Elbert Colorado Well Depths, Yields and Costs

How deep are wells around Elbert?

How much water do wells make near Elbert?

Elbert well depth: plan for a few hundred feet

The median completed well depth near Elbert is 301 feet. The middle half runs from 214 to 382 feet, so a drilling proposal around the median is not unusual, while a site near either end of that range needs a different allowance. The 90th percentile is 447 feet, and the deepest recorded well is 3,638 feet.

Half of the wells fall between 300 and 600 feet. Another 37% are between 100 and 300 feet, while 11% are under 100 feet and 3% exceed 600 feet. Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock drives the local drilling conditions. Confirm the proposed depth, casing and grout details with a licensed driller before comparing bids.

What an Elbert well may produce

Among wells reporting a pump yield, the median is 12.0 gallons per minute. The middle half is 10.0 to 14.8 gallons per minute, which is a useful range for planning a normal household system, storage and pressure equipment. It is not a promise for an untested lot.

The records show 71% of reported yields between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, and 25% above 15 gallons per minute. Only 4% are between 1 and 5 gallons per minute, with 0% under 1 gallon per minute in this dataset. Ask for the well test, pump setting and actual recovery information rather than relying on a sales description.

Elbert water levels and the recent record

Reported static water levels have a median depth of 165 feet below the surface. The middle half is 104 to 231 feet. That matters when sizing a pump and estimating the lift the system must handle, but a static reading is not the same as the water level while pumping.

The decade series shows a median of 168 feet below surface in the 2010s and 165 feet in the 2020s. In this record, that small difference does not show a clear dropping water table. Only 64 wells report static water levels, so the sample is limited. Have the well owner provide current production and water-level information where available.

Elbert permit history and active drillers

Well permitting increased substantially through the local record. The decade totals were 15 permits in the 1950s, 19 in the 1960s, 124 in the 1970s, 81 in the 1980s, 226 in the 1990s, 441 in the 2000s, 189 in the 2010s and 105 in the 2020s. The newest permit year is 2026.

Hamacher Well Works Inc, including Alan Ray Hamacher, appears most often with 300 records. Hier Drilling Co Inc, including Bruce A. Hier, has 84, and Kunau Drilling LLC, including Timothy R. Kunau, has 49. These records identify local experience, not a guarantee of availability or price.

What drilling costs near Elbert

The local cost model uses a typical drilling rate of $50 to $70 per foot in Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock. At the median depth of 301 feet, the drilled hole works out to about $15,000 to $21,100. A finished well, including pump, tank, trenching and electrical, is estimated at about $21,000 to $33,100.

Use those figures to compare scopes, not just per-foot rates. A bid should state the assumed depth, casing and grout, pump equipment, electrical work, trenching and testing. Deeper drilling, difficult access or a change in the planned water-bearing formation can move the final price. Get the driller to explain what happens financially if the first target does not produce enough water.

Risks to check before building in Elbert

Low yield and dry holes remain practical risks even though the reported local yield distribution is generally strong. The mapped area within about 10 miles includes 19 PFAS sampling or contamination sites and 2 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. There are 0 historic mine features mapped in that area. These maps are screening information, not a substitute for testing the property’s water.

Order a certified water test that fits the intended household use, and review the well construction record for casing, grout, depth and pump information. Confirm septic setbacks, soil conditions, access for a rig, electrical routing and the location of the proposed building. Colorado DWR permits control what a well may legally do; an exempt household-use well still has the 35 gallons-per-minute exempt-well pumping limit, and over-appropriated basins may require an augmentation plan.

Buying or building on a lot near Elbert

Start with the neighboring wells before you commit. Compare their depths, named aquifers, reported yields, static levels and construction dates with the subject property. The local records identify 394 Upper Dawson wells, 158 Lower Dawson wells and 369 wells listed as unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer wells. All 100% of the aquifer records are Denver Basin wells.

For an improved property, make the purchase contingent on reviewing the permit, pump test and laboratory water results. For vacant land, obtain a driller’s site-specific opinion and confirm that the desired domestic use is permitted before finalizing house plans. Include room for the well, septic system, access drive, tank and electrical trench. Local context from Kiowa, Elizabeth, Black Forest, Peyton, Ponderosa Park and Franktown can help with contractor comparisons, but the lot’s own geology controls the outcome.

Well permits by decade near Elbert

What a new well costs in Elbert, 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 (382 ft) would run roughly $25,100–$38,740. 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 Elbert? 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 Elbert 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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