UT · wells & permits
Water wells in Utah
Real drilling records, county depth medians, active contractors, and exactly what it takes to pull a well permit in Utah.
The permit, in plain language
Utah Division of Water Rights — Well Drilling
R655-4
- Instrument
- start_card
- Fee
- Call to confirm
- Who files
- Licensed driller must file
- Timeline
- Start card after water right secured
Water right first ($150–$1000); then driller start card (needs App# + PIN)
Before the rig arrives
- Confirm parcel allows a private well (vs required public water connection).
- Select a licensed well contractor; obtain owner authorization as required.
- File start_card online via the authority portal (deep-link below).
- Do not drill until authorization is issued (or notification accepted, per regime).
After drilling: Well log ≤30d within 30 days → Utah Division of Water Rights — Well Drilling
Forms: UT well application
WellMap prepares estimate-backed quote packets and dual-party approvals. It does not issue permits and never auto-submits to government systems. The licensed driller (and/or owner where required by law) is the submitter of record. Verified 2026-07-14.
Top drillers on record
No contractor statistics for Utah yet — several states publish drilling records without contractor names, and a few aren't in bulk form at all. See data & methodology.
County by county
Depth statistics across Utah
Medians from wells with verified total depth. Click a county for its permit authority, fee and filing channel.
| County | Wells | With depth | Median | p10–p90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 11,124 | 0 | — | — |
| Iron | 9,422 | 0 | — | — |
| Salt Lake | 8,309 | 0 | — | — |
| Tooele | 6,595 | 0 | — | — |
| Millard | 5,715 | 0 | — | — |
| Summit | 4,637 | 0 | — | — |
| Sanpete | 4,117 | 0 | — | — |
| Washington | 3,986 | 0 | — | — |
| Davis | 3,556 | 0 | — | — |
| Beaver | 3,542 | 0 | — | — |
| Duchesne | 3,497 | 0 | — | — |
| San Juan | 3,279 | 0 | — | — |
| Cache | 3,259 | 0 | — | — |
| Weber | 2,973 | 0 | — | — |
| Wasatch | 2,628 | 0 | — | — |
| Uintah | 2,599 | 0 | — | — |
| Box Elder | 2,296 | 0 | — | — |
| Grand | 2,097 | 0 | — | — |
| Juab | 1,999 | 0 | — | — |
| Garfield | 1,868 | 0 | — | — |
| Sevier | 1,833 | 0 | — | — |
| Kane | 1,637 | 0 | — | — |
| Morgan | 1,237 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne | 584 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich | 515 | 0 | — | — |
| Emery | 383 | 0 | — | — |
| Carbon | 323 | 0 | — | — |
| Piute | 252 | 0 | — | — |
| Daggett | 146 | 0 | — | — |