Blue Sky, Colorado Well Depth, Yield, and Cost

How deep are wells around Blue Sky?

How much water do wells make near Blue Sky?

Blue Sky well depths stay shallow, but not always

Across permitted wells within the local search area, the median total depth is 85 feet. The middle half runs from 60 to 115 feet, and 61% of reported wells are under 100 feet. Another 38% fall between 100 and 300 feet, while only 1% are between 300 and 600 feet.

That range matters when asking for a drilling bid. A driller may price a straightforward shallow hole near the local median, but the deepest recorded well reaches 540 feet. Plains sediment and alluvial conditions can vary across short distances, and fractured-bedrock sections are less predictable. Neighboring permits help, but the bid should allow for casing, grout, pump setting, and the possibility that the target depth changes in the field.

What Blue Sky wells produce

Only 230 wells in the records report a pump yield, so yield figures are useful but not universal. Among those reports, the median is 15.0 gallons per minute, and the middle half runs from 15.0 to 28.8 gallons per minute. 91% report more than 15 gallons per minute, while 8% fall between 5 and 15 gallons per minute.

No reported wells are under 1 gallon per minute or between 1 and 5 gallons per minute. That is a favorable local record for a household buyer, but it is not a guarantee for an unbuilt lot. Ask for the well-construction report, pump test information, and the permitted use. Domestic, stock, and irrigation wells are not interchangeable for every planned use.

Blue Sky water levels and what the record suggests

Static water level is the depth from the ground surface to standing water in the well. The local median is 27 feet, with the middle half between 15 and 46 feet. A shallow water level can reduce pumping lift, but it does not by itself establish water quality, seasonal reliability, or the amount a well can produce.

The decade record does not show a simple steady decline. Median depth to water was 27 feet in the 1950s, 14 feet in the 2010s, and 30 feet in the 2020s. Those measurements come from different wells and dates, so treat them as local context rather than a basin-wide trend. A buyer should still ask for recent static levels and compare nearby wells before relying on a water-level assumption.

Permit history and drillers around Blue Sky

Colorado DWR records show 1,623 permitted wells within the search area, including 1,207 recorded as constructed. Permit activity began early in the record and continues through the newest permit year, 2025. The records list 209 permits in the 1950s, 208 in the 1970s, and 68 in the 2020s.

The most active names in these records are Canfield Drilling Company, also listed as Canfield, Harold E, with 269 wells; Canfield, Leslie George, with 143; and Authorized (Pe, Pg), with 125. These are record counts, not endorsements. Confirm current licensing, availability, insurance, scope of work, and who will handle the permit and completion report before hiring anyone.

Blue Sky well drilling cost and the finished system

For Blue Sky's alluvium and plains sedimentary rock, the local cost model uses $35 to $55 per foot for drilling. At the median depth of 85 feet, that puts the drilled hole at about $3,000 to $4,700. The finished system, including a pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical work, is modeled at roughly $9,000 to $16,700.

That is a planning range, not a fixed quote. A property with difficult access, extra casing or grout, a deeper-than-expected hole, or more extensive electrical and trench work can cost more. Get the driller to separate footage, casing, grout, development, pump equipment, testing, permits, trenching, and electrical items so competing bids can be compared on the same scope.

Risks to check before buying a Blue Sky lot

Yield is not the only concern. The records identify 22 PFAS sampling or contamination sites within about 10 miles, along with 3 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. No historic mine features are mapped in that area. These mapped sites do not prove a particular well is contaminated, but they are a reason to obtain a current laboratory water test and review nearby land uses before closing.

Also check the well's permitted use, production history, water quality, and distance from septic components and proposed buildings. A shallow well can be more sensitive to surface conditions. If the site will use an exempt household-use well, confirm the permit terms and the applicable 35 gallons per minute pumping limit. Over-appropriated basins may require an augmentation plan for uses beyond the permitted allowance.

A practical plan for building near Blue Sky

Start with the exact parcel, not just the community name. Pull nearby DWR permits and construction reports, then compare depths, static water levels, yields, aquifer descriptions, and permitted uses. Wells in this area are commonly identified with unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifers: 1,518 records use that description, while 31 identify Alluvial and 29 identify Quaternary Alluvium. No Denver Basin aquifer wells appear in the records.

Before making an offer, budget the complete water system rather than drilling alone. Confirm legal access for the rig, septic suitability, building setbacks, electrical routing, and space for tanks and treatment equipment. For a new well, request a written scope and a realistic dry-hole or low-yield response. Existing neighbors in Fort Morgan, Log Lane Village, Saddle Ridge, and Morgan Heights can provide useful local context, but their wells are not a substitute for parcel-specific review.

Well permits by decade near Blue Sky

What a new well costs in Blue Sky, CO

How this is built: the median permitted depth here times the per-foot range for this ground, plus the normal system costs. A lot at the 75th-percentile depth (115 ft) would run roughly $10,025–$18,325. See the full Colorado well cost guide.

Environmental sites mapped within about 10 miles

Counts come from EPA, USGS and state datasets layered on the Colorado Well Finder map. A count is not a verdict on any one well; it tells you what to test for.

Buying land near Blue Sky? Know what it costs to build before you buy the dirt.

A listing photo can't tell you whether a lot is a dream or a money pit. Two parcels near Blue Sky can carry the same asking price while one needs an $80,000 driveway and a $45,000 engineered septic the other doesn't. The well numbers on this page are the start of that answer. A Tri-Lakes Site Feasibility Report is the rest of it: a licensed general contractor, excavator and septic installer reads the parcel the way we would if we were about to build on it, and puts the real cost in writing before your money is committed.

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