Haxtun, Colorado Well Depths, Yields, and Costs

How deep are wells around Haxtun?

How much water do wells make near Haxtun?

Haxtun well depths and the formations below town

The median reported well depth around Haxtun is 240 feet. The middle half runs from 206 to 290 feet, and 90% of reported depths are at or below 320 feet. The deepest record reaches 355 feet.

Most wells are not shallow. 77% fall between 100 and 300 feet, while 23% are between 300 and 600 feet. None of the records are under 100 feet or above 600 feet. Permits identify an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer on 206 wells and the Ogallala on 98. That mix matters for bidding: use the local depth range as a planning allowance, but do not treat 240 feet as a guaranteed completion depth.

How much water Haxtun wells produce

Reported production is solid in the local records, with a median pump yield of 15.0 gallons per minute. The middle half is 10.0 to 30.0 gallons per minute. Among the wells that report yield, 63% produce more than 15 gallons per minute, 29% fall between 5 and 15, and 8% fall between 1 and 5.

No reported well is under 1 gallon per minute, but the yield sample includes only 52 wells, so it is not a promise for an untested lot. A buyer should ask for the completion report and pumping test, then compare the result with household demand, livestock plans, irrigation, and storage. An exempt household-use well is generally limited to 35 gallons per minute under Colorado rules, subject to the permit terms.

Water levels around Haxtun and what the records show

Only 23 local records report a static water level, so the water-level dataset is much smaller than the depth dataset. Those records show a median depth to static water of 148 feet, with the middle half from 140 to 158 feet.

The available facts do not provide a water-level series by decade, so they do not support a conclusion that the water table is dropping or recovering over time. A static level is also not the same as the water level while pumping. Before buying, obtain the well construction and pump information, check nearby wells in Paoli, Fleming, and the surrounding Phillips County plains, and have a driller evaluate whether the reported water level fits the proposed pump setting and storage system.

Who has drilled near Haxtun, and how active is the record

Local permit history stretches from the 1950s through the 2020s, with the newest permit year listed as 2025. The largest group is from the 1970s, with 56 permits. Other notable decades include the 1990s with 36, the 2000s with 32, and the 2010s with 26.

In the driller records, Wellstone Industries doing business as Twiss & Wilson Drilling Inc. and Raymond L. Twiss appear on 30 wells. Stewart Drilling Co. and Dennis W. Stewart appear on 19, while Wellstone Services, LLC and Bryan Beckner appear on 10. These names help when tracing nearby completions, but current availability, licensing, insurance, and site-specific experience still need to be confirmed directly.

What a new Haxtun well may cost

The local cost model assumes alluvium and plains sedimentary rock. A typical drilling rate is $35 to $55 per foot. At the local median depth of 240 feet, the drilled hole works out to about $8,400 to $13,200.

That is not the complete project price. A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is estimated at $14,400 to $25,200 at the same median depth. A bid can move outside that range if the hole must go deeper, access is difficult, casing or grout requirements change, or the site needs longer utility runs. Ask for drilling, casing, development, pump, electrical, trenching, testing, and permit-related work to be separated in writing.

Haxtun risks to check before you commit

The main practical risks are low production, an unsuccessful hole, water-quality problems, and costs that appear after drilling. The yield records are encouraging, but only 52 wells report a pump yield. That leaves uncertainty on parcels with no close, comparable completion. A driller should review nearby depths, aquifer names, casing and grout details, and the proposed well location before you buy.

There are 4 mapped PFAS sampling or contamination sites within about 10 miles. There are no recorded historic mine features and no EPA Superfund or cleanup sites in that mapped search. That does not replace a water test. Test for ordinary drinking-water concerns and any site-specific contaminants, and keep the well separated from septic components. Confirm that the lot has enough room for the well, septic system, reserve area, driveway, and the home site.

Buying or building a lot near Haxtun

Make the well permit and construction report part of the purchase review. Colorado DWR records contain 315 wells in this local dataset, but only 124 are recorded as constructed and 179 report a total depth. Those differences mean a map point or permit count is not the same as a verified producing well.

For a buildable lot, have a licensed driller inspect access and review nearby completions before setting a budget. Confirm the permitted use: local records include domestic or household, stock, and irrigation wells, and the permit controls what the well may legally serve. If the property is in an over-appropriated basin, ask the water attorney or permitting professional whether an augmentation plan is needed. Get a septic evaluation, water-quality test, and written drilling allowance before removing inspection contingencies.

Well permits by decade near Haxtun

What a new well costs in Haxtun, 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 (290 ft) would run roughly $16,150–$27,950. 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 Haxtun? 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 Haxtun 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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