Plans and pricing by buyer
Pick the line that sounds like your job. Every figure is a reported cost of publicly funded plugging, shown with its range and confidence.
Sureties and lenders
Check whether a bond or a borrowing base covers the plugging liability behind it.
- Portfolio liability report: an estimate and range for each well, bond comparison by state
- Bond amounts by state beside the cost to plug
- Coverage and confidence stated for every figure
from $500 (up to 25 wells)
Operators and asset-retirement teams
Benchmark booked asset retirement obligations against what public plugging jobs actually cost.
- Per-well estimate for your own inventory, by state and where tested by county and well type
- Operator filings page: booked obligation per well from SEC filings
- A written, dated method you can show an auditor
from $500 (up to 25 wells)
State orphan-well programs
A tested cost per well for your own state, with the program tracker beside it, for budgets, bids and bond reviews.
- Statewide, county and well-type figures for one state with confidence ratings
- Quarterly updates and a bond-adequacy table
- Methodology appendix for your files
$9,500 a year per state
Plugging contractors
See what comparable jobs cost before you bid, and be found by operators and landowners who need a crew.
- Free basic listing in the contractor directory
- Cost benchmarks by state for bid review
- Report your own costs: 12 months of free Pro for a verified report
Free listing; Pro $149 a month
Methane-reduction developers
Size the plugging cost of a project that retires idle wells, with a range and a confidence rating behind it.
- Per-well cost range for the states you work in
- Portfolio report for the wells in a project
- Analyst-reviewed report for a funder's file, from $2,500
Portfolio report from $500 (up to 25 wells)
Data and analytics teams
The cost records behind the index, with commercial use and redistribution rights.
- Commercial use and redistribution rights
- Detail data and programmatic access
- Quarterly updates
From $5,000 a year
Sample excerpts
Sample for sureties and lenders
| State | Single-well bond (lowest tier) | Median plugging cost per well | Bond covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | $1,500 | $36,649 | 4% |
| Indiana | $2,500 | $48,768 | 5% |
| Ohio | $5,000 | $95,855 | 5% |
| New Mexico | $25,000 | $132,792 | 19% |
| Nebraska | $10,000 | $38,916 | 26% |
| North Dakota | $50,000 | $48,329 | 103% |
Sample for operators and asset-retirement teams
| State | Median per well | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | $5,590 | $5,051 – $15,448 |
| Kentucky | $27,000 | $16,500 – $43,490 |
| Louisiana | $27,059 | $16,062 – $46,958 |
| Ohio | $95,855 | $52,803 – $179,884 |
| New Mexico | $132,792 | $74,508 – $323,520 |
Sample for state orphan-well programs
| State | Plugged wells on file | Federal grants found |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 1,098 | $85,000,000 |
| Louisiana | 661 | $108,263,107 |
| Illinois | 783 | $18,966,577 |
| North Dakota | 81 | $25,000,000 |
| Indiana | 414 | $14,076,668 |
Sample for plugging contractors
| State | Median per well | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | $5,590 | $5,051 – $15,448 |
| Kentucky | $27,000 | $16,500 – $43,490 |
| Louisiana | $27,059 | $16,062 – $46,958 |
| Ohio | $95,855 | $52,803 – $179,884 |
| New Mexico | $132,792 | $74,508 – $323,520 |
Sample for methane-reduction developers
| State | Median per well | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | $5,590 | $5,051 – $15,448 |
| Kentucky | $27,000 | $16,500 – $43,490 |
| Louisiana | $27,059 | $16,062 – $46,958 |
| Ohio | $95,855 | $52,803 – $179,884 |
| New Mexico | $132,792 | $74,508 – $323,520 |
Sample for data and analytics teams
A free sample extract is on the data downloads page.
Questions
Are these quotes?
No. They are reported costs of publicly funded orphan-well plugging, shown with a range and a confidence rating. They are a benchmark, not a bid.
Which states are covered?
10 states have a published statewide figure today: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Wyoming. Other states are on file and published when the data passes testing.
What do I get free?
State medians and ranges, the national index, guides, bond amounts, the program tracker and a free summary of any well list you upload.
How is a portfolio report priced?
Tiered by size: $500 up to 25 wells, $1,000 up to 100, $2,500 up to 500. You see the summary before you pay. Larger lists are quoted by hand.
How do I pay?
Pro and portfolio reports by card through Stripe. Licences and expert reports are arranged by invoice or card.
What happens to the well list I upload?
It is used to build your report and kept so you can open it again from your account. It is never shared or published. See the privacy page.