Keenesburg Colorado Well Depth, Yield and Cost

How deep are wells around Keenesburg?

How much water do wells make near Keenesburg?

Keenesburg well depths vary sharply across the plains

The Keenesburg records do not describe one consistent drilling depth. Of the wells with reported total depth, 64% are under 100 feet, 2% fall between 100 and 300 feet, 9% are between 300 and 600 feet, and 26% are deeper than 600 feet. The median is 50 feet, but the middle half stretches from 26 to 615 feet.

For a drilling bid, that spread matters more than the median alone. A nearby shallow well may not represent the depth needed on your lot. Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock, alluvial conditions and named Laramie Fox Hills or fractured-bedrock settings can change the planned casing, grout and drilling time. Check several nearby permits before assuming a shallow hole is likely.

What Keenesburg wells produce for a household

Only 316 wells in the records report a pump yield, so the yield statistics are a useful sample rather than a promise for every parcel. The median reported yield is 13.6 gallons per minute, with the middle half between 10.0 and 15.0 gallons per minute. Fifty-two percent of reported yields are between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, and 46% exceed 15 gallons per minute.

No reported well is under 1 gallon per minute, and 2% are between 1 and 5 gallons per minute. That is encouraging for buyers, but low-producing or unsuccessful holes can still occur. Ask for the well test, not just the permit, and confirm that the water right and permit allow the household, stock or irrigation use you need.

Water levels around Keenesburg are not uniform

Only 146 wells report a static water level. Across those records, the median depth to water is 176 feet, with the middle half from 15 to 386 feet. That range is important when estimating pump setting, electrical work and future service access.

The decade medians do not show a simple steadily dropping water table. Reported depth to water was 150 feet in the 1970s, 17 feet in the 1990s, 20 feet in the 2000s, 308 feet in the 2010s and 140 feet in the 2020s. Different locations, aquifers and measurement practices can explain much of that variation. Treat the series as evidence of local variability, not a site-specific forecast.

Keenesburg permit history and active drillers

Colorado DWR records contain 1,572 permitted wells within the mapped area, with 804 recorded as constructed. Permitting increased from 31 permits in each of the 1950s and 1960s to 435 in the 2000s. The records include 218 permits from the 2010s and 227 from the 2020s, with the newest permit year listed as 2025.

The most active driller entry is Authorized (Pe, Pg), associated with 413 records. Glover's Drilling, listed as Glover, Jonathan M., appears on 63, and Holden & Holden, listed as Holden, B L, appears on 50. These are permit-record counts, not endorsements. Confirm current licensing, insurance, availability and the proposed scope directly before hiring.

Keenesburg well drilling cost at local depths

For Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock near Keenesburg, the drilling model uses a typical rate of $50-$70 per foot. At the local median depth of 50 feet, the drilled hole itself models to about $2,500-$3,500. That figure is not the complete water-system price.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching and electrical is modeled at about $8,500-$15,500 at the median depth. A site needing a much deeper hole can move well beyond that range. Get a written bid that separates drilling, casing and grout, pump equipment, testing, trenching, electrical, access and any permit-related work. The 26-to-615-foot middle-half depth range is a reason to request a site-specific allowance.

Keenesburg risks to check before closing or building

Water quality deserves particular attention. The mapped area within about 10 miles contains 1,253 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, along with 4 historic mine features. There are 0 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites in that search area. Those figures do not determine the quality of a particular well, so test existing water and ask what sampling has been done.

Also investigate low yield, dry-hole risk, water-level variation and the well's construction record. A household well may be exempt, but the permit controls its allowed use; an augmentation plan can matter in an over-appropriated basin. Check septic setbacks, soil, driveway access, building location and separation from possible contamination before finalizing a site plan. Nearby Hudson and Fort Lupton records may provide additional context, but the closest wells are usually more useful.

Well permits by decade near Keenesburg

What a new well costs in Keenesburg, 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 (615 ft) would run roughly $36,750–$55,050. 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 Keenesburg? 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 Keenesburg 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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