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

> 2,293 well permits in Sedgwick County. The median well is 100 feet deep. What the permits allow, how many expired, and what the Division was told about depth and yield.

## Well permits in Sedgwick County

**2,293** well permits — 0.4% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is **100 feet** deep, against 148 feet statewide.

### How deep people drill in Sedgwick 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 | **100 ft** | 380 ft | 148 ft — shallower here (1,518 permits, 66 %) |
| Yield | **50 gpm** | 1400 gpm | 10 gpm — higher here (304 permits, 13 %) |
| Static water level | **52 ft** | 257 ft | 58 ft — lower here (1,097 permits, 48 %) |

### 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](/use/irrigation.md) | 765 | 33.4% |
| [Domestic](/use/domestic.md) | 639 | 27.9% |
| [Stock](/use/stock.md) | 319 | 13.9% |
| [Monitoring/sampling](/use/monitoring-sampling.md) | 205 | 8.9% |
| [Not stated](/use/not-stated.md) | 125 | 5.5% |
| [Commercial](/use/commercial.md) | 89 | 3.9% |
| [Other](/use/other.md) | 53 | 2.3% |
| Augmentation | 25 | 1.1% |
| [Household Use Only](/use/household-use-only.md) | 22 | 1.0% |
| [Industrial](/use/industrial.md) | 18 | 0.8% |
| [Municipal](/use/municipal.md) | 18 | 0.8% |
| [Geothermal](/use/geothermal.md) | 6 | 0.3% |

### What happened to these permits

**1,226** of the 2,293 permits in Sedgwick County ended with a
well the Division was told about — 53.5%. And
**232** expired without one: 10.1%.

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 | 1,226 | 53.5% |
| Permit Expired | 232 | 10.1% |
| Well Abandoned | 141 | 6.1% |
| Final Permit | 135 | 5.9% |
| Application Denied | 124 | 5.4% |
| Permit Issued | 118 | 5.1% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 101 | 4.4% |
| Permit Canceled | 95 | 4.1% |
| Application Information Requested | 37 | 1.6% |
| Application Received | 22 | 1.0% |

### Which aquifers

| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [All Unnamed Aquifers](/aquifer/all-unnamed-aquifers.md) | 1,808 | 78.8% |
| [Ogallala](/aquifer/ogallala.md) | 341 | 14.9% |
| [Not stated](/aquifer/not-stated.md) | 87 | 3.8% |
| [Alluvial](/aquifer/alluvial.md) | 32 | 1.4% |
| [Denver](/aquifer/denver.md) | 9 | 0.4% |
| [Quaternary Alluvium](/aquifer/quaternary-alluvium.md) | 8 | 0.3% |
| High Plains Aquifer | 6 | 0.3% |
| White River | 2 | 0.1% |

### When the permits were issued

| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 112 | 4.9% |
| 2010s | 205 | 8.9% |
| 2000s | 299 | 13.0% |
| 1990s | 288 | 12.6% |
| 1980s | 124 | 5.4% |
| 1970s | 258 | 11.3% |
| 1960s | 110 | 4.8% |
| 1950s | 146 | 6.4% |

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

2,293 well permits are on the Division’s register in Sedgwick County, 232 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 Sedgwick County

*Well permits, Sedgwick County — 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Martens First](/search.md) permit 330612- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 80 | 0 | 1962 |
| [Martens First](/search.md) permit 233860- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 100 | 14 | 2001 |
| [Clarksons Second](/search.md) permit 10185-F-R | Well Constructed | Municipal | 208 | 0 | 1999 |
| [Clarksons Second](/search.md) permit 51615-F-R | Well Constructed | Municipal | 140 | 0 | 1999 |
| [Arrow Acres](/search.md) permit 217749- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 100 | 0 | 1999 |
| [Martens First](/search.md) permit 221724--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 90 | 0 | 1999 |
| [Union Pacific (filing: 1)](/search.md) permit 168-G | Well Constructed | Other | 200 | 0 | 1995 |
| [Martens](/search.md) permit 152364- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 60 | 0 | 1988 |
| [Martens](/search.md) permit 152364--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 90 | 0 | 1988 |
| [Julesburg](/search.md) permit 106730--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 46 | 15 | 1979 |
| [Clarksons](/search.md) permit 94338--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 75 | 0 | 1977 |
| [Arrow Acres](/search.md) permit 76793--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 80 | 0 | 1974 |
| [Julesburg Colo](/search.md) permit 33560- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 120 | 0 | 1968 |
| [Clarksons](/search.md) permit 4387-F | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 91 | 0 | 1963 |
| [Julesburg Clarkson](/search.md) permit 20186- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 51 | 0 | 1964 |
| [Julesburg Up 1st Addn](/search.md) permit 36174- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 24 | 0 | 1963 |
| [Julesburg](/search.md) permit 36554- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 22 | 0 | 1948 |
| [Test Name 2](/search.md) permit 60429-MH | Permit Expired | Monitoring/sampling | 0 | 0 | 2020 |
| [Schneider Exemption](/search.md) permit 227749- | Permit Canceled | Household Use Only | 0 | 0 | 2000 |
| [Clarksons Second](/search.md) permit 51615-F | Well Abandoned | Municipal | 107 | 0 | 1957 |
| [Martens First](/search.md) permit 221724- | Well Abandoned | Domestic | 150 | 0 | 1999 |
| [Arrow Acres](/search.md) permit 212697- | Permit Expired | Household Use Only | 0 | 0 | 1998 |
| [Martin](/search.md) permit 91144-VE | Permit Issued | Domestic | 0 | 0 | 1991 |
| [Clarkson 1st Addition (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 21160-F-R | Well Abandoned | Municipal | 205 | 347 | 1976 |
| [Arrow Acres](/search.md) permit 76793- | Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | Domestic | 100 | 0 | 1974 |
| [Happy Canyon](/search.md) permit 20978-FP | Final Permit | Irrigation | 320 | 0 | 1964 |
| [First Addition](/search.md) | Application Information Requested | Domestic | 0 | 0 | — |
| [60840-F-R](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 100 | 1100 | 2026 |
| [4829-F-R](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 39 | 450 | 2025 |
| [337317-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 426 | 0 | 1973 |
| [336791--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Commercial | 256 | 2 | 2025 |
| [4001019-MH](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Not stated | 42 | 0 | 2024 |
| [332939-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 50 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332940-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 52 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332941-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 50 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332942-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 52 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332943-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 49 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332944-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 52 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332945-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 52 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332946-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 52 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332947-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 52 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332948-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 37 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332949-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 37 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332950-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 37 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332951-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 37 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332952-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 37 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332953-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 37 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332954-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 37 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332955-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 40 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332956-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 40 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332957-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 42 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332958-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 45 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332959-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 45 | 0 | 2023 |
| [333574-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 420 | 30 | 2024 |
| [7038-R-R](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 62 | 357 | 2024 |
| [334290-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 5 | 2024 |
| [335464-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 60 | 0 | 2024 |
| [336593-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 80 | 60 | 2024 |
| [335450-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 400 | 40 | 2024 |
| [336854-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 100 | 0 | 2026 |
| [4495-R-R](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 65 | 111 | 2025 |
| [4000097-MH](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Not stated | 43 | 0 | 2023 |
| [4000164-MH](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Not stated | 18 | 0 | 2023 |
| [4000165-MH](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Not stated | 15 | 0 | 2023 |
| [4000166-MH](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Not stated | 24 | 0 | 2023 |
| [4000188-MH](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Not stated | 20 | 0 | 2023 |
| [330449-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 220 | 4.3 | 2023 |
| [330450-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 100 | 4.6 | 2023 |
| [88078-F](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Fire | 80 | 170 | 2022 |
| [330782-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 360 | 3 | 2023 |
| [330640-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 32 | 0 | 1967 |
| [18078-FP-R](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 425 | 750 | 2023 |
| [19397-FP-R](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 380 | 984 | 2023 |
| [331894-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 326 | 14 | 2024 |
| [332513-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 280 | 0 | 2023 |
| [332721-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 400 | 37.5 | 2024 |
| [332512--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 100 | 18 | 2023 |
| [332724-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 100 | 15 | 2024 |
| [325733-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 360 | 27 | 2022 |
| [19486-FP-R](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 355 | 1005 | 2022 |
| [4444-F-R](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 160 | 1118 | 2022 |
| [10289-R-R](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 55 | 900 | 2022 |
| [327591--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 60 | 50 | 2022 |
| [71228--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 480 | 15 | 2024 |
| [5214-F-R](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 110 | 600 | 2022 |
| [18570--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 20 | 2024 |
| [68848-F-R](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 155 | 924 | 2021 |
| [39705--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 380 | 0 | 2021 |
| [11278--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 60 | 10 | 2021 |
| [307282--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 287 | 10 | 2021 |
| [321464--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 100 | 10 | 2021 |
| [86143-F](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Augmentation | 60 | 0 | 2009 |
| [138489--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 80 | 0 | 2022 |
| [324378-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 80 | 0 | 2019 |
| [324724--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 350 | 10 | 2022 |
| [324377--A](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 100 | 0 | 2021 |
| [13765-FP-R](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 400 | 800 | 2020 |
| [317727-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 360 | 0 | 2020 |
| [7093-R-R](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 50 | 800 | 2021 |
| [319353-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Domestic | 35 | 0 | 1925 |
| [312584-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 90 | 0 | 1921 |
| [312835-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 80 | 11 | 2019 |
| [313412-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Stock | 140 | 0 | 2019 |
| [312223-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 34 | 0 | 2018 |
| [312224-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 34 | 0 | 2018 |
| [312225-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 69 | 0 | 2018 |
| [312226-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 45 | 0 | 2018 |
| [312500-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 40 | 0 | 2018 |
| [312501-](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Monitoring/sampling | 50 | 0 | 2018 |
| [3654-F-R](/search.md) | Well Constructed | Irrigation | 75 | 373 | 2019 |

### Counties with a comparable register

- [Archuleta](/county/archuleta.md) 3,805
- [Rio Blanco](/county/rio-blanco.md) 3,486
- [San Miguel](/county/san-miguel.md) 3,416
- [Otero](/county/otero.md) 3,393
- [Phillips](/county/phillips.md) 2,865
- [Lake](/county/lake.md) 2,756
- [Bent](/county/bent.md) 2,362
- [Cheyenne](/county/cheyenne.md) 2,133
- [Montezuma](/county/montezuma.md) 2,111
- [Jackson](/county/jackson.md) 1,625
- [Mineral](/county/mineral.md) 1,539
- [Kiowa](/county/kiowa.md) 1,434
- [Hinsdale](/county/hinsdale.md) 1,273

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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Recolha: 2026-08-21