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Cost to plug a well in Chase County, Nebraska

Reported costs of publicly funded well plugging in Chase County, 2023-04 to 2023-11.

Median cost per well

$18,514

B held-out error 17%

Typical range

$14,581 – $26,163

10th to 90th percentile; held 66% of held-out wells

Wells on file

83 independent observations

Estimate a well in Nebraska

Compared with Nebraska as a whole

The statewide median is $38,916 (typical range $17,628 to $59,145, A, 403 wells). Full Nebraska page.

By well type

Well type	Median per well	Typical range (10th–90th pct.)	Grade	Wells	Held-out error
Gas well	$18,499	$14,558 – $25,698	B	82	14%

Receipts

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

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.