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

> 13,096 well permits in Denver County. The median well is 30 feet deep. What the permits allow, how many expired, and what the Division was told about depth and yield.

## Well permits in Denver County

**13,096** well permits — 2.2% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is **30 feet** deep, against 148 feet statewide.

### How deep people drill in Denver 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 | **30 ft** | 71 ft | 148 ft — shallower here (6,964 permits, 53 %) |
| Yield | **70 gpm** | 530 gpm | 10 gpm — higher here (113 permits, 1 %) |
| Static water level | **18 ft** | 45 ft | 58 ft — lower here (2,090 permits, 16 %) |

### 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 |
|---|---|---|
| [Monitoring/sampling](/use/monitoring-sampling.md) | 9,298 | 71.0% |
| [Other](/county/denver/other.md) | 1,649 | 12.6% |
| [Not stated](/use/not-stated.md) | 830 | 6.3% |
| [Domestic](/use/domestic.md) | 430 | 3.3% |
| [Irrigation](/use/irrigation.md) | 316 | 2.4% |
| [Municipal](/use/municipal.md) | 126 | 1.0% |
| [Geothermal](/use/geothermal.md) | 124 | 0.9% |
| [Commercial](/use/commercial.md) | 105 | 0.8% |
| [Industrial](/use/industrial.md) | 101 | 0.8% |
| Dewatering | 89 | 0.7% |
| [Household Use Only](/use/household-use-only.md) | 11 | 0.1% |
| Recharge | 10 | 0.1% |

### What happened to these permits

**4,951** of the 13,096 permits in Denver County ended with a
well the Division was told about — 37.8%. And
**2,841** expired without one: 21.7%.

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 | 4,951 | 37.8% |
| Well Abandoned | 4,122 | 31.5% |
| Permit Expired | 2,841 | 21.7% |
| Permit Issued | 411 | 3.1% |
| Application Information Requested | 334 | 2.6% |
| NA | 130 | 1.0% |
| Permit Canceled | 96 | 0.7% |
| Application Received | 58 | 0.4% |
| Application Denied | 44 | 0.3% |
| See Associated Receipts | 40 | 0.3% |

### Which aquifers

| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [All Unnamed Aquifers](/aquifer/all-unnamed-aquifers.md) | 10,201 | 77.9% |
| [Not stated](/aquifer/not-stated.md) | 1,383 | 10.6% |
| [Alluvial](/aquifer/alluvial.md) | 709 | 5.4% |
| [Denver](/aquifer/denver.md) | 307 | 2.3% |
| [Quaternary Alluvium](/aquifer/quaternary-alluvium.md) | 228 | 1.7% |
| [Unconfined San Luis Valley Aquifer](/aquifer/unconfined-san-luis-valley-aquifer.md) | 90 | 0.7% |
| [Arapahoe](/aquifer/arapahoe.md) | 80 | 0.6% |
| [Laramie Fox Hills](/aquifer/laramie-fox-hills.md) | 29 | 0.2% |
| [Upper Arapahoe](/aquifer/upper-arapahoe.md) | 27 | 0.2% |
| [Lower Arapahoe](/aquifer/lower-arapahoe.md) | 19 | 0.1% |

### When the permits were issued

| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,377 | 10.5% |
| 2010s | 1,963 | 15.0% |
| 2000s | 3,018 | 23.0% |
| 1990s | 3,555 | 27.1% |
| 1980s | 574 | 4.4% |
| 1970s | 102 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 118 | 0.9% |
| 1950s | 447 | 3.4% |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.0% |

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

13,096 well permits are on the Division’s register in Denver County, 2,841 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 Denver County

*Well permits, Denver 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Viaduct Addition To Denver](/search.md) permit 87566-F | Well Constructed | Dewatering | 40 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Harvey Park](/search.md) permit 84572-F | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 630 | 30 | 2021 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84622-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84623-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84624-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84625-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84626-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84627-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84628-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84629-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84630-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84631-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84632-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84633-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84635-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2016 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84636-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84637-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84638-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84639-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84640-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [University Hills](/search.md) permit 84641-F | Well Constructed | Other | 27 | 0 | 2015 |
| [East Denver](/search.md) permit 82818-F | Well Constructed | Dewatering | 25 | 0 | 2019 |
| [Inspiration Point Estates](/search.md) permit 314947- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 170 | 8 | 2020 |
| [Evans Park Estates](/search.md) permit 300407- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 0 | 2016 |
| [Arlington Park](/search.md) permit 302722- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 30 | 45 | 2016 |
| [Honneckes Addition](/search.md) permit 303096--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 0 | 2017 |
| [Southern Hills (filing: 4)](/search.md) permit 288094- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 850 | 14.21 | 2012 |
| [Range View (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 287977- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 150 | 0 | 2012 |
| [Hughes Mountain View](/search.md) permit 186874--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 64 | 15 | 2012 |
| [Rastorfer](/search.md) permit 289917- | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 150 | 0 | 2012 |
| [Oakesdale](/search.md) permit 289842- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 75 | 0 | 2012 |
| [Alameda Heights](/search.md) permit 49644-MH | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 15 | 0 | 2011 |
| [Grandview](/search.md) permit 285584- | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 25 | 0 | 2011 |
| [Park Club Place](/search.md) permit 286066- | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 25 | 0 | 2011 |
| [South Capitol Hill](/search.md) permit 286506- | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 25 | 0 | 2011 |
| [Alameda Heights](/search.md) permit 49190-MH | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 32 | 0 | 2010 |
| [Chamberlins University Terrace](/search.md) permit 48959-MH | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 15 | 0 | 2009 |
| [Adams Gardens](/search.md) permit 282228- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 28 | 0 | 2009 |
| [Stapleton](/search.md) permit 47974-MH | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 34 | 0 | 2008 |
| [Stapleton](/search.md) permit 46845-MH | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 20 | 0 | 2007 |
| [Iliffs University Addition](/search.md) permit 272963--A | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 55 | 0 | 2007 |
| [Shaffenburgs Addition](/search.md) permit 63971-F | Well Constructed | Industrial | 795 | 450 | 2007 |
| [Witters First Addition](/search.md) permit 258391- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 20 | 0 | 2004 |
| [Witters First Addition](/search.md) permit 258392- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 20 | 0 | 2004 |
| [Witters First Addition](/search.md) permit 258393- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 20 | 0 | 2004 |
| [West Colfax](/search.md) permit 258875- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 20 | 0 | 2002 |
| [West Colfax](/search.md) permit 258876- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 30 | 0 | 2002 |
| [West Colfax](/search.md) permit 258877- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 20 | 0 | 2002 |
| [West Colfax](/search.md) permit 258878- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 20 | 0 | 2004 |
| [West Colfax](/search.md) permit 258879- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 20 | 0 | 2003 |
| [West Colfax](/search.md) permit 258880- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 20 | 0 | 2002 |
| [Driving Park Place](/search.md) permit 249065- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2003 |
| [West Colfax](/search.md) permit 42914-MH | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 20 | 0 | 2003 |
| [West Colfax](/search.md) permit 250588- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 22 | 0 | 2003 |
| [West Colfax](/search.md) permit 250589- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 23 | 0 | 2003 |
| [West Colfax](/search.md) permit 250599- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 20 | 0 | 2003 |
| [West Colfax](/search.md) permit 250600- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 20 | 0 | 2003 |
| [West Colfax](/search.md) permit 250601- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 20 | 0 | 2003 |
| [Bow Mar](/search.md) permit 252403--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 338 | 0 | 2003 |
| [Martindale](/search.md) permit 242816- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 100 | 0 | 2002 |
| [Belcaro Park](/search.md) permit 245737- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 480 | 10 | 2003 |
| [Country Club Annex](/search.md) permit 245384- | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 35 | 0 | 2002 |
| [Bow Mar](/search.md) permit 234689- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2001 |
| [Bow Mar](/search.md) permit 217464- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1999 |
| [Santa Fe (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 249-G | Well Constructed | Geothermal | 260 | 0 | 1999 |
| [Park Villa](/search.md) permit 193475- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 15 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Park Villa](/search.md) permit 193476- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 15 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Park Villa](/search.md) permit 193477- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 15 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Burlington Capitol Hill Addition](/search.md) permit 27604-MH | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 30 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Garwood](/search.md) permit 47153-F | Well Constructed | Other | 0 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Garwood](/search.md) permit 47154-F | Well Constructed | Other | 0 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Lake Archer](/search.md) permit 196193- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 36 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Lake Archer](/search.md) permit 196194- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 35 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Lake Archer](/search.md) permit 196195- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 35 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Lake Archer](/search.md) permit 196196- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 31 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Lake Archer](/search.md) permit 196197- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 35 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Lake Archer](/search.md) permit 196198- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 34 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Lake Archer](/search.md) permit 196199- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 35 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Lake Archer](/search.md) permit 196200- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 35 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Lake Archer](/search.md) permit 196201- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 35 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Boulevard Gardens](/search.md) permit 194370--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 220 | 15 | 1996 |
| [Evans Park Estates](/search.md) permit 45847-F | Well Constructed | Other | 0 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Evans Park Estates](/search.md) permit 45848-F | Well Constructed | Other | 0 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Evans Park Estates](/search.md) permit 45849-F | Well Constructed | Other | 0 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Evans Park Estates](/search.md) permit 45850-F | Well Constructed | Other | 0 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Evans Park Estates](/search.md) permit 45851-F | Well Constructed | Other | 0 | 0 | 1996 |
| [Evans Park Estates](/search.md) permit 187887- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 21 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43173-F | Well Constructed | Other | 18 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43174-F | Well Constructed | Other | 19 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43175-F | Well Constructed | Other | 19 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43176-F | Well Constructed | Other | 19 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43177-F | Well Constructed | Other | 19 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43178-F | Well Constructed | Other | 19 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43179-F | Well Constructed | Other | 20 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43180-F | Well Constructed | Other | 20 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43182-F | Well Constructed | Other | 18 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43183-F | Well Constructed | Other | 19 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43184-F | Well Constructed | Other | 18 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43185-F | Well Constructed | Other | 20 | 0 | 1983 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43186-F | Well Constructed | Other | 19 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43187-F | Well Constructed | Other | 17 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43188-F | Well Constructed | Other | 18 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43189-F | Well Constructed | Other | 20 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43190-F | Well Constructed | Other | 20 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43191-F | Well Constructed | Other | 14 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43192-F | Well Constructed | Other | 18 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Skinner Brothers](/search.md) permit 43193-F | Well Constructed | Other | 18 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Southlawn Gardens](/search.md) permit 182153- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 115 | 0 | 1994 |
| [East Montrose (filing: 1)](/search.md) permit 175086- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 48 | 0 | 1993 |
| [Jersey](/search.md) permit 11733-R-R | Well Constructed | Municipal | 53 | 500 | 1993 |

### By decreed use in Denver County

- [Other in Denver County](/county/denver/other.md) — 1,649

### Counties with a comparable register

- [Park](/county/park.md) 22,930
- [Douglas](/county/douglas.md) 22,500
- [Larimer](/county/larimer.md) 20,919
- [Boulder](/county/boulder.md) 20,791
- [La Plata](/county/la-plata.md) 18,518
- [Elbert](/county/elbert.md) 17,636
- [Arapahoe](/county/arapahoe.md) 17,030
- [Pueblo](/county/pueblo.md) 12,597
- [Yuma](/county/yuma.md) 12,410
- [Garfield](/county/garfield.md) 12,165
- [Grand](/county/grand.md) 11,297
- [Teller](/county/teller.md) 10,843
- [Fremont](/county/fremont.md) 10,353

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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