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

> 17,636 well permits in Elbert County. The median well is 341 feet deep. What the permits allow, how many expired, and what the Division was told about depth and yield.

## Well permits in Elbert County

**17,636** well permits — 2.9% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is **341 feet** deep, against 148 feet statewide.

### How deep people drill in Elbert 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 | **341 ft** | 612 ft | 148 ft — deeper here (10,646 permits, 60 %) |
| Yield | **12 gpm** | 15 gpm | 10 gpm — higher here (7,516 permits, 43 %) |
| Static water level | **160 ft** | 316 ft | 58 ft — higher here (10,109 permits, 57 %) |

### 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/elbert/domestic.md) | 10,857 | 61.6% |
| [Commercial](/county/elbert/commercial.md) | 2,769 | 15.7% |
| [Stock](/county/elbert/stock.md) | 2,187 | 12.4% |
| [Irrigation](/use/irrigation.md) | 467 | 2.6% |
| [Household Use Only](/use/household-use-only.md) | 439 | 2.5% |
| [Monitoring/sampling](/use/monitoring-sampling.md) | 312 | 1.8% |
| [Municipal](/use/municipal.md) | 175 | 1.0% |
| [Other](/use/other.md) | 120 | 0.7% |
| Augmentation | 86 | 0.5% |
| [Not stated](/use/not-stated.md) | 77 | 0.4% |
| [Geothermal](/use/geothermal.md) | 54 | 0.3% |
| Replacement | 36 | 0.2% |

### What happened to these permits

**9,869** of the 17,636 permits in Elbert County ended with a
well the Division was told about — 56.0%. And
**1,441** expired without one: 8.2%.

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](/expired.md).

| Status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Well Constructed | 9,869 | 56.0% |
| NA | 2,786 | 15.8% |
| Permit Expired | 1,441 | 8.2% |
| Permit Canceled | 778 | 4.4% |
| Well Abandoned | 755 | 4.3% |
| Permit Issued | 647 | 3.7% |
| Application Information Requested | 365 | 2.1% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 243 | 1.4% |
| Application Withdrawn | 163 | 0.9% |
| Application Denied | 111 | 0.6% |

### Which aquifers

| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [All Unnamed Aquifers](/aquifer/all-unnamed-aquifers.md) | 5,395 | 30.6% |
| [Upper Dawson](/aquifer/upper-dawson.md) | 3,411 | 19.3% |
| [Denver](/aquifer/denver.md) | 2,596 | 14.7% |
| [Lower Dawson](/aquifer/lower-dawson.md) | 1,622 | 9.2% |
| [Arapahoe](/aquifer/arapahoe.md) | 1,615 | 9.2% |
| [Dawson](/aquifer/dawson.md) | 1,138 | 6.5% |
| [Laramie Fox Hills](/aquifer/laramie-fox-hills.md) | 999 | 5.7% |
| [Quaternary Alluvium](/aquifer/quaternary-alluvium.md) | 293 | 1.7% |
| [Laramie-fox Hills](/aquifer/laramie-fox-hills.md) | 192 | 1.1% |
| [Alluvial](/aquifer/alluvial.md) | 167 | 0.9% |

### When the permits were issued

| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,517 | 8.6% |
| 2010s | 2,241 | 12.7% |
| 2000s | 3,488 | 19.8% |
| 1990s | 4,137 | 23.5% |
| 1980s | 1,973 | 11.2% |
| 1970s | 1,534 | 8.7% |
| 1960s | 272 | 1.5% |
| 1950s | 152 | 0.9% |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.0% |

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

17,636 well permits are on the Division’s register in Elbert County, 1,441 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 Elbert County

*Well permits, Elbert 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Parker Hylands](/search.md) permit 342097- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Palmer Divide Ranches](/search.md) permit 90664-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 15 | 2026 |
| [Pawnee Hills](/search.md) permit 342944- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 620 | 12 | 2001 |
| [Meadow Brook Ranches](/search.md) permit 90959-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 15 | 1998 |
| [Hawkeye Ranches](/search.md) permit 343587- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 261 | 9 | 1993 |
| [Parcel 4](/search.md) permit 338743- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 12 | 2025 |
| [Hilltop Landing](/search.md) permit 89937-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 408 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Gambel Hills Minor Development](/search.md) permit 89980-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 13 | 2025 |
| [Rolling Hills Acres](/search.md) permit 336921- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 540 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Elkhorn Ranch](/search.md) permit 89770-F | Well Constructed | Municipal | 1730 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Serenity At Wolf Creek](/search.md) permit 336928- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 290 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Parcel 1](/search.md) permit 337144- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Serenity At Wolf Creek](/search.md) permit 337018- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 220 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Ponderosa Ranges](/search.md) permit 337566- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 592 | 11 | 2025 |
| [Sun Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 89747-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 320 | 12 | 2025 |
| [Delbert Hill](/search.md) permit 89903-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 425 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Robinson Minor](/search.md) permit 89826-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 395 | 0 | 1987 |
| [Systems Properties Minor](/search.md) permit 89900-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 425 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Bonnie Meadows Minor Development](/search.md) permit 89911-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 375 | 12 | 2025 |
| [Prairie Ranch](/search.md) permit 89910-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 385 | 14 | 2025 |
| [Parker Hylands (filing: 3)](/search.md) permit 338383- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 315 | 13 | 2025 |
| [Vista Ridge](/search.md) permit 338797- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 600 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Yellow Pine Ranch](/search.md) permit 338712- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 220 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Coyote Meadows](/search.md) permit 89979-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 361 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Sun Country Meadows](/search.md) permit 338848- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 543 | 13.5 | 2025 |
| [Peak Vistas](/search.md) permit 90043-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 440 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Ponderosa Park Estates](/search.md) permit 338924- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 440 | 11 | 2025 |
| [Serenity At Wolf Creek](/search.md) permit 339326- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 250 | 12 | 2025 |
| [Serenity At Wolf Creek](/search.md) permit 339384- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 8 | 2025 |
| [Serenity At Wolf Creek](/search.md) permit 339785- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Chaparral](/search.md) permit 203150--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 717 | 7 | 2025 |
| [Comanche Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 339822- | Well Constructed | Stock | 380 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Cottonwood Estates](/search.md) permit 339883- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Cottonwood Estates](/search.md) permit 339884- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Serenity At Wolf Creek](/search.md) permit 339420- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 235 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Ponderosa Park Estates](/search.md) permit 340726- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 410 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Serenity At Wolf Creek](/search.md) permit 340333- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 297 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Freedom Valley Ranch](/search.md) permit 90187-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 540 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Peak Vistas](/search.md) permit 90299-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 9 | 2025 |
| [Western Country Ranches 1st Addition](/search.md) permit 340657- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 562 | 10 | 2001 |
| [Eastin Albers Minor Subdivision](/search.md) permit 90485-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 250 | 12 | 1983 |
| [Eastin Albers Minor Subdivision](/search.md) permit 90493-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 420 | 12 | 2022 |
| [Eastin Albers Minor Subdivision](/search.md) permit 90494-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 375 | 12 | 2025 |
| [Peak Vistas](/search.md) permit 90238-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 8 | 2025 |
| [Sun Bear Estates](/search.md) permit 90341-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 355 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Old Sawmill Ranch](/search.md) permit 90397-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 12 | 2025 |
| [Saddlewood](/search.md) permit 341149- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Comanche Creek Ranches](/search.md) permit 340714- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 0 | 2000 |
| [Comanche Creek Ranches](/search.md) permit 340715- | Well Constructed | Stock | 350 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Hawkeye Ranches](/search.md) permit 341071- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 11 | 1994 |
| [Prairie Ranch](/search.md) permit 90477-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 345 | 14 | 2026 |
| [Sky View Ranch](/search.md) permit 341223- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 11 | 2025 |
| [Parcel B](/search.md) permit 341312- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 290 | 9 | 2025 |
| [Serenity At Wolf Creek](/search.md) permit 341247- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 255 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Peak Vistas](/search.md) permit 90415-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 11 | 2025 |
| [Peak Vistas](/search.md) permit 90416-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 11 | 2025 |
| [Kelly Air Park](/search.md) permit 90453-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 375 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Ponderosa Park Estates](/search.md) permit 48957--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 331 | 11 | 2025 |
| [Parcel 2](/search.md) permit 341582- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 8 | 2026 |
| [Vista Ridge](/search.md) permit 332925- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 405 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Mclaughlin](/search.md) permit 89237-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 324 | 14 | 1974 |
| [Wind Spirit Ranch](/search.md) permit 88828-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Serenity At Wolf Creek](/search.md) permit 333196- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 14 | 2024 |
| [Piasa Ranch](/search.md) permit 88831-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 1004 | 17 | 2024 |
| [Systems Properties Minor](/search.md) permit 334436- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 570 | 7.8 | 2022 |
| [Kelly Air Park](/search.md) permit 88975-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 346 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Serenity At Wolf Creek](/search.md) permit 333306- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 355 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Serenity At Wolf Creek](/search.md) permit 333718- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 325 | 11 | 2024 |
| [Prairie View Industrial Development](/search.md) permit 89020-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 1830 | 16 | 2023 |
| [Parcel](/search.md) permit 333633- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Hall](/search.md) permit 88952-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 460 | 7 | 2024 |
| [Delbert Hill](/search.md) permit 89076-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 385 | 14 | 2024 |
| [Sky Ridge](/search.md) permit 89054-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 440 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Coyote Meadows](/search.md) permit 89560-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Yarrow Hills](/search.md) permit 334041- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Sun Country Meadows](/search.md) permit 333879- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 480 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Hilltop Landing](/search.md) permit 166489--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 1020 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Yarrow Hills](/search.md) permit 336124- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 9 | 2024 |
| [Matheson Town Limits](/search.md) permit 334756- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 220 | 14 | 2024 |
| [Serenity At Wolf Creek](/search.md) permit 335376- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 11 | 2025 |
| [Parcel A](/search.md) permit 334879- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 470 | 13 | 1990 |
| [Prairie Ranch](/search.md) permit 89445-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Parcel B](/search.md) permit 334993- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 265 | 5 | 2025 |
| [Mccart Ranch](/search.md) permit 335514- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 411 | 15 | 2024 |
| [High Country](/search.md) permit 334923- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 610 | 13 | 2024 |
| [Kelly Air Park](/search.md) permit 89679-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 395 | 12 | 2025 |
| [Parcel 2](/search.md) permit 335841- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 282 | 14 | 1995 |
| [Rustlers Canyon](/search.md) permit 336247- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 295 | 13 | 2024 |
| [Cimarron (filing: 3)](/search.md) permit 186545--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 600 | 13 | 2024 |
| [Coal Creek](/search.md) permit 195582--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 425 | 11 | 2024 |
| [Pine Ridge](/search.md) permit 336199- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 13 | 2024 |
| [Ricci Minor](/search.md) permit 88318-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 235 | 13 | 2023 |
| [Delbert Hill](/search.md) permit 87825-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 425 | 15 | 2023 |
| [Prairie Ranch](/search.md) permit 87851-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 14 | 2024 |
| [Vista Ridge](/search.md) permit 329981- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 615 | 9 | 2023 |
| [Kaufman Annex (filing: 1)](/search.md) permit 329967- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 430 | 15 | 2005 |
| [Vista Ridge](/search.md) permit 330082- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 546 | 15 | 2023 |
| [Foxwood Ranches](/search.md) permit 330399- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 941 | 6 | 2023 |
| [Matheson Addition 2](/search.md) permit 330247- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 255 | 13 | 2023 |
| [Sun Creek Ranches #4 (filing: 4)](/search.md) permit 88734-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 255 | 15 | 1977 |
| [Ponderosa Range](/search.md) permit 330118- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 626 | 12 | 2023 |
| [Whisper Rock Ranch](/search.md) permit 330438- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 450 | 13 | 2023 |
| [Whisper Rock Ranch](/search.md) permit 330439- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 405 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Parcel 1](/search.md) permit 330345- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Jubilee Minor](/search.md) permit 88164-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 307 | 0 | 1976 |
| [Toscano](/search.md) permit 88319-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 12 | 2023 |
| [Chaparral](/search.md) permit 330716- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 660 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Peak Vistas](/search.md) permit 88352-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Smith-huck](/search.md) permit 88354-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 660 | 8 | 2023 |
| [Toscano](/search.md) permit 88403-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 12 | 2023 |

### By decreed use in Elbert County

- [Commercial in Elbert County](/county/elbert/commercial.md) — 2,769
- [Domestic in Elbert County](/county/elbert/domestic.md) — 10,857
- [Stock in Elbert County](/county/elbert/stock.md) — 2,187

### Counties with a comparable register

- [Jefferson](/county/jefferson.md) 42,751
- [Adams](/county/adams.md) 26,561
- [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
- [Arapahoe](/county/arapahoe.md) 17,030
- [Denver](/county/denver.md) 13,096
- [Pueblo](/county/pueblo.md) 12,597
- [Yuma](/county/yuma.md) 12,410
- [Garfield](/county/garfield.md) 12,165
- [Grand](/county/grand.md) 11,297

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