What Wells Are Like in The Pinery, Colorado

How deep are wells around The Pinery?

How much water do wells make near The Pinery?

Well depth around The Pinery

The median completed depth in the local records is 345 feet. The middle half runs from 260 to 495 feet, so a driller bidding a typical lot here will usually be thinking in that range rather than assuming a shallow Front Range well. The 90th-percentile depth is 750 feet, and the deepest recorded well reaches 2,745 feet.

Depths vary because Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock and the named aquifers do not produce the same way everywhere. The depth mix shows 12% under 100 feet, 23% from 100 to 300 feet, 47% from 300 to 600 feet, and 19% at 600 feet or deeper. Nearby Franktown, Parker, Stepping Stone, Stonegate, Castle Pines, and Sierra Ridge can provide useful comparison records, but the closest wells matter most.

How much water a Pinery well makes

Reported pump yields are generally solid in this area. The median is 13.0 gallons per minute, with the middle half between 11.5 and 15.0 gallons per minute. The records show 62% of tested wells producing from 5 to 15 gallons per minute and 38% producing more than 15 gallons per minute.

No wells in this data set are reported under 5 gallons per minute, but that does not promise the same result on an untested parcel. A yield test is not the same as a household storage calculation, and pump, tank, well design, and legal use still matter. Check the permit before assuming irrigation or other uses are allowed. In Colorado, an exempt household-use well has a 35-gallon-per-minute pumping limit.

Water levels and the local trend

Among the 285 wells reporting a static water level, the median depth to water is 150 feet below the surface. The middle half is 105 to 290 feet. That range affects drilling estimates, pump setting, electrical requirements, and the cost of getting water from the casing to the pressure tank.

The decade medians do not show a simple steady decline. Reported depth to water was 157 feet in the 1970s, 176 in the 1980s, 245 in the 2000s, 160 in the 2010s, and 145 in the 2020s. Measurements come from different wells and locations, so this series should not be treated as a parcel-specific water-level forecast. Have the driller measure the static level and review nearby records before finalizing equipment.

Permit history and drillers in The Pinery

The area has a long well history. DWR records show 54 permits issued in the 1950s, 124 in the 1960s, 587 in the 1970s, 733 in the 1980s, 732 in the 1990s, 377 in the 2000s, 354 in the 2010s, and 257 in the 2020s. The newest permit year is 2025. Records include 3,944 wells, with 2,321 recorded as constructed.

Hier Drilling Co Inc, listed with Bruce A. Hier, appears on 619 records. Hier Drilling Co., listed with Peter J. Hier, appears on 386. Parker Drilling/Pump Service Inc., listed with Tommy E. Thrasher, appears on 301. Those names describe permit history, not a recommendation or a current bid. Confirm licensing, scope, insurance, and availability directly.

What a new well costs near The Pinery

The local cost model uses a typical drilling rate of $50 to $70 per foot in Denver Basin sedimentary bedrock. At the 345-foot median depth, the drilled hole works out to about $17,200 to $24,200. A finished system with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical is estimated at $23,200 to $36,200.

That range is a planning figure, not a fixed quote. A deeper-than-typical hole, difficult access, casing and grout requirements, pump setting, electrical distance, or trenching conditions can move the total. Ask for separate line items for drilling, casing, grout, development, pump equipment, pressure system, trenching, electrical work, testing, and permit-related work. Compare bids using the same scope.

Risks to check before building or buying

Low yield is not the leading pattern in these reported results, but every parcel remains site-specific. Confirm the permit status, water right or exemption, legal uses, construction record, yield test, static water level, and any notes about abandoned or unsuccessful work. Fractured-bedrock areas can be unpredictable, and a dry hole is a real construction risk even when nearby wells look good.

Environmental due diligence also matters. Within about 10 miles, the map includes 47 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 23 historic mine features, and 4 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. These locations do not establish contamination at a particular home. Test existing water, review local environmental information, and keep the well, septic system, replacement area, driveway, and house site properly separated under applicable requirements.

Well permits by decade near The Pinery

What a new well costs in The Pinery, 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 (495 ft) would run roughly $30,750–$46,650. 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 The Pinery? 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 The Pinery 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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