Crisman, Colorado Well Depths, Yields, and Costs

How deep are wells around Crisman?

How much water do wells make near Crisman?

Crisman well depths reflect fractured mountain bedrock

Among the permitted wells near Crisman that report total depth, the median is 285 feet. The middle half runs from 155 to 425 feet, so a driller bidding a new well here should not assume every hole will resemble a shallow foothills well. The 90th-percentile depth is 600 feet, and the deepest record reaches 1,402 feet.

Depth records are spread across the area: 16% are under 100 feet, 35% fall between 100 and 300 feet, 37% between 300 and 600 feet, and 12% are 600 feet or deeper. Most permits name unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifers. Granite and gneiss fractures control where water is found, so the final depth can differ substantially between neighboring lots.

What a Crisman well may produce

The reported median yield is 7.0 gallons per minute, with the middle half between 5.0 and 10.0 gallons per minute. That is generally a workable range for a household well, but the pumping test and storage system still matter. A well's reported yield is not the same as unlimited daily water use.

Only 3% of reported yields are under 1 gallon per minute. Another 18% are between 1 and 5 gallons per minute, while 70% are between 5 and 15 gallons per minute and 10% exceed 15 gallons per minute. A buyer should ask how long the test ran, whether the result was measured after drilling, and how the home will manage storage during peak demand.

Crisman water levels and the long record

Static water level means the depth from the ground surface down to standing water in the well. The local median is 60 feet, with the middle half between 18 and 100 feet. That range affects pump setting, electrical planning, and the amount of lift a system must handle.

The decade figures vary rather than forming a simple, steady decline: 30 feet in the 1960s, 40 feet in the 1970s, 68 feet in the 1980s, 6 feet in the 2000s, 90 feet in the 2010s, and 100 feet in the 2020s. Because only 125 wells report static water levels, the series is a warning to check the individual well and nearby records, not proof of one uniform water-table trend.

Crisman drilling history and local contractors

Colorado DWR records show permits from the 1950s through the newest permit year, 2025. Permit activity was highest in the 1970s, with 861 permits, followed by 552 in the 1980s, 557 in the 1990s, 300 in the 2000s, 186 in the 2010s, and 114 in the 2020s. The records include 3,765 permitted wells, with 2,480 recorded as constructed.

The most frequent driller name is Ground Water Systems Inc. (Wilson, Richard R.), appearing on 862 records. Ingram Drilling Inc. (Ingram, Stephen E.) appears on 268, and Norris & Sons (Norris, T A) on 201. These records show local history, not an endorsement. Confirm current licensing, insurance, availability, and what each bid includes.

Expected cost to drill a Crisman well

Fractured granite and gneiss make drilling cost sensitive to depth and ground conditions. The local cost model uses $65-$100 per foot. At the 285-foot median depth, the drilled hole works out to about $18,500-$28,500.

A finished system, including the pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical work, is modeled at about $24,500-$40,500 at that median depth. Treat this as a planning range, not a guaranteed quote. Ask the driller to separate drilling, casing and grout, pump equipment, testing, trenching, electrical work, and any difficult access or extra-depth charges. A low initial bid can change if the hole must continue through unproductive bedrock.

Crisman risks to check before construction

Low yield and dry holes are the main physical risks in fractured mountain rock. The records show that most reported wells produce between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, but some produce under 1 gallon per minute. A buyer should obtain the well permit, construction report, yield test, water-quality results, and maintenance history rather than relying on a neighbor's experience.

Environmental review also matters. Within about 10 miles, the mapped record includes 78 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 746 historic mine features, and 65 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. Those locations do not automatically mean a particular well is contaminated. Test the actual water and check the site's proximity to mines, cleanup areas, septic systems, and drainage. Confirm casing, grout, wellhead protection, septic setbacks, access, and the building site's legal water use before committing.

Well permits by decade near Crisman

What a new well costs in Crisman, 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 (425 ft) would run roughly $33,625–$54,500. 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 Crisman? 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 Crisman 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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