Greeley, Colorado Well Depth, Yield, and Cost

How deep are wells around Greeley?

How much water do wells make near Greeley?

Greeley wells are usually shallow

The median reported well depth near Greeley is 32 feet. The middle half runs from 22 to 50 feet, and 91% of wells are under 100 feet. The 90th percentile is 87 feet, so a well much deeper than that is outside the common local pattern, though the deepest record reaches 900 feet.

For a buyer, that range gives a useful starting point for a drilling estimate, not a guaranteed target. Local ground includes alluvium and plains sedimentary rock, while permits also name unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifers. Conditions can change from one lot to the next. A driller should review nearby completion records, casing and grout requirements, and the intended household or irrigation use before setting a bid.

Reported yields look strong, but the sample is limited

Only 142 wells in the records report a pump yield, so treat the yield statistics as directional rather than a promise for every parcel. Among those reports, the median yield is 15.0 gallons per minute, with the middle half from 10.5 to 291.2 gallons per minute. Seventy percent report more than 15 gallons per minute.

Low-producing wells are present: 1% report under 1 gallon per minute, 6% report 1 to 5 gallons per minute, and 23% report 5 to 15 gallons per minute. A result under 1 gallon per minute can materially affect storage, household use, and future plans. Ask for the well test, pump information, and the permit’s approved use. An exempt household-use well is generally subject to Colorado’s 35 gallon-per-minute pumping limit.

The water level is close to the surface

Of the 174 records reporting a static water level, the median depth to water is 15 feet. The middle half is 10 to 20 feet below the surface. That shallow water level helps explain why many local wells are not deep, but it also means construction planning needs to account for groundwater close to the surface.

The decade figures do not show a dropping water table in this dataset. The median static level was 16 feet below the surface in the 2010s and 14 feet in the 2020s, meaning the more recent median is slightly shallower. These are measurements from different wells and dates, not a continuous monitoring series. Confirm current conditions at the property, especially before designing a basement, septic system, or deep excavation.

Greeley has a long permit history and several recurring drillers

The records contain 2,099 permitted wells, with 1,209 recorded as constructed. Permit activity spans from the 1950s through the newest permit year of 2025. The busiest decades in this record are the 1990s with 372 permits, the 2020s with 364, and the 2000s with 287. That history gives buyers a substantial pool of nearby records to compare.

The most active driller entries are Authorized (Pe, Pg), with 669 records, followed by Lesh Drilling Inc. (Lesh Jr., Ed), with 91, and Drilling Engineers Inc. (Smith, Chester C.), with 76. These are permit-record names, not endorsements. Check the current license, insurance, references, and proposed completion details before hiring anyone. A new well also needs the correct Colorado DWR permit and approved use.

A median-depth Greeley well starts with a manageable drilling estimate

For alluvium and plains sedimentary rock near Greeley, the drilling model uses $35 to $55 per foot. At the local median depth of 32 feet, the drilled hole works out to about $1,100 to $1,800. That is only the drilling portion.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is estimated at about $7,100 to $13,800 at that median depth. The price can change when the actual site requires more depth, different casing or grout, difficult access, additional trenching, or a different pump setup. Get the bid separated into drilling, casing, pump, electrical, trenching, testing, and permit-related work so a low initial number does not hide the complete project cost.

Check water quality, dry-hole risk, and the building layout

There are 1914 PFAS sampling or contamination sites mapped within about 10 miles, along with 5 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites and 2 historic mine features. These mapped sites do not prove a particular parcel is contaminated, but they justify a water-quality review. Test an existing well and ask about nearby environmental records before relying on the water.

Low yield and dry holes remain possible even where the local median looks favorable. Confirm the well’s construction, pump yield, static level, and permitted use. Septic setbacks, well access for a rig, electrical service, storage, and surface drainage all affect a building plan. On rural land, the well and septic locations should be evaluated together before house placement or excavation begins.

Well permits by decade near Greeley

What a new well costs in Greeley, 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 (50 ft) would run roughly $7,750–$14,750. 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 Greeley? 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 Greeley 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.

Spend a little to know. Or gamble a lot to guess. Realtors sell the view and inspectors look at houses that already exist. We're the people who'd build it, so we catch what quietly turns a "great deal" into a budget disaster: bad access, buried rock, steep grade, soil that won't pass for a normal septic, water that's a fortune to reach. And if the lot is good, you've already got a builder ready to do the work, driveway to drywall.

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Under contract, comparing parcels, or a realtor with a rural listing whose buyers keep asking "what will it cost to build here?" This is the due-diligence step almost everyone skips, and the one that saves the most.

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