What Campo, Colorado Wells Are Really Like

How deep are wells around Campo?

How much water do wells make near Campo?

Campo’s Well Depth Usually Means a Serious Drilling Bid

Campo’s recorded wells are commonly deeper than a buyer may expect on the plains. The median total depth is 351 feet, and the middle half runs from 310 to 416 feet. Seventy-six percent of wells in the depth mix fall between 300 and 600 feet. Only 1% are under 100 feet, while 21% are between 100 and 300 feet and 2% reach 600 feet or more.

The deepest well in the records is 1,400 feet, showing that local conditions can vary sharply. The aquifer named on a permit matters: 88 wells reference an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer, 43 reference Dakota, and 31 reference Ogallala. A driller should review nearby logs before pricing a new hole.

Reported Campo Yields Are Strong, but Read the Sample Carefully

The 38 records reporting pump yield show a median of 800.0 gallons per minute, with the middle half from 125.0 to 1,150.0 gallons per minute. Eighty-seven percent of those reported wells produce 15 or more gallons per minute. Thirteen percent fall between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, and none are listed under 5 gallons per minute.

That is encouraging for a buyer, but it is not a promise for a domestic well. Most permits in the area are for irrigation or stock use: irrigation accounts for 57% of the use mix, stock for 32%, and domestic or household use for 4%. Confirm the permit’s allowed use and test the actual well. An exempt household-use well still has a 35 gpm pumping limit.

Campo Water Levels Do Not Yet Show a Decade-by-Decade Trend

Only 13 wells report a static water level, so the water-level sample is limited. Among those records, the median depth to water is 195 feet, and the middle half runs from 190 to 222 feet. That gives a practical starting point for estimating pump setting, trench work, and electrical needs, but it does not establish the water level beneath every parcel.

The permit totals by decade vary: 34 in the 1960s, 40 in the 1970s, 6 in the 1980s, 21 in the 1990s, 10 in the 2000s, 15 in the 2010s, and 12 in the 2020s. Those counts do not form a water-level trend. A buyer should obtain the neighboring well logs and have a driller evaluate drawdown, casing, grout, and aquifer conditions before relying on the listed static level.

Permit History Points to Several Local Drilling Records

Colorado DWR records contain 174 permitted wells within 5 miles of Campo. Of those, 58 are recorded as constructed, 100 report a total depth, 38 report a pump yield, and 13 report a static water level. The newest permit year in the data is 2025, so the area is not represented only by old construction.

The most active named driller records are Schroder Drilling, also listed as Schroder, Dale, with 12 wells, and Hegwood Drilling, also listed as Hegwood, Spencer, with 8. Owner records account for 15. These names can help when comparing local logs, but a permit record is not a performance guarantee. Ask for the original well construction report and verify that the permitted use fits your plans.

A Median-Depth Campo Well Models at $18,300 to $31,300 Finished

For Campo’s alluvium and plains sedimentary rock, the drilling model uses $35 to $55 per foot. At the 351-foot median depth, the drilled hole alone models at about $12,300 to $19,300. A finished well including pump, tank, trenching, and electrical models at about $18,300 to $31,300.

Those figures are planning ranges, not a bid. A 310-foot or 416-foot well can change the drilling portion, and the 1,400-foot record shows why a difficult site can move well beyond the median estimate. Get a written proposal that separates drilling, casing and grout, pump equipment, testing, trenching, power, access, and any treatment. Confirm what happens if the hole is dry or produces less than expected.

Check Water Quality, Septic Separation, and Low-Yield Risk

Mapped environmental information within about 10 miles includes 4 PFAS sampling or contamination sites and 1 EPA Superfund or cleanup site. That does not prove contamination at a Campo parcel, but it is a reason to test the well and review the site history before closing. Ask which tests fit the property and its intended use.

Low-yield risk is not obvious from the reported production sample because no listed well falls under 5 gpm, but only 38 wells report a yield and many permits are not household permits. A dry hole remains a financial risk. Septic design, the well location, building pad, access driveway, and utility trenching must be planned together. In an over-appropriated basin, a new well may also require an augmentation plan or other water-rights review.

Use Nearby Logs Before Choosing a Campo Lot or Building Site

Start with the exact parcel, then compare nearby permitted wells rather than relying on a countywide average. Records from Campo can be more useful when read alongside wells toward Vilas, Springfield, Pritchett, Walsh, Two Buttes, or Kim, but distance and aquifer names still matter. Look for construction depth, static water level, yield, casing, grout, and permitted use.

For a purchase, make well access, testing, permit status, and water rights part of due diligence. For a build, have a licensed driller price the likely 310-to-416-foot range and identify a fallback if the first location fails. Keep the well, septic system, house, driveway, and power route workable together. A good neighboring log narrows uncertainty; it does not replace a site-specific drilling plan.

Well permits by decade near Campo

What a new well costs in Campo, 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 (416 ft) would run roughly $20,560–$34,880. 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.

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