What Padroni, Colorado Wells Are Like

How deep are wells around Padroni?

How much water do wells make near Padroni?

Padroni Well Depths Depend on the Local Sediments

The median recorded well depth near Padroni is 180 feet. The middle half runs from 54 to 310 feet, so a driller bidding a new well should not treat 180 feet as a guaranteed target. The broad spread reflects changing plains sediments and sedimentary rock across the area.

Forty-one percent of recorded wells are under 100 feet, while 28% fall from 100 to 300 feet and 31% from 300 to 600 feet. The deepest record is 600 feet. For a buyer, that distribution means a shallow nearby well does not eliminate the possibility of a deeper bid on your lot. Ask for a written estimate that explains the assumed depth, casing and grout, and what happens if drilling must continue.

Most Padroni Wells Report Strong Production

Only 86 wells in the records report a pump yield, so the yield data is a sample rather than a result for every permitted well. Among those records, the median yield is 15.0 gallons per minute, with the middle half from 12.0 to 15.0 gallons per minute. Seventy percent report more than 15 gallons per minute.

Twenty-nine percent fall between 5 and 15 gallons per minute, while 1% are in the 1-to-5 range and 0% are under 1 gallon per minute. That is encouraging for household use, but a pump-yield figure is not the same as guaranteed long-term supply. Have the driller explain the test method, recovery, storage tank needs, and the permitted use before you size a home system.

Padroni Water Levels Show a Wide Range

Static water-level data is limited to 20 wells. The median depth to water is 37 feet, with the middle half from 18 to 104 feet. That range matters during construction because a shallow water level can affect drilling conditions, casing, trenching, and the final pump setup.

The available facts do not provide water-level measurements by decade, so they do not establish a dropping or rising regional water table. Do not read the 37-foot median as a parcel-specific guarantee. Request the original well construction and test records for nearby properties, then ask a licensed driller how seasonal conditions and the local aquifer affect the proposed location.

Padroni Permit History Identifies Local Drillers

Permit activity near Padroni extends from the 1950s through the 2020s, with the newest permit year listed as 2026. The records show 17 permits in the 1950s, 46 in the 1960s, 42 in the 1970s, 40 in the 1980s, 41 in the 1990s, 61 in the 2000s, 52 in the 2010s, and 12 in the 2020s.

The most common drillers in these records are Stewart Drilling Co. (Stewart, Dennis W.) with 55 wells, M&S Drilling, Inc. (Monheiser, Mark) with 38, and Canfield, Leslie George with 29. These names show local permit history, not an endorsement. Confirm current licensing, availability, insurance, scope of work, and references before selecting a contractor.

A Padroni Well Costs More Than the Drilled Hole

For Padroni's alluvium and plains sedimentary rock, the drilling model uses $35 to $55 per foot. At the 180-foot median depth, the drilled hole alone works out to about $6,300 to $9,900. That figure is not the complete water system.

A finished well including the pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is estimated at $12,300 to $21,900 at the median depth. A deeper-than-median hole can increase the total, and the site layout can change trenching and electrical costs. When comparing bids, ask whether casing, grout, development, pump testing, permits, wiring, and connection to the house are included or priced separately.

Check Water Quality, Yield, Septic Space, and Building Plans

Environmental review within about 10 miles identifies 7 PFAS sampling or contamination sites and 6 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. There are 0 historic mine features mapped in that area. Those records do not prove contamination on a particular lot, but they are a reason to obtain a current laboratory water test and review nearby site information before closing.

Most permitted wells name an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer, with 404 wells in that category; 6 name the Ogallala and 5 name Quaternary Alluvium. Fractured formations can be unpredictable even when nearby wells perform well. Also confirm septic setbacks, drainfield space, driveway access, building location, and the well's permitted use. Household wells are not automatically authorized for every future use, and an over-appropriated basin may require an augmentation plan.

Use Nearby Records Before Buying or Building

Start with wells on adjoining parcels, then expand the comparison toward Iliff, Sterling, Peetz, Atwood, Fleming, and Crook. Look for construction depth, aquifer name, yield test, static water level, permit status, and permitted use. The Padroni records list domestic or household use on 68% of permits, stock use on 44%, irrigation on 7%, and monitoring on 3%, so do not assume a stock or irrigation permit can serve a residence.

For a purchase, make water rights, well records, inspection, and water-quality testing part of due diligence. For a build, locate the well, septic system, driveway, and utility routes together before excavation. A driller can refine the depth and pump budget after reviewing the parcel and neighboring records, but no map can promise that a new well will match the local median.

Well permits by decade near Padroni

What a new well costs in Padroni, 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 (310 ft) would run roughly $16,850–$29,050. 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 Padroni? 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 Padroni 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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• On-Site Report, $2,000 — everything above, then boots and a drone on the actual ground: house pad and septic zone located, access and winter conditions checked, rock and soil observed in person, a 15 to 20 page written opinion you can hand a lender or seller. Credited toward your project if you build with us.

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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