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Cost to plug a well in White County, Illinois

Reported costs of publicly funded well plugging in White County, 2023-02 to 2026-06.

Median cost per well

$42,440

B held-out error 10%

Typical range

$31,000 – $50,770

10th to 90th percentile; held 82% of held-out wells

Wells on file

76 independent observations

Estimate a well in Illinois

Compared with Illinois as a whole

The statewide median is $36,649 (typical range $8,148 to $49,088, A, 783 wells). Full Illinois page.

By well type

Well type	Median per well	Typical range (10th–90th pct.)	Grade	Wells	Held-out error
Injection or disposal well	—	—	Insufficient data	19	—
Oil well	—	—	Insufficient data	56	—

Receipts

This page is computed from public records: well-level records for Illinois in the US Department of the Interior Orphaned Wells Program Office data layer (filter the county column for White).

Data through 2026-06-30. Sample sizes are the wells behind each figure. Grades come from held-out tests, not in-sample fit: A needs 200+ independent cost observations and a held-out error of 25% or less; B needs 60+ and 40% or less. Anything weaker is shown as Insufficient data. How grading works.