Well permits in Yuma County

12,410 well permits — 2.1% of Colorado’s register. The median well here is 232 feet deep, against 148 feet statewide.

12,410Permits

232 ftMedian depth

962Expired

3Denver Basin aquifer

How deep people drill in Yuma 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	232 ft	360 ft	148 ft — deeper here (7,725 permits, 62 %)
Yield	15 gpm	1000 gpm	10 gpm — higher here (2,892 permits, 23 %)
Static water level	107 ft	196 ft	58 ft — higher here (6,685 permits, 54 %)

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	4,622	37.2%
Domestic	3,411	27.5%
Stock	3,302	26.6%
Commercial	400	3.2%
Monitoring/sampling	215	1.7%
Not stated	100	0.8%
Augmentation	80	0.6%
Other	78	0.6%
Dewatering	62	0.5%
Municipal	42	0.3%
Geothermal	39	0.3%
Household Use Only	29	0.2%

What happened to these permits

5,251 of the 12,410 permits in Yuma County ended with a well the Division was told about — 42.3%. And 962 expired without one: 7.8%.

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	5,251	42.3%
Application Denied	1,624	13.1%
Final Permit	1,547	12.5%
Permit Expired	962	7.8%
Permit Issued	650	5.2%
Well Abandoned	598	4.8%
Permit Canceled	521	4.2%
Well Replaced - Abandonment Required	300	2.4%
Pump Installed, No Construction Info Received	183	1.5%
Application Information Requested	182	1.5%

Which aquifers

Aquifer	Permits	Share
All Unnamed Aquifers	7,912	63.8%
Ogallala	4,112	33.1%
Not stated	188	1.5%
High Plains Aquifer	131	1.1%
High Plains	45	0.4%
Quaternary Alluvium	10	0.1%
Alluvial	6	0.0%
Denver	2	0.0%
Arapahoe	2	0.0%
Unconfined San Luis Vall	1	0.0%

When the permits were issued

Issued in	Permits	Share
2020s	443	3.6%
2010s	815	6.6%
2000s	1,085	8.7%
1990s	1,224	9.9%
1980s	764	6.2%
1970s	1,571	12.7%
1960s	546	4.4%
1950s	188	1.5%

Buying land in Yuma County, or need a well drilled?

12,410 well permits are on the Division’s register in Yuma County, 962 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 Yuma County

Well permits, Yuma 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
Dickson Countryside Estates permit 341951-	Well Constructed	Domestic	340	0	2026
Resolution 12-31-2020 B permit 342628-	Well Constructed	Domestic	385	30	2022
11-27-2024a permit 339397-	Well Constructed	Domestic	60	0	2025
Olive Creek permit 339940-	Well Constructed	Domestic	180	0	2026
02-29-2024e permit 334045-	Well Constructed	Domestic	280	10	2024
Olive Creek permit 336213-	Well Constructed	Domestic	175	30	2025
Three Quarter Circle Estates permit 332365-	Well Constructed	Domestic	160	20	2024
Windmill Estates permit 325099-	Well Constructed	Domestic	340	30	2022
Re 12-31-2020 B permit 325960-	Well Constructed	Domestic	390	37	2022
Olive Creek permit 326016-	Well Constructed	Domestic	1660	44	2022
Longhorn permit 238588--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	340	40	2022
Three Quarter Circle Estates permit 321333-	Well Constructed	Domestic	180	15	2021
Parcel 2 permit 324401-	Well Constructed	Domestic	260	15	2023
Vernon Town of permit 720--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	290	15	2020
Galbreath permit 319165--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	80	13	2022
Tract A permit 315327-	Well Constructed	Domestic	330	20	2019
Longhorn permit 310096-	Well Constructed	Domestic	340	20	2018
Galbreath permit 161140--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	60	10	2018
Resolution #02-28-2017 A/efs permit 305024-	Well Constructed	Domestic	0	0	1978
Laird permit 305365--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	60	15	2017
Idalia permit 305806--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	292	0	2017
Resolution 02-29-2016 A/efs permit 300429-	Well Constructed	Domestic	340	20	2016
Longhorn permit 297065-	Well Constructed	Domestic	360	20	2015
Resolution #05-30-2014 C/efs permit 297206-	Well Constructed	Commercial	320	20	2015
Olive Creek South permit 297172-	Well Constructed	Domestic	180	13	2015
Tract 2 Exemption permit 297667-	Well Constructed	Domestic	60	15	2015
Efs 0215-03 Exemp permit 297653-	Well Constructed	Domestic	400	15	2015
Olive Creek permit 293615-	Well Constructed	Domestic	174	20	2014
Olive Creek permit 293919-	Well Constructed	Domestic	200	12	2014
Sunny Ville Heights permit 294257-	Well Constructed	Domestic	180	15	2014
Sun Valley Estates permit 295130-	Well Constructed	Domestic	205	50	2015
Longhorn permit 295905-	Well Constructed	Domestic	360	20	2014
Val West Development permit 288056-	Well Constructed	Domestic	280	25	2012
Val West Development permit 288151-	Well Constructed	Domestic	240	20	2012
Idalia permit 288448-	Well Constructed	Commercial	310	17	2012
Idalia Replat permit 35249--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	312	15	2013
Idalia permit 285511-	Well Constructed	Domestic	300	0	2011
Gardner permit 282809-	Well Constructed	Domestic	90	20	2010
Barker permit 284573-	Well Constructed	Domestic	380	50	2010
Georges Western permit 280390--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	60	0	2012
Olive Creek South permit 276454-	Well Constructed	Domestic	190	15	2008
Vernon Town of permit 277230--A	Well Constructed	Commercial	377	20	2008
Gardner Park permit 278242-	Well Constructed	Domestic	90	20	2008
Val West permit 272975-	Well Constructed	Domestic	240	10	2007
Sun Valley Estates permit 267551-	Well Constructed	Domestic	220	0	2006
Olive Creek South permit 268909-	Well Constructed	Domestic	185	15	2007
Vernon Town of permit 269430--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	360	15	2006
Kirk Town of permit 270377--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	220	0	2006
Kirk Town of permit 270378--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	220	0	2006
Todd C & Rebecca L Combs permit 271088-	Well Constructed	Domestic	200	15	2007
Galbreath permit 78916--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	80	5	2006
Olive Creek South permit 262177-	Well Constructed	Domestic	160	20	2005
Village Park East (filing: 1) permit 262835-	Well Constructed	Domestic	414	15	2005
Longhorn permit 263757-	Well Constructed	Domestic	360	0	2005
Val West Development permit 264014-	Well Constructed	Domestic	230	20	2005
Val West Development permit 264013-	Well Constructed	Domestic	235	0	2005
Val West Development permit 265755-	Well Constructed	Domestic	233	20	2005
Val West Development permit 265901-	Well Constructed	Domestic	240	20	2005
Arthur Davis permit 266379-	Well Constructed	Domestic	300	0	2006
Val West Development permit 266143-	Well Constructed	Domestic	230	20	2006
Idalia Town of permit 32199--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	300	10	2004
Val West Development permit 260805-	Well Constructed	Domestic	260	15	2005
Canyon Ridge Estates permit 248528-	Well Constructed	Domestic	260	0	2005
Canyon Ridge Estates permit 248529-	Well Constructed	Domestic	260	0	2005
Canyon Ridge Estates permit 248530-	Well Constructed	Domestic	260	0	2005
Canyon Ridge Estates permit 248531-	Well Constructed	Domestic	240	0	2005
Canyon Ridge Estates permit 248533-	Well Constructed	Domestic	220	0	2005
Hs Georges Addition permit 235683--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	50	20	2003
Idalia permit 254350-	Well Constructed	Domestic	295	20	2003
Idalia Town of (unincorporated) permit 238585-	Well Constructed	Domestic	300	15	2002
Ritcheys permit 241373-	Well Constructed	Domestic	80	20	2002
Brownsville Hoffman Addition permit 238891-	Well Constructed	Domestic	192	20	2002
Canyon Ridge Estates permit 241377-	Well Constructed	Domestic	240	15	2003
Longhorn permit 239573-	Well Constructed	Domestic	340	25	2002
Sunnyview permit 240082-	Well Constructed	Domestic	380	0	2004
Gardner Park permit 241834-	Well Constructed	Domestic	90	15	2002
Olive Creek South permit 231838-	Well Constructed	Domestic	175	15	2001
Olive Creek South permit 235021-	Well Constructed	Domestic	200	15	2001
Longhorn permit 235153-	Well Constructed	Domestic	340	15	2001
Windmill Estates permit 235848-	Well Constructed	Domestic	350	0	2001
Sunnyview permit 229745-	Well Constructed	Domestic	300	12	2001
Village Park East (filing: 1) permit 218455-	Well Constructed	Domestic	320	20	1999
Vernon Town of permit 218917--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	320	15	1999
Ritcheys permit 218787-	Well Constructed	Domestic	108	15	1999
Village Park East (filing: 1) permit 220814-	Well Constructed	Domestic	400	15	1999
Village Park East (filing: 1) permit 221486-	Well Constructed	Domestic	400	15	1999
Brownsville permit 220905--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	200	15	2000
Barker Exemption permit 208286-	Well Constructed	Domestic	300	25	1998
Ritcheys permit 210949-	Well Constructed	Domestic	80	20	1998
Village Park East (filing: 1) permit 211121-	Well Constructed	Domestic	340	15	1998
Canyon Ridge Estates permit 211232-	Well Constructed	Domestic	220	0	2000
Kirk Town of permit 212266-	Well Constructed	Domestic	220	0	2001
Canyon Ridge Estates permit 214310-	Well Constructed	Domestic	220	15	1998
Sunny Ville Heights permit 203584-	Well Constructed	Domestic	180	25	1997
Longhorn permit 203546-	Well Constructed	Domestic	340	20	1997
Village Park East (filing: 1) permit 203544-	Well Constructed	Domestic	430	25	1997
Three Quarter Circle Estates permit 205019-	Well Constructed	Domestic	180	25	1997
Windmill Estates permit 206476-	Well Constructed	Domestic	345	20	1997
Village Park East (filing: 1) permit 207043-	Well Constructed	Domestic	490	20	1998
Old Well Location permit 13307-FP-R	Well Constructed	Irrigation	168	800	1996
Longhorn permit 196986-	Well Constructed	Domestic	340	0	1996
Windmill Estates permit 197617-	Well Constructed	Domestic	320	0	1996
Windmill Estates permit 198363-	Well Constructed	Domestic	340	15	1996
Sunnyview permit 185690-	Well Constructed	Domestic	300	12	1995
Laird Original Town permit 187947--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	38	20	1995
Village Park East (filing: 1) permit 189247-	Well Constructed	Domestic	300	0	1996
Idalia Town of permit 17268--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	300	15	1995
Riverview permit 80764--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	80	25	1995
Ritcheys permit 182897--A	Well Constructed	Domestic	85	20	1994
Sunnyview permit 181966-	Well Constructed	Domestic	300	25	1994

By decreed use in Yuma County

Counties with a comparable register

Larimer 20,919
Boulder 20,791
La Plata 18,518
Elbert 17,636
Arapahoe 17,030
Denver 13,096
Pueblo 12,597
Garfield 12,165
Grand 11,297
Teller 10,843
Fremont 10,353
Chaffee 10,321
Alamosa 10,088

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.