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.
17,636Permits
341 ftMedian depth
1,441Expired
16,993Denver Basin aquifer
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.
| 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 | 10,857 | 61.6% |
| Commercial | 2,769 | 15.7% |
| Stock | 2,187 | 12.4% |
| Irrigation | 467 | 2.6% |
| Household Use Only | 439 | 2.5% |
| Monitoring/sampling | 312 | 1.8% |
| Municipal | 175 | 1.0% |
| Other | 120 | 0.7% |
| Augmentation | 86 | 0.5% |
| Not stated | 77 | 0.4% |
| Geothermal | 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.
| 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| Application Withdrawn | 163 | 0.9% |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 | 5,395 | 30.6% |
| Upper Dawson | 3,411 | 19.3% |
| Denver | 2,596 | 14.7% |
| Lower Dawson | 1,622 | 9.2% |
| Arapahoe | 1,615 | 9.2% |
| Dawson | 1,138 | 6.5% |
| Laramie Fox Hills | 999 | 5.7% |
| Quaternary Alluvium | 293 | 1.7% |
| Laramie-fox Hills | 192 | 1.1% |
| Alluvial | 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.
Permits on record in Elbert County
| Subdivision, or the permit number | Status | Decreed use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Hylands permit 342097- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2026 |
| Palmer Divide Ranches permit 90664-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 15 | 2026 |
| Pawnee Hills permit 342944- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 620 | 12 | 2001 |
| Meadow Brook Ranches permit 90959-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 15 | 1998 |
| Hawkeye Ranches permit 343587- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 261 | 9 | 1993 |
| Parcel 4 permit 338743- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 12 | 2025 |
| Hilltop Landing permit 89937-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 408 | 0 | 2025 |
| Gambel Hills Minor Development permit 89980-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 13 | 2025 |
| Rolling Hills Acres permit 336921- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 540 | 0 | 2025 |
| Elkhorn Ranch permit 89770-F | Well Constructed | Municipal | 1730 | 0 | 2023 |
| Serenity At Wolf Creek permit 336928- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 290 | 10 | 2025 |
| Parcel 1 permit 337144- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 0 | 2025 |
| Serenity At Wolf Creek permit 337018- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 220 | 15 | 2025 |
| Ponderosa Ranges permit 337566- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 592 | 11 | 2025 |
| Sun Creek Ranch permit 89747-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 320 | 12 | 2025 |
| Delbert Hill permit 89903-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 425 | 15 | 2025 |
| Robinson Minor permit 89826-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 395 | 0 | 1987 |
| Systems Properties Minor permit 89900-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 425 | 0 | 2025 |
| Bonnie Meadows Minor Development permit 89911-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 375 | 12 | 2025 |
| Prairie Ranch permit 89910-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 385 | 14 | 2025 |
| Parker Hylands (filing: 3) permit 338383- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 315 | 13 | 2025 |
| Vista Ridge permit 338797- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 600 | 0 | 2026 |
| Yellow Pine Ranch permit 338712- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 220 | 0 | 2025 |
| Coyote Meadows permit 89979-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 361 | 15 | 2025 |
| Sun Country Meadows permit 338848- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 543 | 13.5 | 2025 |
| Peak Vistas permit 90043-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 440 | 0 | 2025 |
| Ponderosa Park Estates permit 338924- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 440 | 11 | 2025 |
| Serenity At Wolf Creek permit 339326- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 250 | 12 | 2025 |
| Serenity At Wolf Creek permit 339384- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 8 | 2025 |
| Serenity At Wolf Creek permit 339785- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 2025 |
| Chaparral permit 203150--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 717 | 7 | 2025 |
| Comanche Creek Ranch permit 339822- | Well Constructed | Stock | 380 | 0 | 2025 |
| Cottonwood Estates permit 339883- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 0 | 2025 |
| Cottonwood Estates permit 339884- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 0 | 2025 |
| Serenity At Wolf Creek permit 339420- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 235 | 15 | 2025 |
| Ponderosa Park Estates permit 340726- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 410 | 0 | 2025 |
| Serenity At Wolf Creek permit 340333- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 297 | 15 | 2025 |
| Freedom Valley Ranch permit 90187-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 540 | 0 | 2025 |
| Peak Vistas permit 90299-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 9 | 2025 |
| Western Country Ranches 1st Addition permit 340657- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 562 | 10 | 2001 |
| Eastin Albers Minor Subdivision permit 90485-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 250 | 12 | 1983 |
| Eastin Albers Minor Subdivision permit 90493-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 420 | 12 | 2022 |
| Eastin Albers Minor Subdivision permit 90494-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 375 | 12 | 2025 |
| Peak Vistas permit 90238-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 8 | 2025 |
| Sun Bear Estates permit 90341-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 355 | 0 | 2026 |
| Old Sawmill Ranch permit 90397-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 12 | 2025 |
| Saddlewood permit 341149- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 2026 |
| Comanche Creek Ranches permit 340714- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 0 | 2000 |
| Comanche Creek Ranches permit 340715- | Well Constructed | Stock | 350 | 0 | 2025 |
| Hawkeye Ranches permit 341071- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 11 | 1994 |
| Prairie Ranch permit 90477-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 345 | 14 | 2026 |
| Sky View Ranch permit 341223- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 11 | 2025 |
| Parcel B permit 341312- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 290 | 9 | 2025 |
| Serenity At Wolf Creek permit 341247- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 255 | 10 | 2025 |
| Peak Vistas permit 90415-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 11 | 2025 |
| Peak Vistas permit 90416-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 11 | 2025 |
| Kelly Air Park permit 90453-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 375 | 0 | 2026 |
| Ponderosa Park Estates permit 48957--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 331 | 11 | 2025 |
| Parcel 2 permit 341582- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 8 | 2026 |
| Vista Ridge permit 332925- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 405 | 10 | 2025 |
| Mclaughlin permit 89237-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 324 | 14 | 1974 |
| Wind Spirit Ranch permit 88828-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 0 | 2024 |
| Serenity At Wolf Creek permit 333196- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 14 | 2024 |
| Piasa Ranch permit 88831-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 1004 | 17 | 2024 |
| Systems Properties Minor permit 334436- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 570 | 7.8 | 2022 |
| Kelly Air Park permit 88975-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 346 | 10 | 2024 |
| Serenity At Wolf Creek permit 333306- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 355 | 10 | 2024 |
| Serenity At Wolf Creek permit 333718- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 325 | 11 | 2024 |
| Prairie View Industrial Development permit 89020-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 1830 | 16 | 2023 |
| Parcel permit 333633- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 15 | 2024 |
| Hall permit 88952-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 460 | 7 | 2024 |
| Delbert Hill permit 89076-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 385 | 14 | 2024 |
| Sky Ridge permit 89054-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 440 | 0 | 2024 |
| Coyote Meadows permit 89560-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 10 | 2025 |
| Yarrow Hills permit 334041- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 15 | 2024 |
| Sun Country Meadows permit 333879- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 480 | 10 | 2024 |
| Hilltop Landing permit 166489--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 1020 | 15 | 2024 |
| Yarrow Hills permit 336124- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 9 | 2024 |
| Matheson Town Limits permit 334756- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 220 | 14 | 2024 |
| Serenity At Wolf Creek permit 335376- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 11 | 2025 |
| Parcel A permit 334879- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 470 | 13 | 1990 |
| Prairie Ranch permit 89445-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 0 | 2024 |
| Parcel B permit 334993- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 265 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mccart Ranch permit 335514- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 411 | 15 | 2024 |
| High Country permit 334923- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 610 | 13 | 2024 |
| Kelly Air Park permit 89679-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 395 | 12 | 2025 |
| Parcel 2 permit 335841- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 282 | 14 | 1995 |
| Rustlers Canyon permit 336247- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 295 | 13 | 2024 |
| Cimarron (filing: 3) permit 186545--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 600 | 13 | 2024 |
| Coal Creek permit 195582--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 425 | 11 | 2024 |
| Pine Ridge permit 336199- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 13 | 2024 |
| Ricci Minor permit 88318-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 235 | 13 | 2023 |
| Delbert Hill permit 87825-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 425 | 15 | 2023 |
| Prairie Ranch permit 87851-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 14 | 2024 |
| Vista Ridge permit 329981- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 615 | 9 | 2023 |
| Kaufman Annex (filing: 1) permit 329967- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 430 | 15 | 2005 |
| Vista Ridge permit 330082- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 546 | 15 | 2023 |
| Foxwood Ranches permit 330399- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 941 | 6 | 2023 |
| Matheson Addition 2 permit 330247- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 255 | 13 | 2023 |
| Sun Creek Ranches #4 (filing: 4) permit 88734-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 255 | 15 | 1977 |
| Ponderosa Range permit 330118- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 626 | 12 | 2023 |
| Whisper Rock Ranch permit 330438- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 450 | 13 | 2023 |
| Whisper Rock Ranch permit 330439- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 405 | 0 | 2023 |
| Parcel 1 permit 330345- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 420 | 10 | 2024 |
| Jubilee Minor permit 88164-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 307 | 0 | 1976 |
| Toscano permit 88319-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 12 | 2023 |
| Chaparral permit 330716- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 660 | 10 | 2023 |
| Peak Vistas permit 88352-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 10 | 2024 |
| Smith-huck permit 88354-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 660 | 8 | 2023 |
| Toscano permit 88403-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 12 | 2023 |
By decreed use in Elbert County
- Commercial in Elbert County — 2,769
- Domestic in Elbert County — 10,857
- Stock in Elbert County — 2,187
Counties with a comparable register
- Jefferson 42,751
- Adams 26,561
- Park 22,930
- Douglas 22,500
- Larimer 20,919
- Boulder 20,791
- La Plata 18,518
- Arapahoe 17,030
- Denver 13,096
- Pueblo 12,597
- Yuma 12,410
- Garfield 12,165
- Grand 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.