Montana orphan well program
Funding, wells plugged and contractors for Montana's orphan well program, from public federal records.
Total of reported plugging costs on file
$13.7 million
sum of 235 records; not a cost per well
Plugged wells on file
235
2022-12 to 2025-12
Insufficient data
235 plugged wells with a reported cost are on file, from 2022-12 to 2025-12, from 186 independent cost observations. No cost per well is shown for Montana. What a published figure still needs: Costs here vary too much for one statewide figure to land near the wells it was tested on. If you hold actual plugging costs for this state, report a plugging cost.
Contractors
Companies on federal plugging contracts or subawards in Montana, from USAspending.gov: Foothills Rig Service Inc, Liquid Gold Well Service, Inc..
Bond rules: see bond amounts for Montana.