Well permits in Pueblo County
12,597 well permits — 2.1% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is 45 feet deep, against 148 feet statewide.
12,597Permits
45 ftMedian depth
2,134Expired
1Denver Basin aquifer
How deep people drill in Pueblo 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 | 45 ft | 520 ft | 148 ft — shallower here (8,572 permits, 68 %) |
| Yield | 10.7 gpm | 30 gpm | 10 gpm — higher here (1,668 permits, 13 %) |
| Static water level | 30 ft | 261 ft | 58 ft — lower here (5,801 permits, 46 %) |
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 | 5,760 | 45.7% |
| Monitoring/sampling | 2,493 | 19.8% |
| Irrigation | 1,399 | 11.1% |
| Household Use Only | 983 | 7.8% |
| Stock | 594 | 4.7% |
| Other | 449 | 3.6% |
| Not stated | 361 | 2.9% |
| Commercial | 258 | 2.0% |
| Municipal | 156 | 1.2% |
| Industrial | 80 | 0.6% |
| Geothermal | 48 | 0.4% |
| Dewatering | 10 | 0.1% |
What happened to these permits
7,786 of the 12,597 permits in Pueblo County ended with a well the Division was told about — 61.8%. And 2,134 expired without one: 16.9%.
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.
| Status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Well Constructed | 7,786 | 61.8% |
| Permit Expired | 2,134 | 16.9% |
| Well Abandoned | 718 | 5.7% |
| Permit Canceled | 537 | 4.3% |
| Permit Issued | 423 | 3.4% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 347 | 2.8% |
| Application Information Requested | 205 | 1.6% |
| Application Denied | 155 | 1.2% |
| Application Received | 63 | 0.5% |
| 48 | 0.4% |
Which aquifers
| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All Unnamed Aquifers | 11,685 | 92.8% |
| Dakota | 274 | 2.2% |
| Not stated | 241 | 1.9% |
| Alluvial | 206 | 1.6% |
| Dakota Sandstone | 67 | 0.5% |
| Unconfined San Luis Valley Aquifer | 37 | 0.3% |
| Quaternary Alluvium | 23 | 0.2% |
| Dakota Group Aquifer | 20 | 0.2% |
| Pierre Shale | 11 | 0.1% |
| Cheyenne | 8 | 0.1% |
When the permits were issued
| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 865 | 6.9% |
| 2010s | 1,358 | 10.8% |
| 2000s | 2,389 | 19.0% |
| 1990s | 1,891 | 15.0% |
| 1980s | 637 | 5.1% |
| 1970s | 1,015 | 8.1% |
| 1960s | 532 | 4.2% |
| 1950s | 553 | 4.4% |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.0% |
Buying land in Pueblo County, or need a well drilled?
12,597 well permits are on the Division’s register in Pueblo County, 2,134 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 Pueblo County
| Subdivision, or the permit number | Status | Decreed use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Gardens permit 337570- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 0 | 1942 |
| Waterbarrel Estates permit 337034- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 603 | 0 | 2025 |
| Sikes 8200 permit 337153- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 623 | 7 | 2025 |
| Pope Valley Ranch permit 338518- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 494 | 9 | 2017 |
| Hatchet Ranch permit 340149- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 563 | 0 | 2025 |
| Red Creek Ranch permit 340077- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 563 | 0 | 2025 |
| Verde Valley Ranch permit 340282- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 541 | 0 | 2025 |
| Hatchet Ranch permit 340283- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 383 | 0 | 2025 |
| Woodland Acres permit 340454- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 100 | 0 | 2025 |
| Eagle Ranch permit 340573- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 512 | 0 | 2025 |
| Mountain View Estates permit 340989- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 580 | 5.5 | 2025 |
| Waterbarrel Estates permit 340709- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 450 | 5 | 2025 |
| Highland Canyon Rancho permit 341079- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 552 | 0 | 2025 |
| Par A Subdivision Variance No. 19 permit 13077--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 290 | 9.5 | 2025 |
| Eagle Ranch permit 243363--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 549 | 0 | 2025 |
| Highland Canyon Rancho permit 341342- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 544 | 5 | 2025 |
| Twin Butte Estates permit 341608- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 302 | 0 | 2026 |
| Lot Line Rearrangement 2006-007 permit 29116--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 39 | 0 | 2024 |
| Mountain View Estates permit 333916- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 601 | 10 | 2024 |
| Sikes 8200 permit 333805- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 564 | 0 | 2024 |
| Saint Charles River Estates permit 333962- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 561 | 10 | 2024 |
| Glendale permit 334075- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 475 | 10 | 2024 |
| Sunshine permit 334178- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 17 | 0 | 1961 |
| Verde Valley Ranch permit 334896- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 302 | 10 | 2024 |
| Verde Valley Ranch permit 334905- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 323 | 8 | 2024 |
| Waterbarrel Estates permit 334944- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 402 | 6 | 2024 |
| Hatchet Ranch (filing: 4) permit 335232- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 544 | 0 | 2024 |
| Hatchet Ranch permit 335418- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 343 | 0 | 2024 |
| Hatchet Ranch permit 335455- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 544 | 0 | 2024 |
| Goodnight Ave permit 335492- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 15 | 0 | 1965 |
| Pope Valley Ranch permit 335888- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 367 | 0 | 2024 |
| Mountain View Estates permit 336111- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 581 | 6 | 2024 |
| Hatchet Ranch permit 336491- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 564 | 0 | 2025 |
| Red Creek Ranch permit 336265- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 520 | 0 | 2024 |
| St Chalres Mesa permit 336811- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 28 | 0 | 1935 |
| Hatchet Ranch permit 336575- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 0 | 2025 |
| Hatchet Ranch permit 336709- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 544 | 10 | 2025 |
| Hatchet Ranch permit 336851- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 382 | 0 | 2025 |
| King-dunn permit 329865--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 20 | 8 | 2023 |
| Simonson Meadow permit 329611- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 310 | 0 | 2023 |
| Mountain View Estates permit 329633- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 601 | 10 | 2023 |
| Burntmill Estates permit 329855- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 320 | 0 | 2023 |
| Sikes 8200 Phase 1 permit 224099--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 604 | 5 | 2025 |
| State Addition To Rye permit 330359- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 70 | 0 | 2024 |
| Davis Addition To Rye permit 330210- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 165 | 6 | 2023 |
| Pinehurst permit 330209- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 630 | 0 | 2026 |
| Highland Canyon Rancho permit 330352- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 566 | 10 | 2023 |
| Hatchet Ranch permit 330419- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 283 | 10 | 2023 |
| Hatchet Ranch permit 330425- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 443 | 0 | 2024 |
| Woodland Acres permit 330360- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 30 | 0 | 1959 |
| Neumayr permit 331005- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 55 | 2.5 | 2017 |
| Rye Ranchettes permit 331342- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 60 | 15 | 2024 |
| Verde Valley Ranch permit 331781- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 67 | 9 | 2023 |
| Mountain View Estates permit 331968- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 601 | 0 | 2023 |
| Twin Butte Estates permit 332085- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 323 | 0 | 2025 |
| Woodland Acre (filing: 2) permit 332128- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 120 | 0 | 2024 |
| Booth Gardens permit 87503-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 0 | 0 | 2022 |
| Hatchet Ranch permit 325319- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 322 | 0 | 2022 |
| Red Creek Ranch permit 325225- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 322 | 0 | 2022 |
| Twin Butte Estates permit 325382- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 303 | 8 | 2023 |
| Eagle Ranch (filing: 1-3) permit 325553- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 640 | 0 | 2022 |
| Hatchet Ranch permit 224870--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 384 | 7 | 2022 |
| Saint Charles River Estates permit 325693- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 560 | 10 | 2022 |
| Rye Ranchettes permit 326005- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 60 | 0 | 2023 |
| Rye Ranchettes permit 326325- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 80 | 0 | 2023 |
| Rye Ranchettes permit 326324- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 80 | 0 | 2023 |
| Hatchet Ranch permit 326340- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 361 | 0 | 2022 |
| Highland Canyon Rancho permit 326646- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 581 | 10.5 | 2022 |
| Pope Valley Ranch permit 326787- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 540 | 15 | 2016 |
| Highland Canyon Rancho permit 327584- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 464 | 6 | 2022 |
| Eagle Ranch permit 327609- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 582 | 10 | 2022 |
| Hatchet Ranch Phase Ii (filing: 2) permit 327771- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 321 | 0 | 2022 |
| Saint Charles River Estates permit 327854- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 541 | 12 | 2022 |
| Green Towers permit 327853- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 130 | 0 | 2024 |
| Hatchet Ranch permit 327866- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 343 | 10 | 2022 |
| Red Creek Ranch permit 328144- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 283 | 11 | 2022 |
| Green Towers permit 327925- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 55 | 0 | 2022 |
| Lakeview Prairie permit 87684-F | Well Constructed | Commercial | 650 | 0 | 2019 |
| Subdivision Exemption No 2017-001 permit 310972--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 75 | 0 | 2023 |
| Twin Butte Estates permit 329399- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 330 | 8 | 2023 |
| South Pueblo permit 62330-MH | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 22 | 0 | 2021 |
| Red Creek Ranch permit 320058- | Well Constructed | Stock | 580 | 10 | 2021 |
| San Isabel Mountain Park permit 320209- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 163 | 0 | 2021 |
| Sikes 8200 permit 320191- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 523 | 0 | 2021 |
| Hatchet Ranch (filing: 1&5) permit 320639- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 10 | 2021 |
| Hatchet Ranch (filing: 1&5) permit 320470- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 321 | 11 | 2021 |
| Red Creek Ranch permit 320471- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 562 | 9 | 2021 |
| Hatchet Ranch (filing: 1&5) permit 320472- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 342 | 11 | 2021 |
| Hatchet Ranch (filing: 3) permit 320641- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 302 | 0 | 2021 |
| Hatchet Ranch (filing: 1&5) permit 320876- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 362 | 10 | 2021 |
| Cedarwood Station (filing: 1) permit 321453- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 200 | 12 | 2021 |
| Red Creek Ranch permit 321217- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 301 | 5 | 2021 |
| Saint Charles River Estates permit 321358- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 553 | 10 | 2021 |
| Sikes 8200 Phase 1 permit 321373- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 321 | 10 | 2021 |
| Sierra Vista permit 321634- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 105 | 0 | 2023 |
| Hatchet Ranch (filing: 1&5) permit 321635- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 302 | 10 | 2021 |
| Hatchet Ranch (filing: 1&5) permit 321639- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 604 | 8 | 2022 |
| Rye Ranchettes permit 321933- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 60 | 0 | 2021 |
| Rye Ranchettes permit 321934- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 60 | 0 | 2021 |
| Mc Corkles permit 322750- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 25 | 0 | 1922 |
| Hatchet Ranch (filing: 4) permit 322380- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 331 | 10 | 2021 |
| Rye Ranchette (filing: 3) permit 321931- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 60 | 0 | 2016 |
| Rye Ranchette (filing: 3) permit 321932- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 0 | 15 | 1992 |
| Hatchet Ranch (filing: 3) permit 322607- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 563 | 10 | 2021 |
| Mountain View Estates permit 322620- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 578 | 10 | 2021 |
| Garden Home Place permit 30497--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 32 | 0 | 2024 |
| Sikes 8200 permit 323044- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 570 | 12 | 2021 |
| Subdivision Variance No. 238 permit 106491--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 103 | 10 | 2021 |
| Sikes 8200 permit 323241- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 550 | 8.4 | 2022 |
| Hollyrood Ranch permit 323303- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 202 | 10 | 2021 |
By decreed use in Pueblo County
- Domestic in Pueblo County — 5,760
- Irrigation in Pueblo County — 1,399
- Monitoring/sampling in Pueblo County — 2,493
Counties with a comparable register
- Douglas 22,500
- Larimer 20,919
- Boulder 20,791
- La Plata 18,518
- Elbert 17,636
- Arapahoe 17,030
- Denver 13,096
- Yuma 12,410
- Garfield 12,165
- Grand 11,297
- Teller 10,843
- Fremont 10,353
- Chaffee 10,321
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.