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

> 12,165 well permits in Garfield County. The median well is 103 feet deep. What the permits allow, how many expired, and what the Division was told about depth and yield.

## Well permits in Garfield County

**12,165** well permits — 2.0% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is **103 feet** deep, against 148 feet statewide.

### How deep people drill in Garfield 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 | **103 ft** | 310 ft | 148 ft — shallower here (7,515 permits, 62 %) |
| Yield | **15 gpm** | 30 gpm | 10 gpm — higher here (2,240 permits, 18 %) |
| Static water level | **47 ft** | 170 ft | 58 ft — lower here (5,665 permits, 47 %) |

### 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/garfield/domestic.md) | 5,381 | 44.2% |
| [Monitoring/sampling](/county/garfield/monitoring-sampling.md) | 3,038 | 25.0% |
| [Household Use Only](/county/garfield/household-use-only.md) | 1,443 | 11.9% |
| [Commercial](/use/commercial.md) | 872 | 7.2% |
| [Other](/use/other.md) | 501 | 4.1% |
| [Municipal](/use/municipal.md) | 271 | 2.2% |
| [Irrigation](/use/irrigation.md) | 222 | 1.8% |
| [Industrial](/use/industrial.md) | 143 | 1.2% |
| [Stock](/use/stock.md) | 140 | 1.2% |
| [Not stated](/use/not-stated.md) | 72 | 0.6% |
| [Geothermal](/use/geothermal.md) | 30 | 0.2% |
| Dewatering | 25 | 0.2% |

### What happened to these permits

**5,642** of the 12,165 permits in Garfield County ended with a
well the Division was told about — 46.4%. And
**3,031** expired without one: 24.9%.

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 | 5,642 | 46.4% |
| Permit Expired | 3,031 | 24.9% |
| Permit Canceled | 935 | 7.7% |
| Well Abandoned | 749 | 6.2% |
| Application Denied | 383 | 3.1% |
| Application Withdrawn | 357 | 2.9% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 325 | 2.7% |
| Permit Issued | 304 | 2.5% |
| Application Information Requested | 220 | 1.8% |
| Application Received | 102 | 0.8% |

### Which aquifers

| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [All Unnamed Aquifers](/aquifer/all-unnamed-aquifers.md) | 11,667 | 95.9% |
| [Alluvial](/aquifer/alluvial.md) | 145 | 1.2% |
| [Not stated](/aquifer/not-stated.md) | 86 | 0.7% |
| Williams Fork | 84 | 0.7% |
| Wasatch-fort Union | 69 | 0.6% |
| Wasatch | 48 | 0.4% |
| Mesa Verde | 25 | 0.2% |
| Mancos | 13 | 0.1% |
| Green River | 11 | 0.1% |
| Dakota Sandstone | 4 | 0.0% |

### When the permits were issued

| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 964 | 7.9% |
| 2010s | 1,546 | 12.7% |
| 2000s | 2,500 | 20.6% |
| 1990s | 2,951 | 24.3% |
| 1980s | 1,413 | 11.6% |
| 1970s | 853 | 7.0% |
| 1960s | 271 | 2.2% |
| 1950s | 20 | 0.2% |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.0% |

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

12,165 well permits are on the Division’s register in Garfield County, 3,031 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 Garfield County

*Well permits, Garfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Riverview Ranch](/search.md) permit 90729-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 95 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Morrisania Ranch](/search.md) permit 341749- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 153 | 15 | 1945 |
| [Reid Subdivision Exemption](/search.md) permit 90586-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 185 | 10 | 2017 |
| [El Rancho Minor](/search.md) permit 90686-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 50 | 0 | 2026 |
| [El Rancho Minor](/search.md) permit 90687-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 62 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Gabossi](/search.md) permit 90670-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 12 | 2017 |
| [Asgard (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 90865-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 168 | 0 | 1999 |
| [Antler Orchard](/search.md) permit 90879-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 65 | 0 | 1994 |
| [Antlers Orchard](/search.md) permit 90911-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 0 | 2000 |
| [Cooperton Townsite](/search.md) permit 90039-F | Well Constructed | Other | 80 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Robbins Exemption](/search.md) permit 89799-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 30 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Windance Ranch](/search.md) permit 338552- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 74 | 0 | 2012 |
| [Windance Ranch](/search.md) permit 338553- | Well Constructed | Other | 96 | 12 | 2006 |
| [St Finnbar Farm](/search.md) permit 89766-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 40 | 15 | 2022 |
| [Kuersten Exemption (resolution No. 80-72)](/search.md) permit 337565- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 263 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Crouch Exemption](/search.md) permit 169271--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 183 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Porter Exemption (resolution No. 84-122)](/search.md) permit 337318- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 150 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Pinion Grove (aka Barnes Exemption)](/search.md) permit 61745-F-R | Well Constructed | Domestic | 303 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Antlers Orchard Development Corp (amended)](/search.md) permit 89817-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 81 | 14.5 | 1999 |
| [Shelton Minor](/search.md) permit 89827-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 140 | 15 | 2022 |
| [Shelton Minor](/search.md) permit 89828-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 142 | 8 | 2022 |
| [Antlers Orchard Development Corp](/search.md) permit 90129-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 63 | 15 | 2019 |
| [St Finnbar Farm](/search.md) permit 90277-F | Well Constructed | Other | 11 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Eanes Exemption (resolution No. 96-52)](/search.md) permit 338708- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 58 | 15 | 1980 |
| [Eanes Exemption (resolution No. 96-52)](/search.md) permit 338709- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 45 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Burris Exemption](/search.md) permit 89915-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 53 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Goose Creek](/search.md) permit 89981-F | Well Constructed | Other | 32 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Goose Creek](/search.md) permit 81774-F-R | Well Constructed | Commercial | 30 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Roaring Fork Ranches, Sb 35 Exemption Plat](/search.md) permit 339878- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 59 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Grass Mesa Ranch](/search.md) permit 339364- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 123 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Sierra Vista](/search.md) permit 339400- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 57 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Mountain Springs Ranch](/search.md) permit 339396- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 173 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Bar Nine Quarter Circle](/search.md) permit 340096- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 270 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Hughes Minor Sub (aka Peach Valley Minor Sub)](/search.md) permit 195611--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 140 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Harris Exemption](/search.md) permit 30344-F-R | Well Constructed | Domestic | 29 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Antlers Orchard Development Corp](/search.md) permit 340216- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 256 | 1.42 | 2025 |
| [Antlers Orchard Development Corp](/search.md) permit 90216-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 100 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Smilack Exemption](/search.md) permit 90241-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 115 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Sillivan Exemption](/search.md) permit 90261-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Moulton Heritage](/search.md) permit 90406-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 58 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Ryobi Foundation Plat](/search.md) permit 341567- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 80 | 15 | 2025 |
| [Freeark Tracts](/search.md) permit 341483- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 435 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Hagman Exemption](/search.md) permit 90500-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 0 | 2012 |
| [Budau Minor](/search.md) permit 88805-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 80 | 0 | 1982 |
| [Budau Minor](/search.md) permit 88806-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 104 | 15 | 2022 |
| [Simms](/search.md) permit 88824-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 183 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Simms](/search.md) permit 88823-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 0 | 2022 |
| [Erpestad Minor (re-subdivision Lot 2a Giomi Minor)](/search.md) permit 88822-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 62 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Dwire-thunder Exemption (resolution No. 94-123)](/search.md) permit 333105- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 158 | 0 | 2024 |
| [L/j (a Re-subdivision of Tract 11, Chelyn Acres)](/search.md) permit 89002-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 90 | 10 | 1968 |
| [Robbins Exemption](/search.md) permit 89046-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 36 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Robbins Exemption](/search.md) permit 89047-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 35 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Grand Hogback Ranches](/search.md) permit 333320- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 163 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Grand Hogback Ranches](/search.md) permit 333321- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 163 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Grand Hogback Ranches](/search.md) permit 333322- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 243 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Hawkins Divide Creek Parcel](/search.md) permit 333323- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 87 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Van Rand Park](/search.md) permit 89001-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 150 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Mcclure River Ranch](/search.md) permit 89030-F | Well Constructed | Other | 45 | 60 | 2024 |
| [Coke Ovens Exemption](/search.md) permit 333630- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 138 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Panoramic Mesa](/search.md) permit 333577- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 163 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Grass Mesa Ranch](/search.md) permit 333744- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 177 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Snobble Exemption (amended)](/search.md) permit 39050--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 50 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Glen Park Ranch](/search.md) permit 333750- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 805 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Doug Coffman](/search.md) permit 334875- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 8 | 0 | 1976 |
| [Sopris View Acres](/search.md) permit 334567- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 310 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Panoramic Mesa](/search.md) permit 89467-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 115 | 5 | 2024 |
| [Panoramic Mesa](/search.md) permit 89408-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 73 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Panoramic Mesa](/search.md) permit 89571-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 135 | 0 | 2024 |
| [St Finnbar Farm](/search.md) permit 89312-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 40 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Panoramic Mesa](/search.md) permit 89409-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 308 | 2 | 2024 |
| [Douglas Minor](/search.md) permit 89633-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 75 | 15 | 2021 |
| [Grass Mesa Ranch](/search.md) permit 89441-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 165 | 6 | 1998 |
| [Asgard (filing: 3)](/search.md) permit 336106- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 393 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Ahc Rifle Antlers Orchard Development Companys # 1](/search.md) permit 336273- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 113 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Ahc Rifle Antlers Orchard Development Companys # 1](/search.md) permit 336274- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 183 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Ahc Rifle Antlers Orchard Development Companys # 1](/search.md) permit 336275- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 163 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Ahc Rifle Antlers Orchard Development Companys # 1](/search.md) permit 336276- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 143 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Ahc Rifle Antlers Orchard Development Companys # 1](/search.md) permit 336277- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 143 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Piffer Exemption (resolution No. 2005-08)](/search.md) permit 89488-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 180 | 5.7 | 2014 |
| [Grand Hogback Ranches](/search.md) permit 335786- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 199 | 0 | 2025 |
| [John Nieslanik Ranch Rural Land Development Exempt](/search.md) permit 336657- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 114 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Panoramic Mesa](/search.md) permit 89692-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 196 | 0 | 1969 |
| [Native Springs](/search.md) permit 89529-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 85 | 0 | 2002 |
| [Panoramic Mesa](/search.md) permit 89623-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 163 | 10 | 2024 |
| [John Nieslanik Ranch Rural Land Development Exempt](/search.md) permit 336658- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 110 | 0 | 2008 |
| [John Nieslanik Ranch Rural Land Development Exempt](/search.md) permit 336659- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 120 | 0 | 2009 |
| [General Land Office (glo) Government Lot](/search.md) permit 336291- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Antlers Orchard Development Corp](/search.md) permit 336416- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 80 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Mckee Exemption](/search.md) permit 87828-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 303 | 6 | 2023 |
| [Robert Nieslanik Exemption (resolution No. 93-087)](/search.md) permit 329701- | Well Constructed | Stock | 150 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Robert Nieslanik Exemption (resolution No. 93-087)](/search.md) permit 329702- | Well Constructed | Stock | 200 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Robert Nieslanik Exemption (resolution No. 93-087)](/search.md) permit 329703- | Well Constructed | Stock | 160 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Englund/moore (amended Plat Lot 2)](/search.md) permit 87821-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 32 | 15 | 1998 |
| [Englund / Moore](/search.md) permit 87820-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 28 | 15 | 1998 |
| [Mountain Springs Ranch](/search.md) permit 329905- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 135 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Morrisania Ranch](/search.md) permit 330159- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 233 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Morrisania Ranch](/search.md) permit 330160- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Gabossi Exemption](/search.md) permit 88166-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 160 | 0 | 2002 |
| [Gabossi Exemption](/search.md) permit 88167-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 225 | 0 | 2002 |
| [Mcclure River Ranch](/search.md) permit 88666-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 50 | 15 | 2019 |
| [Antlers Orchard Development Corp](/search.md) permit 88508-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 108 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Mountain Springs Ranch](/search.md) permit 331554- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 294 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Morrisania Ranch](/search.md) permit 332173- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 180 | 0 | 1930 |
| [Pleasant Valley Ranch](/search.md) permit 332086- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 125 | 15 | 2023 |
| [Moss / Arnett](/search.md) permit 331977- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 234 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Powerline Professional Park](/search.md) permit 67244-F-R | Well Constructed | Commercial | 63 | 15 | 2024 |
| [Wilson Exemption (resolution No. 83-25)](/search.md) permit 332038--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 83 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Petre Exemption](/search.md) permit 332068- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 82 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Maves Subdivision Exemption](/search.md) permit 88761-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 3.5 | 1998 |
| [Robbins Exemption](/search.md) permit 88803-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 28 | 25.5 | 1980 |

### By decreed use in Garfield County

- [Domestic in Garfield County](/county/garfield/domestic.md) — 5,381
- [Household Use Only in Garfield County](/county/garfield/household-use-only.md) — 1,443
- [Monitoring/sampling in Garfield County](/county/garfield/monitoring-sampling.md) — 3,038

### Counties with a comparable register

- [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
- [Denver](/county/denver.md) 13,096
- [Pueblo](/county/pueblo.md) 12,597
- [Yuma](/county/yuma.md) 12,410
- [Grand](/county/grand.md) 11,297
- [Teller](/county/teller.md) 10,843
- [Fremont](/county/fremont.md) 10,353
- [Chaffee](/county/chaffee.md) 10,321
- [Alamosa](/county/alamosa.md) 10,088
- [Rio Grande](/county/rio-grande.md) 9,833

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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