No Name, Colorado Well Depths, Yields, and Costs

How deep are wells around No Name?

How much water do wells make near No Name?

How deep are wells around No Name?

The median recorded well depth near No Name is 140 feet. The middle half runs from 62 to 251 feet, meaning a driller's bid based on a typical well may still need room for meaningful variation. Thirty-six percent of recorded depths are under 100 feet, while 43% fall between 100 and 300 feet.

Deeper drilling is not unusual. Eighteen percent are between 300 and 600 feet, the 90th-percentile depth is 460 feet, and the deepest record reaches 1,110 feet. Most permits name an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer: 755 wells, compared with 10 alluvial wells. Fractured rock can change quickly across short distances, so nearby logs and a site-specific estimate matter more than the median alone.

Expected well yield near Glenwood Springs and No Name

Among the 123 records that report pump yield, the median is 15.0 gallons per minute. The middle half is 11.2 to 15.0 gallons per minute, and 63% report more than 15 gallons per minute. Another 31% fall between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, while 6% are between 1 and 5 gallons per minute. No reported well is under 1 gallon per minute.

That is a stronger production picture than many mountain areas, but it is not a promise for an unbuilt lot. A yield test, storage tank, pump sizing, and intended household use still need to be evaluated together. A domestic permit may also carry use limits, and exempt household-use wells are generally subject to Colorado's 35-gallon-per-minute pumping limit.

Water levels and the recent No Name trend

The median static water level is 42 feet below the surface, with the middle half from 17 to 110 feet. That range affects pump depth, trenching, construction decisions, and the amount of water a driller may encounter before reaching the final producing interval.

The decade figures deserve attention. The median measured water level was 17 feet below surface in the 2010s and 47 feet in the 2020s. That indicates deeper measured water levels in the newer group of records, although it does not by itself prove a uniform regional decline. Measurement locations, aquifers, well construction, and seasonal conditions can differ. Ask for the original well construction report and static-level measurement rather than relying only on a listing or a single neighbor.

Permit history and drillers serving the area

Well development around No Name has been active for decades. Permit records show 242 permits from the 1990s, 104 from the 1980s, 104 from the 2000s, 69 from the 2010s, and 71 from the 2020s. The newest permit year in the records is 2025. Domestic or household use accounts for 47% of the use mix; monitoring wells account for 34%, irrigation 6%, and stock use 1%.

The most frequent named driller is Shelton Drilling Corporation, also listed as Shelton, Wayne, with 257 records. Authorized, listed as Pe, Pg, appears on 90 records, and Collins Drilling Co, listed as Collins, F. E. “Bodie,” appears on 46. These records show who has worked in the area, but confirm current licensing, availability, and the scope of any proposal directly with the driller.

What drilling a well may cost near No Name

The cost model for this area uses mixed sedimentary and alluvial ground and a typical drilling rate of $50 to $75 per foot. At the 140-foot median depth, the drilled hole is estimated at about $7,000 to $10,500. That is only the drilling portion, not the complete water system.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is estimated at $13,000 to $22,500 at the median depth. A deeper hole, difficult access, casing and grout requirements, or an unsuccessful first location can move the final price higher. Request a written bid that separates drilling, casing, grout, pump equipment, storage, trenching, power, testing, and any permit or site work.

Risks to check before building on a No Name lot

Fractured-bedrock wells can be unpredictable even when nearby records look favorable. Review neighboring construction reports, final depths, yields, static levels, and any well tests. A dry hole or low-producing interval may require a redesign, another drilling location, additional storage, or a different water-supply plan.

Water quality also deserves independent testing. The mapped area within about 10 miles includes 17 PFAS sampling or contamination sites and 32 historic mine features, although no EPA Superfund or cleanup sites are mapped there. Those facts do not establish contamination on a particular parcel. Test the well for relevant contaminants, and keep the wellhead, septic system, and drainage layout separated as required by the site and Colorado rules. Confirm that the lot can support both a permitted well and an approved septic system.

A practical plan for buying or building near No Name

Before closing, obtain the DWR permit and construction report for the property and compare it with several nearby wells in Glenwood Springs, Cattle Creek, or Chacra. Check the recorded depth, yield, static water level, aquifer description, casing, grout, pump, and actual test results. If the parcel has no well, have a local driller review access, geology, likely depth, and the best drilling location before you set a budget.

Next, confirm the water right and permitted use. A domestic permit is not automatically permission for irrigation, livestock, additional residences, or other expanded uses. Have a septic professional evaluate soil, setbacks, replacement-area needs, and the relationship between the proposed house, driveway, well, and drainfield. For a new build, budget the complete system rather than the hole alone, and leave room for site conditions that cannot be known until drilling begins.

Well permits by decade near No Name

What a new well costs in No Name, 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 (251 ft) would run roughly $18,550–$30,825. 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 No Name? 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 No Name 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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