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

> 4,256 well permits in Costilla County. The median well is 170 feet deep. What the permits allow, how many expired, and what the Division was told about depth and yield.

## Well permits in Costilla County

**4,256** well permits — 0.7% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is **170 feet** deep, against 148 feet statewide.

### How deep people drill in Costilla 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 | **170 ft** | 400 ft | 148 ft — deeper here (2,666 permits, 63 %) |
| Yield | **10 gpm** | 30 gpm | 10 gpm — the same here (1,118 permits, 26 %) |
| Static water level | **67 ft** | 210 ft | 58 ft — higher here (2,064 permits, 48 %) |

### 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/costilla/domestic.md) | 1,504 | 35.3% |
| [Household Use Only](/county/costilla/household-use-only.md) | 1,399 | 32.9% |
| [Irrigation](/use/irrigation.md) | 603 | 14.2% |
| [Monitoring/sampling](/use/monitoring-sampling.md) | 439 | 10.3% |
| [Stock](/use/stock.md) | 80 | 1.9% |
| [Commercial](/use/commercial.md) | 78 | 1.8% |
| [Other](/use/other.md) | 53 | 1.2% |
| [Not stated](/use/not-stated.md) | 42 | 1.0% |
| [Municipal](/use/municipal.md) | 29 | 0.7% |
| Augmentation | 16 | 0.4% |
| [Industrial](/use/industrial.md) | 6 | 0.1% |
| [Geothermal](/use/geothermal.md) | 4 | 0.1% |

### What happened to these permits

**2,458** of the 4,256 permits in Costilla County ended with a
well the Division was told about — 57.8%. And
**869** expired without one: 20.4%.

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 | 2,458 | 57.8% |
| Permit Expired | 869 | 20.4% |
| Permit Issued | 247 | 5.8% |
| Application Denied | 200 | 4.7% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 109 | 2.6% |
| Permit Canceled | 106 | 2.5% |
| Well Abandoned | 87 | 2.0% |
| Application Received | 74 | 1.7% |
| Application Information Requested | 52 | 1.2% |
| Application Withdrawn | 13 | 0.3% |

### Which aquifers

| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [All Unnamed Aquifers](/aquifer/all-unnamed-aquifers.md) | 3,890 | 91.4% |
| [Unconfined San Luis Vall](/aquifer/unconfined-san-luis-vall.md) | 160 | 3.8% |
| [Unconfined San Luis Valley Aquifer](/aquifer/unconfined-san-luis-valley-aquifer.md) | 79 | 1.9% |
| [Not stated](/aquifer/not-stated.md) | 44 | 1.0% |
| [Confined San Luis Valley](/aquifer/confined-san-luis-valley.md) | 43 | 1.0% |
| [Confined San Luis Valley Aquifer](/aquifer/confined-san-luis-valley-aquifer.md) | 16 | 0.4% |
| [Alluvial](/aquifer/alluvial.md) | 11 | 0.3% |
| Unconfined San Luis Valley | 10 | 0.2% |
| [Quaternary Alluvium](/aquifer/quaternary-alluvium.md) | 2 | 0.0% |
| Salt Wash | 1 | 0.0% |

### When the permits were issued

| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 681 | 16.0% |
| 2010s | 763 | 17.9% |
| 2000s | 642 | 15.1% |
| 1990s | 672 | 15.8% |
| 1980s | 306 | 7.2% |
| 1970s | 337 | 7.9% |
| 1960s | 63 | 1.5% |
| 1950s | 41 | 1.0% |

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

4,256 well permits are on the Division’s register in Costilla County, 869 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 Costilla County

*Well permits, Costilla 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Melby Ranch](/search.md) permit 90555-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 159 | 0 | 1967 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89736-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 337588- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 370 | 0 | 2025 |
| [San Luis Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 89804-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89849-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 89875-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 200 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 89874-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 170 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89846-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 89898-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 130 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89890-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 700 | 6 | 2025 |
| [San Luis Estates South](/search.md) permit 89895-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 10 | 2025 |
| [San Luis Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 89897-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 100 | 15 | 2026 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 89907-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 220 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 338748- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 545 | 3 | 2025 |
| [San Luis North Estates (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 339136- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 10 | 2025 |
| [San Luis Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 90085-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 120 | 15 | 2026 |
| [Bobby Mount Div of Land](/search.md) permit 339948- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 140 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 90172-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 340485- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 197 | 11 | 2025 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 90207-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 220 | 10 | 2026 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 340499- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 250 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 90208-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 140 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 90233-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 220 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 90352-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| [San Luis Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 90243-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 172 | 0 | 2025 |
| [San Luis Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 90246-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 220 | 15 | 2025 |
| [San Luis Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 90244-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 140 | 10 | 2026 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 90332-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 180 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 341112- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 266 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 90378-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Rio Grande Ranchos](/search.md) permit 90376-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 90417-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 180 | 0 | 2026 |
| [San Luis Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 90470-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 110 | 10 | 2025 |
| [San Luis Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 90480-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 140 | 10 | 2026 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 89374-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 155 | 15 | 1982 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 89382-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 150 | 5 | 2024 |
| [San Luis Estates South](/search.md) permit 88845-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88925-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 88884-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 110 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 335150- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 340 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 89364-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 310 | 10 | 2022 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 88853-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 110 | 9 | 2024 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88834-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 333775- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 510 | 3 | 2024 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88883-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 120 | 10 | 2024 |
| [San Luis Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 88881-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 120 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89091-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 140 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89111-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 100 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 89194-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 350 | 6 | 2024 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89113-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89316-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 460 | 7 | 2024 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89428-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 520 | 10 | 2025 |
| [San Luis Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 89366-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89247-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Sangre de Christo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89429-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 105 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Sangre de Christo Ranches](/search.md) permit 86192-F-R | Well Constructed | Domestic | 560 | 7 | 2025 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89249-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Sangre de Christo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89331-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 340 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 89318-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 550 | 12 | 2024 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 89338-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 150 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89384-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 325 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek (filing: 1)](/search.md) permit 335387- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 450 | 0 | 2024 |
| [San Luis Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 89452-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 10 | 2024 |
| [San Luis Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 89515-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89495-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 89537-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 150 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Rio Grande Ranches](/search.md) permit 89542-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 340 | 5 | 2024 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89646-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 320 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 89664-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 270 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 89684-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 106 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 89685-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 180 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 336813- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 170 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 87837-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 110 | 15 | 2023 |
| [San Luis Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 87952-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 329950- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 470 | 2 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88218-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 3 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88217-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 180 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 88062-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 110 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 87894-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 140 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88019-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 720 | 7 | 2023 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 330337- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 170 | 11 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88367-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 340 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88020-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 120 | 8 | 2024 |
| [San Luis Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 88095-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 180 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 88018-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 270 | 8 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88017-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88125-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 88061-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 130 | 9 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88086-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 860 | 3 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88160-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 330427- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 510 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88127-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 8 | 2024 |
| [San Luis Estates South](/search.md) permit 88135-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Christo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88640-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 88195-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 90 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88187-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 88222-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 250 | 5 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88639-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 180 | 10 | 2024 |
| [San Luis Valley Ranches](/search.md) permit 88701-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 6 | 2024 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 330800- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 850 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 330819- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 440 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 330849- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 310 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88266-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 190 | 5 | 2024 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 331422- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 250 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 331318- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 250 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88434-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 6 | 2024 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 88428-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 110 | 8 | 2023 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 88513-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 200 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Sangre de Cristo Ranches](/search.md) permit 88491-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 250 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Forbes Park](/search.md) permit 88492-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 110 | 10 | 2023 |

### By decreed use in Costilla County

- [Domestic in Costilla County](/county/costilla/domestic.md) — 1,504
- [Household Use Only in Costilla County](/county/costilla/household-use-only.md) — 1,399

### Counties with a comparable register

- [Washington](/county/washington.md) 5,722
- [Clear Creek](/county/clear-creek.md) 5,556
- [Baca](/county/baca.md) 5,424
- [Pitkin](/county/pitkin.md) 4,805
- [Eagle](/county/eagle.md) 4,742
- [Gilpin](/county/gilpin.md) 4,606
- [Moffat](/county/moffat.md) 4,379
- [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
- [Archuleta](/county/archuleta.md) 3,805

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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Fonte: Well Application Permit — Colorado Division of Water Resources
Recolha: 2026-08-21