Well permits in Park County
22,930 well permits — 3.8% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is 240 feet deep, against 148 feet statewide.
22,930Permits
240 ftMedian depth
4,456Expired
0Denver Basin aquifer
How deep people drill in Park 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 | 240 ft | 520 ft | 148 ft — deeper here (16,402 permits, 72 %) |
| Yield | 5.7 gpm | 12.5 gpm | 10 gpm — lower here (9,587 permits, 42 %) |
| Static water level | 63 ft | 190 ft | 58 ft — higher here (15,225 permits, 66 %) |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Household Use Only | 14,356 | 62.6% |
| Domestic | 6,433 | 28.1% |
| Monitoring/sampling | 958 | 4.2% |
| Commercial | 429 | 1.9% |
| Stock | 366 | 1.6% |
| Other | 195 | 0.9% |
| Municipal | 74 | 0.3% |
| Not stated | 60 | 0.3% |
| Irrigation | 29 | 0.1% |
| Industrial | 13 | 0.1% |
| Fire | 5 | 0.0% |
| Geothermal | 4 | 0.0% |
What happened to these permits
14,838 of the 22,930 permits in Park County ended with a well the Division was told about — 64.7%. And 4,456 expired without one: 19.4%.
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 | 14,838 | 64.7% |
| Permit Expired | 4,456 | 19.4% |
| Permit Issued | 809 | 3.5% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 575 | 2.5% |
| Permit Canceled | 553 | 2.4% |
| Application Information Requested | 526 | 2.3% |
| Well Abandoned | 522 | 2.3% |
| Application Denied | 177 | 0.8% |
| Application Received | 137 | 0.6% |
| Permit Expired (Pump Installed) | 93 | 0.4% |
Which aquifers
| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All Unnamed Aquifers | 22,015 | 96.0% |
| Not stated | 455 | 2.0% |
| Fractured Crystalline | 204 | 0.9% |
| Fractured Granite | 146 | 0.6% |
| Alluvial | 40 | 0.2% |
| Quaternary Alluvium | 27 | 0.1% |
| Glacial Deposits | 13 | 0.1% |
| Arapahoe | 5 | 0.0% |
| Denver | 5 | 0.0% |
| Laramie Fox Hills | 4 | 0.0% |
When the permits were issued
| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,885 | 8.2% |
| 2010s | 2,033 | 8.9% |
| 2000s | 4,330 | 18.9% |
| 1990s | 5,689 | 24.8% |
| 1980s | 2,857 | 12.5% |
| 1970s | 3,297 | 14.4% |
| 1960s | 352 | 1.5% |
| 1950s | 93 | 0.4% |
Buying land in Park County, or need a well drilled?
22,930 well permits are on the Division’s register in Park County, 4,456 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 Park County
| Subdivision, or the permit number | Status | Decreed use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Mountain permit 90878-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 520 | 0 | 2026 |
| Thousand Peaks Ranch permit 342361- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 160 | 0 | 1997 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90616-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 5 | 2016 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90568-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 280 | 0 | 2021 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90574-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 5 | 2007 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90575-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 420 | 2 | 2000 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90576-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 450 | 0 | 2009 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90577-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 480 | 1 | 2003 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90578-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 577 | 10 | 1995 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90582-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 600 | 1.5 | 2006 |
| Thousand Peaks Ranches permit 341793- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 77 | 0 | 2026 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90583-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 7 | 2001 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90579-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 420 | 1 | 1999 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90617-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 232 | 7 | 2020 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90618-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 420 | 9.8 | 2014 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90619-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 600 | 2 | 2017 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90606-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 140 | 15 | 2010 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90620-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 420 | 8 | 2008 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90655-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 520 | 8 | 2019 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90656-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 1200 | 4.8 | 2007 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90621-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 380 | 2.1 | 2000 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90622-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 1.5 | 2006 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90607-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 540 | 0 | 2007 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90608-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 15 | 1997 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90609-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 285 | 5 | 2014 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90623-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 502 | 7.8 | 2001 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90624-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 265 | 12 | 1988 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90625-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 552 | 2.75 | 2005 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90658-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 440 | 5 | 2006 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90659-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 220 | 7 | 2016 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90636-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 275 | 11.5 | 2005 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90660-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 200 | 7.6 | 1999 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90692-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 440 | 5 | 2010 |
| Placer Valley permit 327686--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 375 | 0 | 2026 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90683-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 485 | 4 | 2014 |
| Wildwood Recreation Village permit 90702-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 120 | 0 | 2026 |
| Eleven Mile Lakesites (filing: 3) permit 342520- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 700 | 0 | 2026 |
| Forest Ridge permit 90728-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 902 | 0 | 2026 |
| Mckinley permit 162479--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 800 | 2 | 2026 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90746-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 450 | 1.2 | 2004 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90763-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 380 | 3 | 2022 |
| Silverheels Ranch permit 90750-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 0 | 2026 |
| Bighorn permit 342589- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 520 | 2 | 2026 |
| Valley of the Sun permit 90810-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 280 | 0 | 2026 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90748-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 0 | 1980 |
| Valley of the Sun permit 342686- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 0 | 2026 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90820-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 405 | 8 | 2005 |
| Royals Deer Creek permit 342796- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 0 | 1965 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90860-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 275 | 0 | 1980 |
| Burland Ranchettes permit 342643- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 605 | 0 | 2026 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90888-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 0 | 1980 |
| Pikes Trails Ranches (filing: 2) permit 313765--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 0 | 2026 |
| Indian Mountain permit 91012-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 4 | 2026 |
| Indian Mountain permit 91087-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 0 | 0 | 1979 |
| Hartsel Ranch permit 341242- | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 600 | 0 | 1996 |
| Buffalo permit 338166- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 330 | 0 | 2025 |
| Venture 72 permit 90365-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 168 | 9 | 2025 |
| Hyndman Bungalow Townsite permit 337240- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 70 | 0 | 1961 |
| Pike Forest Estates permit 337587- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 0 | 1992 |
| Stagestop permit 89764-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 320 | 0 | 2025 |
| Landis Ranch permit 337067- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 9.7 | 2025 |
| Foxtail Pines permit 89767-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 130 | 0 | 2025 |
| Burland Ranchettes Sleepy Hollow permit 337066- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hartsel Ranch permit 89742-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 655 | 0 | 2025 |
| Nine Mile Heights permit 337086- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 520 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bar D permit 337129- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 375 | 0 | 2025 |
| Beautiful View Minor permit 89806-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 900 | 1.5 | 2022 |
| Camelot permit 337150- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 340 | 0 | 2025 |
| Four Mile Ranch 2600 permit 337489- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 700 | 8 | 2025 |
| Lions Head Ranch permit 89835-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 852 | 4 | 2025 |
| Indian Mountain permit 89877-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 0 | 2023 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90429-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 280 | 0 | 2026 |
| Burland Ranchettes permit 338165- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 302 | 0 | 2025 |
| Park City South permit 338566- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 0 | 2025 |
| Foxtail Pines permit 90029-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 155 | 11 | 2025 |
| South Park Ranches permit 338316- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 4 | 2025 |
| Saddle Mountain Ranch permit 337972- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 720 | 0 | 2025 |
| Parkview permit 89931-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 1054 | 8 | 2025 |
| Black Hawk Lode Claim Ms#2277 & Bullger Lode Claim permit 338614- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 0 | 2025 |
| Foxtail Pines permit 89961-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 190 | 0 | 2020 |
| Western Union Ranch permit 89956-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 3 | 2025 |
| Beaver Ridge permit 338671- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 6 | 2025 |
| Black Mountain permit 338739- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 190 | 0 | 2025 |
| Western Union Ranch permit 90003-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 220 | 8 | 2025 |
| Deer Creek Valley Ranchos permit 56421--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 602 | 0 | 2025 |
| Valley of the Sun permit 338833- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 0 | 2025 |
| Foxtail Pines permit 90004-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 230 | 0 | 2026 |
| Burland Ranchettes permit 338291- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 552 | 4.2 | 2025 |
| Cover Mountain Ranch permit 338412- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 200 | 9 | 2026 |
| Tarryall River Estates permit 110350--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 800 | 9 | 2025 |
| Estates of Colorado permit 338844- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 0 | 2025 |
| Landis Ranch permit 338997- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| Fourmile Fishing Club permit 341240- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 150 | 0 | 2026 |
| South Park Ranches permit 338999- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 350 | 0 | 2025 |
| Hill & Dale permit 338992- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 850 | 0 | 2025 |
| Hartsel Ranch permit 338993- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 0 | 2025 |
| Placer Valley permit 339220- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 95 | 9 | 2025 |
| Nine Mile Heights permit 339221- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 230 | 7 | 2025 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90047-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 6 | 2025 |
| South Park Ranches permit 339438- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 5 | 2025 |
| Venture 73 permit 90062-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 250 | 0 | 2026 |
| Foxtail Pines permit 90167-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 170 | 0 | 2025 |
| Harris Park Estates permit 339475- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 352 | 8 | 2025 |
| Silverheels Ranch permit 90083-F | Well Constructed | Domestic | 460 | 2 | 2026 |
| Friendship Ranch permit 339592- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 375 | 0 | 2026 |
| Hartsel Ranch permit 90079-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 140 | 0 | 2025 |
| Bear Mountain Ridge permit 90266-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 452 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shenango Placer Survey #3933 permit 90617--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 75 | 5.9 | 2025 |
| Indian Mountain permit 90259-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 402 | 8 | 2025 |
| Peak View permit 90076-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 150 | 0 | 2025 |
By decreed use in Park County
- Domestic in Park County — 6,433
- Household Use Only in Park County — 14,356
Counties with a comparable register
- El Paso 46,491
- Weld 43,473
- Jefferson 42,751
- Adams 26,561
- Douglas 22,500
- Larimer 20,919
- Boulder 20,791
- La Plata 18,518
- Elbert 17,636
- Arapahoe 17,030
- Denver 13,096
- Pueblo 12,597
- Yuma 12,410
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.