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

> 10,843 well permits in Teller County. The median well is 260 feet deep. What the permits allow, how many expired, and what the Division was told about depth and yield.

## Well permits in Teller County

**10,843** well permits — 1.8% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is **260 feet** deep, against 148 feet statewide.

### How deep people drill in Teller 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 | **260 ft** | 510 ft | 148 ft — deeper here (7,373 permits, 68 %) |
| Yield | **6 gpm** | 10.6 gpm | 10 gpm — lower here (4,357 permits, 40 %) |
| Static water level | **61 ft** | 146 ft | 58 ft — higher here (6,734 permits, 62 %) |

### 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](/county/teller/household-use-only.md) | 7,077 | 65.3% |
| [Domestic](/county/teller/domestic.md) | 2,730 | 25.2% |
| [Monitoring/sampling](/use/monitoring-sampling.md) | 394 | 3.6% |
| [Commercial](/use/commercial.md) | 270 | 2.5% |
| [Municipal](/use/municipal.md) | 151 | 1.4% |
| [Stock](/use/stock.md) | 72 | 0.7% |
| [Other](/use/other.md) | 67 | 0.6% |
| [Not stated](/use/not-stated.md) | 35 | 0.3% |
| [Irrigation](/use/irrigation.md) | 24 | 0.2% |
| [Industrial](/use/industrial.md) | 13 | 0.1% |
| [Geothermal](/use/geothermal.md) | 5 | 0.0% |
| Dewatering | 2 | 0.0% |

### What happened to these permits

**6,819** of the 10,843 permits in Teller County ended with a
well the Division was told about — 62.9%. And
**2,133** expired without one: 19.7%.

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 | 6,819 | 62.9% |
| Permit Expired | 2,133 | 19.7% |
| Permit Issued | 501 | 4.6% |
| Permit Canceled | 271 | 2.5% |
| Well Abandoned | 251 | 2.3% |
| Well Replaced - Abandonment Required | 246 | 2.3% |
| Application Information Requested | 236 | 2.2% |
| Application Denied | 167 | 1.5% |
| Pump Installed, No Construction Info Received | 51 | 0.5% |
| Application Received | 48 | 0.4% |

### Which aquifers

| Aquifer | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [All Unnamed Aquifers](/aquifer/all-unnamed-aquifers.md) | 10,488 | 96.7% |
| Fractured Granite | 118 | 1.1% |
| [Not stated](/aquifer/not-stated.md) | 94 | 0.9% |
| Fractured Crystalline | 91 | 0.8% |
| [Ogallala](/aquifer/ogallala.md) | 21 | 0.2% |
| [Alluvial](/aquifer/alluvial.md) | 21 | 0.2% |
| [Arapahoe](/aquifer/arapahoe.md) | 2 | 0.0% |
| [Dawson](/aquifer/dawson.md) | 2 | 0.0% |
| [Quaternary Alluvium](/aquifer/quaternary-alluvium.md) | 2 | 0.0% |
| [Unconfined San Luis Vall](/aquifer/unconfined-san-luis-vall.md) | 1 | 0.0% |

### When the permits were issued

| Issued in | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 749 | 6.9% |
| 2010s | 814 | 7.5% |
| 2000s | 1,791 | 16.5% |
| 1990s | 2,580 | 23.8% |
| 1980s | 1,802 | 16.6% |
| 1970s | 1,516 | 14.0% |
| 1960s | 161 | 1.5% |
| 1950s | 70 | 0.6% |
| 1900s | 3 | 0.0% |

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

10,843 well permits are on the Division’s register in Teller County, 2,133 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 Teller County

*Well permits, Teller 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Trout Creek Ranch](/search.md) permit 343786- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 8.2 | 2020 |
| [Sherwood Forest (filing: 8)](/search.md) permit 342374- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 280 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Indian Creek East](/search.md) permit 343234- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 90 | 0 | 1981 |
| [Grand View Estates](/search.md) permit 336935- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 115 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Turkey Rock Ranch Estates](/search.md) permit 337077- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 324 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Palmer Village](/search.md) permit 337065- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 600 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Twin Rocks](/search.md) permit 337128- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 480 | 7.4 | 2025 |
| [Skyway Ranch Reserve](/search.md) permit 338612- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 260 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 337501- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Four Mile Ranch 2600](/search.md) permit 337970- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 340 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Florissant Heights](/search.md) permit 89834-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 8.1 | 2025 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 337751- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 560 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 338315- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 480 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Stuart Lode Mining Claim #10458](/search.md) permit 338714- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 760 | 5 | 2025 |
| [Deer Mountain Ranch](/search.md) permit 89926-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 280 | 0 | 1984 |
| [Cripple Creek Ranches of Colo](/search.md) permit 338989- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Skycrest](/search.md) permit 339476- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 8 | 2025 |
| [Elk Valley Estates](/search.md) permit 339558- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 800 | 7.9 | 2025 |
| [Bormanns](/search.md) permit 339837- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 140 | 0 | 1955 |
| [Bear Trap Ranch](/search.md) permit 319770--A | Well Constructed | Domestic | 460 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Eaglecrest (filing: 3)](/search.md) permit 340735- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 7.7 | 2025 |
| [Government](/search.md) permit 341430- | Well Constructed | Commercial | 140 | 0 | 1975 |
| [Indian Creek](/search.md) permit 341525- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 640 | 7 | 2025 |
| [Northwest Ute Pass Ranch](/search.md) permit 333096- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 480 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Golden Fleece Lode, Us Mineral Survey No. 15918](/search.md) permit 333617- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 600 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Florissant Heights](/search.md) permit 333735- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 693 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Palmer Village](/search.md) permit 333762- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 440 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Navajo Mountain Mesa](/search.md) permit 333652- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Bear Trap Ranch](/search.md) permit 333654- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 460 | 7.8 | 2024 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 334074- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 420 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Black Diamond Lode Sr #11628](/search.md) permit 333892- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 600 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 334654- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 220 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Ranch Resorts of Colorado](/search.md) permit 334324- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 260 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Ranch Resorts of Colorado](/search.md) permit 334345- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Chateau West 11 (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 334763- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 300 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Indian Creek](/search.md) permit 335240- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 700 | 7 | 2024 |
| [Ranch Resorts of Colorado](/search.md) permit 334989- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 280 | 13 | 2025 |
| [Sherwood Forest Estates](/search.md) permit 335194- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 335106- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 210 | 9.3 | 2024 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 335107- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Wilson Lake Estates](/search.md) permit 335273- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Druid Hills](/search.md) permit 335274- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 480 | 8 | 2025 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 335344- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 700 | 8 | 2025 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 335345- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 9.1 | 2024 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 335349- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 600 | 8 | 2024 |
| [Indian Creek](/search.md) permit 335404- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 600 | 9.9 | 2024 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 335233- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 200 | 8.2 | 2024 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 335408- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 600 | 8 | 2024 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 335346- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 320 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Indian Creek](/search.md) permit 335410- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 335474- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 374 | 9.4 | 2025 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 335544- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 320 | 9.1 | 2024 |
| [Eaglecrest](/search.md) permit 335791- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Indian Creek](/search.md) permit 335966- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 480 | 7.1 | 2025 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 336147- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 10 | 2025 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 336258- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 175 | 5 | 2025 |
| [Sherwood Forest Estates](/search.md) permit 336209- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 140 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates (filing: 1)](/search.md) permit 316153--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 180 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Chateau West](/search.md) permit 336710- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 320 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Grand View Estates](/search.md) permit 336739- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 135 | 7.7 | 2025 |
| [Sherwood Forest](/search.md) permit 104305--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 8.7 | 2024 |
| [High Chateau Ranches](/search.md) permit 329576- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 380 | 9.2 | 2023 |
| [Bear Trap Ranch](/search.md) permit 329647- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 500 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Sherwood Forest](/search.md) permit 329834- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 180 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Sherwood Forest Estates](/search.md) permit 329912- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 160 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Ranch Resorts of Colorado](/search.md) permit 330005- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 280 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Panoramas Unlimited](/search.md) permit 330088- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 7 | 2024 |
| [Tranquil Acres](/search.md) permit 330103- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 560 | 9.2 | 2023 |
| [Panoramas Unlimited](/search.md) permit 330253- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 9.4 | 2023 |
| [Valley Hi Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 330402- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 420 | 8.8 | 2024 |
| [Valley Hi Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 330549- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estate (filing: 12)](/search.md) permit 330488- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 149274--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 760 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 330793- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 10 | 2023 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 330867- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 660 | 8 | 2023 |
| [Jdk](/search.md) permit 88247-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 700 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 330889- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 530 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estate (filing: 12)](/search.md) permit 330688- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 380 | 8.9 | 2024 |
| [Chugwater/ms#14674](/search.md) permit 330802- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 480 | 8.4 | 2024 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 331007- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 420 | 7.4 | 2023 |
| [Wildhorn (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 331312- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 280 | 7.2 | 2025 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 331399- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 300 | 9.8 | 2023 |
| [Devils Dream Mining Lode Ms #9203](/search.md) permit 330979- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2026 |
| [Sherwood Forest Estates](/search.md) permit 331530- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 480 | 6.8 | 2026 |
| [Lutheran Valley Ranch](/search.md) permit 331662- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 10 | 2024 |
| [Indian Creek](/search.md) permit 331571- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 8.7 | 2024 |
| [Crystal Peak Estates](/search.md) permit 331930- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 207 | 9.3 | 2023 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 331785- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 140 | 9.3 | 2023 |
| [Etna Mining Claim #17157](/search.md) permit 331858- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 693 | 8 | 2025 |
| [Trout Creek](/search.md) permit 332584- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 480 | 7 | 2024 |
| [Sugar Pine Heights](/search.md) permit 332153- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 200 | 8.1 | 2024 |
| [Lutheran Valley Ranch](/search.md) permit 332642- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 140 | 20 | 2005 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 321878--A | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 400 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Living Forest Estates](/search.md) permit 332350- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 480 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Lost Canyon Ranch (filing: 2)](/search.md) permit 332420- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 667 | 8.3 | 2025 |
| [Indian Creek](/search.md) permit 332528- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 440 | 7.5 | 2024 |
| [Florissant Heights](/search.md) permit 88779-F | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 580 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Living Forest Estates](/search.md) permit 332599- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 485 | 0 | 2024 |
| [Las Brisas Ranchettes](/search.md) permit 332772- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 9 | 2024 |
| [Turkey Rock Ranch](/search.md) permit 332773- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 460 | 7.3 | 2024 |
| [Highland Meadows](/search.md) permit 332747- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 460 | 7.3 | 2024 |
| [North Ute Pass Ranch](/search.md) permit 327441- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 520 | 7.5 | 2022 |
| [Sherwood Forest](/search.md) permit 324999- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 0 | 2023 |
| [Ranch Resorts](/search.md) permit 325237- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 265 | 8 | 2022 |
| [Colorado Mountain Estates](/search.md) permit 325101- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 360 | 10 | 2022 |
| [Ute Lakes Club](/search.md) permit 325066- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 25 | 0 | 1964 |
| [Indian Creek](/search.md) permit 325538- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 460 | 0 | 2025 |
| [Westcreek Ranches](/search.md) permit 325634- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 540 | 9.8 | 2023 |
| [Hidden Canyon Ranch](/search.md) permit 325213- | Well Constructed | Domestic | 580 | 6.8 | 2022 |
| [Sherwood Forest Estates](/search.md) permit 325635- | Well Constructed | Household Use Only | 240 | 0 | 1968 |

### By decreed use in Teller County

- [Domestic in Teller County](/county/teller/domestic.md) — 2,730
- [Household Use Only in Teller County](/county/teller/household-use-only.md) — 7,077

### Counties with a comparable register

- [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
- [Garfield](/county/garfield.md) 12,165
- [Grand](/county/grand.md) 11,297
- [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
- [Morgan](/county/morgan.md) 9,779
- [Logan](/county/logan.md) 9,308

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