Well permits in Kit Carson County
6,777 well permits — 1.1% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is 235 feet deep, against 148 feet statewide.
6,777Permits
235 ftMedian depth
666Expired
0Denver Basin aquifer
How deep people drill in Kit Carson 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 | 235 ft | 315 ft | 148 ft — deeper here (4,124 permits, 61 %) |
| Yield | 20 gpm | 1000 gpm | 10 gpm — higher here (1,437 permits, 21 %) |
| Static water level | 156 ft | 210 ft | 58 ft — higher here (3,620 permits, 53 %) |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Irrigation | 2,480 | 36.6% |
| Domestic | 1,983 | 29.3% |
| Stock | 1,441 | 21.3% |
| Commercial | 380 | 5.6% |
| Monitoring/sampling | 216 | 3.2% |
| Not stated | 128 | 1.9% |
| Municipal | 49 | 0.7% |
| Other | 41 | 0.6% |
| Industrial | 30 | 0.4% |
| Geothermal | 18 | 0.3% |
| Household Use Only | 10 | 0.1% |
| Fire | 1 | 0.0% |
What happened to these permits
2,763 of the 6,777 permits in Kit Carson County ended with a well the Division was told about — 40.8%. And 666 expired without one: 9.8%.
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 | 2,763 | 40.8% |
| Final Permit | 872 | 12.9% |
| Application Denied | 823 | 12.1% |
| Permit Expired | 666 | 9.8% |
| Permit Issued | 367 | 5.4% |
| Permit Canceled | 340 | 5.0% |
| Well Abandoned | 338 | 5.0% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 118 | 1.7% |
| Final Permit Canceled | 100 | 1.5% |
| Application Information Requested | 97 | 1.4% |
Which aquifers
| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All Unnamed Aquifers | 3,828 | 56.5% |
| Ogallala | 2,759 | 40.7% |
| High Plains Aquifer | 82 | 1.2% |
| Not stated | 79 | 1.2% |
| Alluvial | 18 | 0.3% |
| High Plains | 6 | 0.1% |
| Quaternary Alluvium | 5 | 0.1% |
When the permits were issued
| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 287 | 4.2% |
| 2010s | 343 | 5.1% |
| 2000s | 810 | 12.0% |
| 1990s | 714 | 10.5% |
| 1980s | 413 | 6.1% |
| 1970s | 649 | 9.6% |
| 1960s | 442 | 6.5% |
| 1950s | 161 | 2.4% |
Buying land in Kit Carson County, or need a well drilled?
6,777 well permits are on the Division’s register in Kit Carson County, 666 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 Kit Carson County
| Subdivision, or the permit number | Status | Decreed use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-009 permit 334327- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 327 | 27 | 2024 |
| Tract B permit 325954- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 305 | 18 | 2022 |
| Golf Course permit 162498--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 20 | 2018 |
| County Exemption permit 304480- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 10 | 2017 |
| Tract 2b permit 297445- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 47 | 2015 |
| Frank W Liebl Exemption No 1 permit 298005- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 240 | 15 | 2017 |
| Fairway Acres permit 287842- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 315 | 25 | 2012 |
| Fairway Acres permit 282416- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 315 | 25 | 2010 |
| Santala Exemption Plat 1 permit 284004- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 115 | 0 | 2010 |
| Chandler permit 284656- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 17 | 2010 |
| Fairway Acres permit 281757- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 30 | 2010 |
| Witzel Ridge permit 274603- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 20 | 2007 |
| Cottonwood Lane permit 276074- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 20 | 2009 |
| Indian Hills permit 85078--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 325 | 24 | 2006 |
| Arrowhead Ridge permit 268847- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 25 | 2006 |
| Witzel Ridge Cluster permit 264041- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 280 | 26 | 2005 |
| Bucks Addition permit 254526--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 116 | 0 | 2004 |
| Sloans permit 238777- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 120 | 0 | 2002 |
| Burlington City of permit 10598-RFP-R | Well Constructed | Municipal | 348 | 148 | 2003 |
| Indian Hill permit 244486- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 335 | 30 | 2002 |
| Golf Course permit 246506- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 310 | 25 | 2003 |
| Golf Course permit 246505- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 312 | 25 | 2003 |
| Cottonwood Lane permit 231840- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 316 | 20 | 2002 |
| Cottonwood Lane permit 231911- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 316 | 20 | 2002 |
| Flagler Town of permit 235849- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 0 | 2001 |
| Ramos Tract of Kindred permit 223844- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 218 | 15 | 2000 |
| Jeffery permit 220437- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 335 | 20 | 1999 |
| Golf Course permit 201947- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 308 | 22 | 1997 |
| Cottonwood Lane permit 202417- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 315 | 20 | 1997 |
| Golf Course permit 185855- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 315 | 22 | 1995 |
| Golf Course permit 162730- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 18 | 1992 |
| Indian Hills permit 163033- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 30 | 1992 |
| Golf Course permit 163527- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 305 | 18 | 1992 |
| Fairway Acres permit 157645- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 312 | 50 | 1991 |
| Proposed Cottonwood Lane permit 122125- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 1983 |
| Cottonwood Lane permit 122123- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 1983 |
| Seals Addition permit 103540- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 110 | 0 | 1978 |
| Golf Course permit 77515- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 315 | 0 | 1974 |
| Golf Course permit 76742- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 310 | 0 | 1974 |
| Sunset Ridge permit 83698- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 222 | 0 | 1976 |
| Fairway Acres permit 86467- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fairway Acres permit 86684- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 305 | 0 | 1978 |
| Burlington Golf Club permit 336936- | Permit Issued | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
| Golf Course permit 336937- | Permit Issued | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
| Witzel Ridge permit 301891- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2016 |
| Arrowhead Ridge permit 294617- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2014 |
| Melvin Gross permit 273007- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2007 |
| Erbert Tract permit 257380- | Permit Canceled | Domestic | 272 | 26 | 2004 |
| Bucks Addition permit 254526- | Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2003 |
| John Buol Cluster Development permit 245343- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2002 |
| John Buol Cluster Development permit 245344- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2002 |
| John Buol Cluster Development permit 245328- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2002 |
| John Buol Cluster Development permit 245329- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2002 |
| John Buol Cluster Development permit 245330- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2002 |
| John Buol Cluster Development permit 245332- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2002 |
| John Buol Cluster Development permit 245331- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2002 |
| John Buol Cluster Deveploment permit 245333- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2002 |
| John Buol Cluster Development permit 245334- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2002 |
| Fairway Acres permit 322-G | Permit Issued | Geothermal | 0 | 0 | 2001 |
| Eppersons Addition permit 237022- | Permit Issued | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2001 |
| Whites Addition permit 235847- | Permit Issued | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2001 |
| Parmers (filing: 2) permit 265-G | Permit Issued | Geothermal | 0 | 0 | 2000 |
| Burlington City of permit 10598-RFP-R | Permit Expired | Municipal | 0 | 0 | 2000 |
| Sunset Ridge permit 230423- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 2000 |
| Rainbow Hills permit 218456- | Permit Issued | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1999 |
| Bethune Town of permit 204784- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1997 |
| Cottonwood Lane permit 199194- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1996 |
| Fairway Acres permit 163029- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1992 |
| Golf Course permit 162498- | Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | Domestic | 300 | 22 | 1991 |
| Almont permit 35142- | Permit Canceled | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1989 |
| Cottonwood Lake permit 122122- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1981 |
| Cottonwood Lake permit 122126- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1981 |
| Cottonwood Lane permit 122121- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 1983 |
| Bethune Town of | Application Information Requested | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cure Tract, Kindred | Application Information Requested | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sunset Pines | Application Information Requested | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Whites permit 7161- | Permit Canceled | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Golf Course permit 79234- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Addition To Fairway Acres permit 113958- | Application Received | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fairway Acres permit 113959- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fairway Acres permit 113960- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fairway Acres permit 113961- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fairway Acres permit 113962- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fairway Acres permit 113963- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fairway Acres permit 113964- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fairway Acres permit 113965- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fairway Acres permit 113966- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Praire Hills permit 116319- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Praire Hills permit 116320- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Proposed Cottonwood Lane permit 122118- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Proposed Cottonwood Lane permit 122119- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Proposed Cottonwood Lane permit 122120- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Indian Hills permit 122467- | Permit Expired | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fairway Acres | Application Withdrawn | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| 341744- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 254 | 0 | 1964 |
| 341881- | Well Constructed | Stock | 250 | 12 | 2026 |
| 341882- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 310 | 30 | 2026 |
| 4002841-MH | Well Constructed | Not stated | 40 | 0 | 2025 |
| 4002842-MH | Well Constructed | Not stated | 30 | 0 | 2025 |
| 4002843-MH | Well Constructed | Not stated | 30 | 0 | 2025 |
| 4003447-MH | Well Constructed | Not stated | 35 | 0 | 2025 |
| 337542- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 270 | 0 | 1962 |
| 337543- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 250 | 0 | 1964 |
| 337544- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 234 | 1200 | 1975 |
| 338220- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 20 | 2025 |
| 338456- | Well Constructed | Stock | 220 | 14 | 2025 |
| 339807- | Well Constructed | Stock | 275 | 13 | 2025 |
| 339485- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 345 | 30 | 2025 |
| 11644-FP-R | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 190 | 90 | 2025 |
| 341533- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 244 | 0 | 1970 |
By decreed use in Kit Carson County
- Domestic in Kit Carson County — 1,983
- Irrigation in Kit Carson County — 2,480
- Stock in Kit Carson County — 1,441
Counties with a comparable register
- Logan 9,308
- Gunnison 8,894
- Saguache 8,803
- Summit 8,609
- Las Animas 8,050
- Routt 7,264
- Custer 6,916
- Mesa 6,494
- Conejos 5,774
- Washington 5,722
- Clear Creek 5,556
- Baca 5,424
- Pitkin 4,805
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.