# Well permits in Archuleta County, Colorado — how deep, how much

> 3,805 well permits in Archuleta County. The median well is 140 feet deep. What the permits allow, how many expired, and what the Division was told about depth and yield.

## Well permits in Archuleta County

**3,805** well permits — 0.6% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is **140 feet** deep, against 148 feet statewide.

### How deep people drill in Archuleta 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.

*Medians, on the permits where the Division was told — never a mean, which a few industrial wells would carry away*

| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Colorado median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | **140 ft** | 440 ft | 148 ft — shallower here (2,422 permits, 64 %) |
| Yield | **10 gpm** | 15 gpm | 10 gpm — the same here (912 permits, 24 %) |
| Static water level | **40 ft** | 194 ft | 58 ft — lower here (1,970 permits, 52 %) |

### 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](/county/archuleta/domestic.md) | 2,053 | 54.0% |
| [Household Use Only](/use/household-use-only.md) | 776 | 20.4% |
| [Commercial](/use/commercial.md) | 323 | 8.5% |
| [Monitoring/sampling](/use/monitoring-sampling.md) | 226 | 5.9% |
| [Industrial](/use/industrial.md) | 137 | 3.6% |
| [Other](/use/other.md) | 97 | 2.5% |
| [Irrigation](/use/irrigation.md) | 82 | 2.2% |
| [Municipal](/use/municipal.md) | 44 | 1.2% |
| [Stock](/use/stock.md) | 36 | 0.9% |
| [Not stated](/use/not-stated.md) | 16 | 0.4% |
| Fire | 6 | 0.2% |
| [Geothermal](/use/geothermal.md) | 5 | 0.1% |

### What happened to these permits

**2,154** of the 3,805 permits in Archuleta County ended with a
well the Division was told about — 56.6%. And
**949** expired without one: 24.9%.

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](/expired.md).

| Status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Well Constructed | 2,154 | 56.6% |
| Permit Expired | 949 | 24.9% |
| Well Abandoned | 208 | 5.5% |
| Permit Canceled | 126 | 3.3% |
| Permit Issued | 101 | 2.7% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 96 | 2.5% |
| Application Information Requested | 53 | 1.4% |
| Permit Expired (Pump Installed) | 36 | 0.9% |
| Application Denied | 24 | 0.6% |
| Application Received | 22 | 0.6% |

### Which aquifers

| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [All Unnamed Aquifers](/aquifer/all-unnamed-aquifers.md) | 3,368 | 88.5% |
| Mancos | 196 | 5.2% |
| [Dakota](/aquifer/dakota.md) | 78 | 2.0% |
| [Not stated](/aquifer/not-stated.md) | 38 | 1.0% |
| Dakota Sandstone | 37 | 1.0% |
| Fruitland-pictured Cliffs | 35 | 0.9% |
| [Alluvial](/aquifer/alluvial.md) | 28 | 0.7% |
| Mesa Verde Group | 6 | 0.2% |
| [Dawson](/aquifer/dawson.md) | 3 | 0.1% |
| [Unconfined San Luis Vall](/aquifer/unconfined-san-luis-vall.md) | 3 | 0.1% |

### When the permits were issued

| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 255 | 6.7% |
| 2010s | 493 | 13.0% |
| 2000s | 671 | 17.6% |
| 1990s | 743 | 19.5% |
| 1980s | 469 | 12.3% |
| 1970s | 493 | 13.0% |
| 1960s | 20 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 4 | 0.1% |

### Buying land in Archuleta County, or need a well drilled?

3,805 well permits are on the Division’s register in Archuleta County, 949 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](/privacy.md).

### Permits on record in Archuleta County

*Well permits, Archuleta County — 110 of the 110 shown carry the subdivision or plat name the applicant gave; a 0 means the Division was never told, not a measurement of zero*

| Subdivision, or the permit number | Status | Decreed use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Spring Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 341875- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 342668- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 66 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Four Corners Vacation Properties](/search.md) permit 90031-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 1100 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Rio Blanco Valley Repl 1](/search.md) permit 337502- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Navajo River Ranch](/search.md) permit 67208-F-R | Well Constructed | Commercial | 13 | 20 | 2025 |
| [Navajo Peak Ranch](/search.md) permit 303569--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 455 | 5 | 2025 |
| [Powderkeg Ranch](/search.md) permit 339630- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 116 | 6 | 2025 |
| [Town of Pagosa Springs](/search.md) permit 90345-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Majestic Mountain](/search.md) permit 340838- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 98 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 340922- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 195 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Oak Hill Ranches](/search.md) permit 218562--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 1300 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Wilson Ranch](/search.md) permit 218339--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 78 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Wilson Ranch](/search.md) permit 226200--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 78 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Rio Blanco Valley](/search.md) permit 333662- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 61 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 332967- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 217 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Four Corners Vacation Properties](/search.md) permit 333171- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 297 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Aspen Springs 3](/search.md) permit 333629- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Chris Mountain Ranch](/search.md) permit 335426- | Well Constructed | Stock | 282 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Rio Blanco Valley](/search.md) permit 329551- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 20 | 10 | 2001 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 294080--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Navajo Peak Ranch](/search.md) permit 330271- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 542 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Hudson Rio Blanco](/search.md) permit 330396- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 12 | 12 | 1966 |
| [Hudson Rio Blanco](/search.md) permit 330397- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 6 | 0 | 1960 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 330683- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 3 | 1992 |
| [Wilderness Estates](/search.md) permit 330920- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 0 | 2024 |
| [San Juan River Estates](/search.md) permit 332318- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 80 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 325384- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 120 | 0 | 1992 |
| [Rio Blanco Valley](/search.md) permit 247885--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Whispering Wood](/search.md) permit 257802--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 820 | 7 | 2022 |
| [San Juan River Resort (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 329367- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 327193- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 320 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Rio Blanco Valley](/search.md) permit 147029--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 7 | 2022 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 326291- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 9.5 | 2022 |
| [Cox East Allison](/search.md) permit 147839--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 430 | 9 | 2022 |
| [Rio Blanco Valley](/search.md) permit 326576- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 4 | 2022 |
| [Pinon Hills Ranch](/search.md) permit 326947- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 160 | 15 | 2022 |
| [Pinon Hills Ranch](/search.md) permit 327214- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 160 | 0 | 2022 |
| [San Juan River Estates](/search.md) permit 329282- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 60 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Eagle Peak Ranches](/search.md) permit 259095--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 700 | 15 | 2023 |
| [Rio Blanco Cabin Site 1](/search.md) permit 320095- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 118 | 3.5 | 1983 |
| [Pagosa Peaks Estates](/search.md) permit 320230- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 720 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Piedra Park (filing: 2a)](/search.md) permit 320828- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 193 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 320787- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 520 | 10 | 2021 |
| [Pagosa Peaks](/search.md) permit 84289--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 600 | 20 | 2021 |
| [Aspen Springs 2](/search.md) permit 321470- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 180 | 6 | 2021 |
| [Majestic Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 321656- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 80 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 85587-F | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 10 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 322165- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 13 | 2021 |
| [San Juan River Resort](/search.md) permit 86005-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 11 | 2021 |
| [Rio Blanco Cabin Site 1](/search.md) permit 323192- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 10 | 10 | 2021 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 323820- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Kane Tracts A & B](/search.md) permit 324945- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 316805- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 800 | 0 | 2020 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 317326- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 580 | 0 | 2020 |
| [Pinon Hills Ranch](/search.md) permit 317568- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 5 | 2020 |
| [Alpine Meadows Ranch - Alpine Meadows (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 84590-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 328 | 15 | 2020 |
| [Piedra Park Subdivision 2a](/search.md) permit 318178- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 202 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 318467- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 60 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 318707- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 220 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 318939- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 180 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Teyuakan](/search.md) permit 318992- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 620 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Rio Blanco Cabin Sites (filing: 3)](/search.md) permit 319211- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 11 | 13.5 | 2021 |
| [Piedra Park (filing: 2a)](/search.md) permit 319212- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 215 | 7 | 2021 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 319809- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 370 | 10 | 2021 |
| [Alpine Meadows Ranch - Alpine Meadows (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 83924-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 341 | 7 | 2020 |
| [Rio Blanco Cabin Site 1](/search.md) permit 316752- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 7 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Teyuakan](/search.md) permit 319705- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 520 | 0 | 2021 |
| [San Juan River Resort (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 82942-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 13 | 15 | 2019 |
| [Navajo Peak Ranch](/search.md) permit 312662- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 5 | 0 | 2020 |
| [Wilderness Estates](/search.md) permit 314921- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 196 | 14 | 2019 |
| [Blue Mountain Ranches](/search.md) permit 315114- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 80 | 0 | 2021 |
| [Rio Blanco Valley](/search.md) permit 315389- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 15 | 0 | 2019 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 315726- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 56 | 0 | 2020 |
| [Rio Blanco Cabin Sites (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 308312- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 10 | 10 | 2018 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 144742--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 161 | 0 | 2019 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 306732- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 480 | 0 | 2019 |
| [San Juan River Resort](/search.md) permit 81477-F | Well Constructed | Fire | 292 | 5 | 2018 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 304953- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 0 | 2017 |
| [Carri Blanco Cabin Sites](/search.md) permit 305326- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 8 | 0 | 2017 |
| [Pagosa Peaks](/search.md) permit 133486--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 0 | 2017 |
| [Rio Blanco Valley](/search.md) permit 306259- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 14 | 12 | 2017 |
| [Whispering Wood](/search.md) permit 306433- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 0 | 2017 |
| [Rio Blanco Cabin Sites](/search.md) permit 306731- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 16 | 10 | 2017 |
| [Masterson Minor](/search.md) permit 306729- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 0 | 2018 |
| [Hudson Rio Blanco](/search.md) permit 307024- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 6 | 10 | 2017 |
| [Rio Blanco Subdivision A](/search.md) permit 212495--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 10 | 10 | 2017 |
| [Pagosa Peaks](/search.md) permit 307531- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 700 | 0 | 2017 |
| [Pagosa Peaks Estates](/search.md) permit 300703- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 700 | 0 | 2016 |
| [Pagosa Peaks](/search.md) permit 301117- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 540 | 0 | 2016 |
| [San Juan River Resort](/search.md) permit 292945--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 12 | 2017 |
| [Cimarron Ranch](/search.md) permit 80373-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 8 | 100 | 2003 |
| [San Juan River Estates](/search.md) permit 299877- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 13 | 15 | 2016 |
| [Rio Blanco Valley (filing: 4)](/search.md) permit 300704- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 38 | 0 | 2016 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 302261- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 100 | 15 | 1997 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 302988- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 740 | 0 | 2018 |
| [Lindsey](/search.md) permit 302987- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 140 | 11 | 2016 |
| [Rito Blanco Ranch](/search.md) permit 303425- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 18 | 20 | 2016 |
| [Rock Ridge Country Estates](/search.md) permit 53844-MH | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 320 | 0 | 2015 |
| [Pagosa Meadows 4](/search.md) permit 78892-F | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 340 | 8 | 1973 |
| [Pagosa Meadows 4](/search.md) permit 78951-F | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 357 | 20 | 1973 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 158617--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 7.3 | 2015 |
| [Town of Pagosa Springs](/search.md) permit 297749- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 0 | 2015 |
| [Scofield Heights](/search.md) permit 297984- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 0 | 2015 |
| [Aspen Springs](/search.md) permit 298287- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 140 | 0 | 2015 |
| [Rio Blanco Valley (filing: A)](/search.md) permit 298722- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 20 | 15 | 1967 |
| [Alpine Lakes Ranch](/search.md) permit 77994-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 340 | 1.75 | 2014 |
| [San Juan River Resort](/search.md) permit 78373-F | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 28 | 15 | 2014 |
| [San Juan River Resort](/search.md) permit 78374-F | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 40 | 0 | 2016 |
| [San Juan River Resort](/search.md) permit 78539-F | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 9 | 20 | 2010 |
| [San Juan River Estates](/search.md) permit 295855- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 15 | 15 | 2000 |

### By decreed use in Archuleta County

- [Domestic in Archuleta County](/county/archuleta/domestic.md) — 2,053

### Counties with a comparable register

- [Moffat](/county/moffat.md) 4,379
- [Costilla](/county/costilla.md) 4,256
- [Huerfano](/county/huerfano.md) 4,190
- [Lincoln](/county/lincoln.md) 4,107
- [Montrose](/county/montrose.md) 3,965
- [Delta](/county/delta.md) 3,935
- [Prowers](/county/prowers.md) 3,895
- [Rio Blanco](/county/rio-blanco.md) 3,486
- [San Miguel](/county/san-miguel.md) 3,416
- [Otero](/county/otero.md) 3,393
- [Phillips](/county/phillips.md) 2,865
- [Lake](/county/lake.md) 2,756
- [Bent](/county/bent.md) 2,362

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](/county.md).

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Recolha: 2026-08-21