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Cost to plug an oil well in Louisiana

The tested median cost to plug a well in Louisiana is $27,059, with a typical range of $16,062 to $46,958. That figure covers wells of all types: 306 of the 661 wells on file are oil wells.

Median, all well types

$27,059

BModerate confidence · typically within 40%

Typical range

$16,062 – $46,958

10th to 90th percentile

Oil wells on file

306

of 661 wells (46%)

What the figure means for an oil well in Louisiana

The free figure is the statewide cost across all well types, tested on wells left out of the calculation. A figure for oil wells alone in Louisiana passes testing and is part of Pro, along with 2 parish-level figures and 1 depth-band figure. Individual wells vary widely: the records are mostly old, shallow orphan wells, so a deep or complex well can cost more.

The national Plugging Cost Index rose 11% from 2023 to 2024 (see the Cost Index).

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Data through June 2026. Wells are the reported costs behind each figure. Every figure is tested on wells left out of the calculation. AHigh confidence means a large sample and a figure typically within 25% of those wells; BModerate confidence means a smaller sample or within 40%. Anything weaker is shown as Insufficient data. How figures are tested.