What Wray, Colorado Wells Are Really Like

How deep are wells around Wray?

How much water do wells make near Wray?

Wray well depth depends on the local formation

Wray wells are generally shallow compared with many Colorado mountain and foothill wells. The median reported depth is 100 feet, and the middle half runs from 56 to 180 feet. That range is a practical starting point for a drilling estimate, but it is not a promise that your lot will hit water at the median.

About 47% of wells are under 100 feet, while 49% fall between 100 and 300 feet. Only 4% are between 300 and 600 feet, and none in the records are above 600 feet. The deepest recorded well is 1,660 feet, showing that unusual conditions do occur. Permits name unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifers and the Ogallala most often, with some High Plains Aquifer wells.

Most Wray wells report useful production

The reported yield picture is favorable for a typical household buyer. The median is 15.0 gpm, with the middle half between 10.0 and 20.0 gpm. About 65% of reported wells produce more than 15 gpm, while 30% fall between 5 and 15 gpm.

Only 4% report 1 to 5 gpm, and none report under 1 gpm. Those figures describe reported pump yields, not a guarantee of sustained production during every season. Ask for the well permit, completion report, pump information, and any pump test. A strong well can still need properly sized storage, pressure equipment, and electrical service.

Wray water levels show a shallower recent reading

Among the 37 records that report a static water level, the median depth to water is 53 feet, with the middle half between 25 and 100 feet. That is useful for estimating pump placement and understanding excavation, but the small reporting pool limits how broadly it can be applied.

The decade comparison does not show a simple falling water table in these records. The median measured water level was 71 feet below surface in the 2010s and 33 feet below surface in the 2020s, meaning the more recent reported measurements were shallower. Different locations, well designs, and measurement conditions may explain part of that change. Confirm current conditions on the property rather than relying on the regional median.

Wray's permit history points to established drilling activity

Wray has a long record of permitted well construction. Permits were issued in every decade from the 1950s through the 2020s, with the largest recorded decade being the 2000s, with 128 permits. The newest permit year in the records is 2025.

The most active driller in the records is Wellstone Industries Dba Twiss & Wilson Drilling Inc (Twiss, Raymond L.), associated with 277 wells. Other frequent names include Twiss, Aaron D., with 45, and Wellstone Services, LLC (Beckner, Bryan), with 30. These records can help you understand local experience, but obtain current licensing, availability, insurance, and a written scope before hiring anyone.

A typical new Wray well costs more than the drilled hole

For Wray's alluvium and plains sedimentary rock, the drilling model uses about $35 to $55 per foot. At the local median depth of 100 feet, that puts the drilled hole at approximately $3,500 to $5,500. This is the drilling portion, not the complete water system.

A finished well with pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical work is estimated at about $9,500 to $17,500. The final bid can change with access, casing and grout requirements, rock or difficult material, distance to the building site, power arrangements, and water-system design. Ask what is included in the per-foot rate and what happens if the hole must go deeper than the estimate.

Check PFAS, septic layout, and low-probability dry-hole risk

There are 15 mapped PFAS sampling or contamination sites within about 10 miles of Wray. The records show 0 historic mine features and 0 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. A mapped site does not establish contamination on your parcel, but it is a reason to review available environmental information and test the finished well water before relying on it.

Low reported yields are uncommon in this dataset, but a regional statistic cannot eliminate dry-hole or low-yield risk. Check neighboring well depths, aquifers, yields, and completion records. Confirm that the well location, septic system, replacement area, driveway, and building envelope fit together. A permit for an exempt household-use well does not by itself solve water-rights, septic, access, or building-code questions.

Well permits by decade near Wray

What a new well costs in Wray, 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 (180 ft) would run roughly $12,300–$21,900. 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 Wray? 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 Wray 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.

• Instant Online Report, $99 — type the address and get a buildability read on the spot: parcel, terrain and slope, soil and septic outlook. Cheap enough to run on every lot you're shopping.
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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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