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

> 2,362 well permits in Bent County. The median well is 78 feet deep. What the permits allow, how many expired, and what the Division was told about depth and yield.

## Well permits in Bent County

**2,362** well permits — 0.4% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is **78 feet** deep, against 148 feet statewide.

### How deep people drill in Bent 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 | **78 ft** | 405 ft | 148 ft — shallower here (1,670 permits, 71 %) |
| Yield | **15 gpm** | 380 gpm | 10 gpm — higher here (257 permits, 11 %) |
| Static water level | **52 ft** | 235 ft | 58 ft — lower here (1,034 permits, 44 %) |

### 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](/use/domestic.md) | 776 | 32.9% |
| [Stock](/use/stock.md) | 453 | 19.2% |
| [Irrigation](/use/irrigation.md) | 445 | 18.8% |
| [Monitoring/sampling](/use/monitoring-sampling.md) | 386 | 16.3% |
| [Commercial](/use/commercial.md) | 111 | 4.7% |
| [Household Use Only](/use/household-use-only.md) | 64 | 2.7% |
| [Not stated](/use/not-stated.md) | 59 | 2.5% |
| [Municipal](/use/municipal.md) | 46 | 1.9% |
| [Other](/use/other.md) | 19 | 0.8% |
| [Geothermal](/use/geothermal.md) | 2 | 0.1% |
| Dewatering | 1 | 0.0% |

### What happened to these permits

**1,509** of the 2,362 permits in Bent County ended with a
well the Division was told about — 63.9%. And
**262** expired without one: 11.1%.

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 | 1,509 | 63.9% |
| Permit Expired | 262 | 11.1% |
| Well Abandoned | 133 | 5.6% |
| Permit Issued | 105 | 4.4% |
| Permit Canceled | 103 | 4.4% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 88 | 3.7% |
| Application Denied | 52 | 2.2% |
| Application Information Requested | 46 | 1.9% |
|   | 22 | 0.9% |
| See Associated Receipts | 17 | 0.7% |

### Which aquifers

| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [All Unnamed Aquifers](/aquifer/all-unnamed-aquifers.md) | 1,875 | 79.4% |
| [Dakota](/aquifer/dakota.md) | 155 | 6.6% |
| Cheyenne | 103 | 4.4% |
| [Not stated](/aquifer/not-stated.md) | 82 | 3.5% |
| [Alluvial](/aquifer/alluvial.md) | 46 | 1.9% |
| Cheyenne Sandstone | 39 | 1.7% |
| Dakota Sandstone | 24 | 1.0% |
| [Quaternary Alluvium](/aquifer/quaternary-alluvium.md) | 14 | 0.6% |
| Dakota Group Aquifer | 7 | 0.3% |
| [Unconfined San Luis Valley Aquifer](/aquifer/unconfined-san-luis-valley-aquifer.md) | 5 | 0.2% |

### When the permits were issued

| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 145 | 6.1% |
| 2010s | 216 | 9.1% |
| 2000s | 494 | 20.9% |
| 1990s | 316 | 13.4% |
| 1980s | 158 | 6.7% |
| 1970s | 140 | 5.9% |
| 1960s | 101 | 4.3% |
| 1950s | 56 | 2.4% |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.0% |

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

2,362 well permits are on the Division’s register in Bent County, 262 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 Bent County

*Well permits, Bent County — 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Fort Lyons](/search.md) permit 297470- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 315 | 0 | 2015 |
| [Fort Lyon National Cemetery](/search.md) permit 77297-F | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 34 | 0 | 2013 |
| [Broyles Ranch At Prowers](/search.md) permit 286013- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 63 | 9.5 | 2011 |
| [Railroad Addition](/search.md) permit 282329- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 225 | 0 | 2010 |
| [City of Las Animas](/search.md) permit 68010-F | Well Constructed | Municipal | 30 | 240 | 2009 |
| [City of Las Animas](/search.md) permit 67969-F | Well Constructed | Municipal | 31 | 245 | 2009 |
| [Taliaferro](/search.md) permit 282221- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 45 | 0 | 2009 |
| [Broyles Ranch Amended Plat](/search.md) permit 29680-F-R | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 56 | 900 | 2007 |
| [Broyles Ranch Amended Plat](/search.md) permit 10072-R-R | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 62 | 710 | 2007 |
| [Broyles Ranch Amended Plat](/search.md) permit 10071-R-R | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 59 | 1400 | 2007 |
| [Las Animas City of](/search.md) permit 275120- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 0 | 2007 |
| [City of Las Animas](/search.md) permit 15297-R-R | Well Constructed | Municipal | 32 | 250 | 2006 |
| [Caddoa Town of](/search.md) permit 247601- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 185 | 0 | 2003 |
| [Las Animas City of](/search.md) permit 241319--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 38 | 12 | 2002 |
| [Las Animas City of](/search.md) permit 231133--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 35 | 2001 |
| [Caddoa Dam Townsite](/search.md) permit 37632-MH | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 200 | 0 | 1999 |
| [Caddoa Dam Townsite](/search.md) permit 223687- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 515 | 0 | 2000 |
| [Caddoa Town of](/search.md) permit 227857- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 600 | 0 | 2000 |
| [Seifert & Martin Addition](/search.md) permit 229642- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 440 | 10 | 2000 |
| [Mcvay Addition](/search.md) permit 229396--A | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 30 | 0 | 2001 |
| [Caddoa Town of](/search.md) permit 193224- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 138 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Jay's Addition](/search.md) permit 171928- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 30 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Gaddoa](/search.md) permit 147363- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 2 | 1987 |
| [Caddoa Town of](/search.md) permit 132151- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 137 | 0 | 1983 |
| [Arrowwood 3 (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 32272--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 0 | 1982 |
| [Jay's Addition](/search.md) permit 101447--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 28 | 0 | 1979 |
| [Reyhers First Addition](/search.md) permit 95236- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 21 | 0 | 1977 |
| [Reyhers First Addition](/search.md) permit 95237- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 19 | 0 | 1977 |
| [Reyhers First Addition](/search.md) permit 95334- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 20 | 0 | 1977 |
| [Charles Voss](/search.md) permit 74720- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 125 | 0 | 1974 |
| [Colonies](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 0 | — |
| [Caddoa Town of](/search.md) permit 736-RN | Well Constructed | Domestic | 102 | 0 | 1971 |
| [Voss Addition](/search.md) permit 330120--A | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Taliaferro](/search.md) permit 282221--A | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2018 |
| [Fort Lyons](/search.md) permit 83340--A | Permit Canceled | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2015 |
| [Caddoa Town of](/search.md) permit 147363--A | Permit Expired | Household Use Only | 0 | 0 | 2010 |
| [Las Animas City of](/search.md) permit 275120--A | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2007 |
| [Las Animas City of](/search.md) permit 241319- | Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | Domestic | 50 | 0 | 2002 |
| [Las Animas City of](/search.md) permit 231133- | Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | Domestic | 30 | 0 | 2001 |
| [Mcvay Addition](/search.md) permit 229396- | Well Abandoned | Irrigation | 24 | 0 | 2000 |
| [Amherst (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 95152-VE | Permit Issued | Commercial | 0 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Jay's Addition](/search.md) permit 171928--A | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Charles Voss](/search.md) permit 143899--A | Permit Issued | Household Use Only | 0 | 0 | 1992 |
| [Charles Voss](/search.md) permit 143899- | Well Constructed - Replacement Permit Issued | Household Use Only | 135 | 0 | 1986 |
| [Las Animas City of](/search.md) permit 109567- | Permit Issued | Household Use Only | 0 | 0 | 1979 |
| [Bent County Bank Subdivision](/search.md) | Application Information Requested | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| [Wertz Bro Llp](/search.md) | Application Information Requested | Household Use Only | 0 | 0 | — |
| [Colonies](/search.md) | Application Information Requested | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| [342098-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 80 | 0 | 2026 |
| [342523-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 60 | 0 | 2026 |
| [9234-F-R](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 61 | 0 | 2026 |
| [341232-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 45 | 0 | 1943 |
| [4001117-MH](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Not stated | 155 | 0 | 2024 |
| [334285-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 34 | 0 | 2025 |
| [334906-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 23 | 0 | 1943 |
| [335138-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 575 | 0 | 2024 |
| [335416--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 235 | 0 | 2024 |
| [336387-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 31 | 0 | 1953 |
| [4000119-MH](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Not stated | 486 | 0 | 2023 |
| [330120-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 160 | 0 | 1964 |
| [330393-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 2023 |
| [330353-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 150 | 0 | 1916 |
| [330669-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| [330875-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 14 | 2023 |
| [330974-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 53 | 0 | 2025 |
| [330975-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 53 | 0 | 2025 |
| [330999-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| [332036-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 500 | 14 | 2023 |
| [332325-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 50 | 0 | 2023 |
| [325718-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 370 | 0 | 2023 |
| [325913-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 700 | 10 | 2022 |
| [325671-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 29 | 0 | 2022 |
| [325746-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 39 | 0 | 2022 |
| [326598-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 29 | 0 | 2023 |
| [326847-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 31 | 0 | 2023 |
| [327833-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 20 | 0 | 1963 |
| [328351-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 180 | 6 | 2020 |
| [329406-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 0 | 2024 |
| [85385-F](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Commercial | 33 | 520 | 1965 |
| [85386-F](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Commercial | 31 | 500 | 1965 |
| [85387-F](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Commercial | 30 | 950 | 1965 |
| [85388-F](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Commercial | 35 | 500 | 1965 |
| [85285-F](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Commercial | 600 | 25.6 | 2021 |
| [85286-F](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Commercial | 600 | 24 | 2021 |
| [55037--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 435 | 12.3 | 2021 |
| [322721--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 310 | 0 | 2022 |
| [322722--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 6 | 2021 |
| [324304-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 295 | 0 | 2022 |
| [323588--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 0 | 2021 |
| [324720-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 312 | 0 | 2021 |
| [316982--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 62 | 15 | 2020 |
| [317345-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 165 | 0 | 1967 |
| [196744--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 25 | 0 | 2020 |
| [316164-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 0 | 2020 |
| [316074-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 0 | 2020 |
| [59877-MH](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 20 | 0 | 2019 |
| [314066-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 195 | 0 | 2021 |
| [314018-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 43 | 0 | 2019 |
| [314019-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 25 | 0 | 2019 |
| [314020-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 25 | 0 | 2019 |
| [314021-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 48 | 0 | 2019 |
| [314022-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 25 | 0 | 2019 |
| [314023-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 12 | 0 | 2019 |
| [314024-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 25 | 0 | 2019 |
| [314025-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 13 | 0 | 2019 |
| [314026-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 45 | 0 | 2019 |
| [314027-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 24 | 0 | 2019 |
| [314028-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 43 | 0 | 2019 |
| [314029-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 43 | 0 | 2019 |
| [314030-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 42 | 0 | 2019 |

### Counties with a comparable register

- [Prowers](/county/prowers.md) 3,895
- [Archuleta](/county/archuleta.md) 3,805
- [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
- [Sedgwick](/county/sedgwick.md) 2,293
- [Cheyenne](/county/cheyenne.md) 2,133
- [Montezuma](/county/montezuma.md) 2,111
- [Jackson](/county/jackson.md) 1,625
- [Mineral](/county/mineral.md) 1,539
- [Kiowa](/county/kiowa.md) 1,434

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