Wells and Water in Raymer, Colorado

How deep are wells around Raymer (New Raymer)?

How much water do wells make near Raymer (New Raymer)?

Raymer well depths range from shallow plains wells to deep holes

The median reported well depth near Raymer is 157 feet. The middle half of reported wells runs from 80 to 296 feet, so a driller bidding a typical site may be working in that range rather than quoting one fixed depth. The depth distribution is broad: 28% of wells are under 100 feet, 47% fall between 100 and 300 feet, 10% are 300 to 600 feet, and 15% exceed 600 feet.

The deepest reported well reaches 1,545 feet, while the 90th percentile is 1,042 feet. This spread matters on the plains, where alluvium and sedimentary rock can produce very different drilling conditions. A nearby shallow well is useful evidence, but it should not be treated as a promise that your lot will match it.

What Raymer wells produce for household and stock use

Among the 30 Raymer-area records reporting pump yield, the median is 8.5 gallons per minute. The middle half runs from 3.9 to 14.5 gallons per minute. The reported mix is 27% at 1 to 5 gpm, 47% at 5 to 15 gpm, and 27% above 15 gpm. No reported well is listed below 1 gpm.

That is generally workable information for a rural buyer, but yield is not the same as storage or water quality. A modest-producing well can still serve a home if the pressure tank and storage plan are designed correctly. Ask for the pumping test and completion report. Household-use exempt wells have a 35 gpm pumping limit, and stock use appears frequently in these permits.

Raymer water levels and what the permit history says

Only 8 wells report a static water level, so the local water-level sample is small. Those records show a median depth to water of 46 feet, with the middle half from 23 to 191 feet. The range suggests that water may be relatively shallow at some sites but substantially deeper at others.

The permit record does not provide enough water-level observations to call a dropping or rising trend. Permit activity itself spans the 1950s through the 2020s, with the newest permit issued in 2024: 2 permits in the 1950s, 9 in the 1960s, 11 in the 1970s, 12 in the 1980s, 16 in the 1990s, 23 in the 2000s, 12 in the 2010s, and 8 in the 2020s. Use those records as site history, not a basin-wide water-level forecast.

Who has drilled around New Raymer

The most active names in the available permit records are Authorized (Pe, Pg), associated with 19 wells; Kugler Sales & Service (Kugler, Dean L.), associated with 17; and Stewart Drilling Co. (Stewart, Dennis W.), associated with 6. These are record counts, not a recommendation or a guarantee that any driller is available for a new project.

Before requesting bids, pull the completion reports for nearby wells and compare depth, casing, grout, aquifer description, yield, and pump information. The records identify 115 wells in an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer, 4 in the Pierre Shale, and 1 in the Laramie-Fox Hills. That local construction history can help a driller explain why bids differ.

A Raymer well budget: drilling versus a finished system

The local cost model uses a typical drilling rate of $35 to $55 per foot for alluvium and plains sedimentary rock. At the 157-foot median depth, the drilled hole alone works out to about $5,500 to $8,600. That is only the drilling portion, not a functioning water system.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is estimated at $11,500 to $20,600 at the median depth. A deep hole can move well beyond that planning range, particularly when casing, grout, difficult formation, pump setting, or extra trenching is required. Get a written bid that separates drilling, casing, development, pump equipment, electrical, trenching, testing, and permit-related work.

Checks that matter before building near Raymer

Low yield and dry-hole risk cannot be ruled out from a median alone. The wide local depth range and the number of wells in unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifers make lot-specific investigation important. Have the driller review neighboring permits, and confirm how the proposed well location fits the home, driveway, septic system, and reserve area.

Water quality also needs testing. The mapped area includes 51 PFAS sampling or contamination sites within about 10 miles. That fact does not prove contamination at your parcel, but it is a reason to test raw well water before relying on it. The records show no historic mine features and no EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. Ask about treatment only after laboratory results identify a need.

Buying or building on a Raymer-area lot

Start with the parcel’s neighboring wells, not just the countywide median. A 157-foot typical depth and 8.5 gpm median yield are useful for a preliminary budget, while the 80-to-296-foot middle-half depth range shows why a fixed quote can be misleading. Request DWR permits and construction reports for the closest comparable wells.

Before closing, confirm the permitted use, well location, access for a rig, electrical route, septic setbacks, and the cost of connecting the well to the house. Domestic, household, and stock uses are common in the records, while irrigation accounts for 1%. If the property is in an over-appropriated basin, ask whether an augmentation plan or other water-rights issue affects the intended use. Nearby Weldona, Jackson Lake, Saddle Ridge, Blue Sky, Morgan Heights, and Snyder can provide broader regional context, but the immediate neighboring wells matter most.

Well permits by decade near Raymer (New Raymer)

What a new well costs in Raymer (New Raymer), 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 (296 ft) would run roughly $16,360–$28,280. 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.

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A listing photo can't tell you whether a lot is a dream or a money pit. Two parcels near Raymer (New Raymer) 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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