491
- Weld 43,473
- Jefferson 42,751
- Park 22,930
- Douglas 22,500
- Larimer 20,919
- Boulder 20,791
- La Plata 18,518
- Elbert 17,636
- Arapahoe 17,030
- Denver 13,096
- Pueblo 12,597
- Yuma 12,410
Neighbours by the size of their register, not a ranking: the list slides with the county you are on, so each of the 63 county pages is reachable from the others. All of them.