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Cost to plug a well in Cheyenne County, Nebraska

Reported costs of publicly funded well plugging in Cheyenne County, 2022-10 to 2025-07.

Median cost per well

$45,599

B held-out error 22%

Typical range

$32,045 – $76,093

10th to 90th percentile; held 75% of held-out wells

Wells on file

65 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	—	—	Insufficient data	8	—
Injection or disposal well	—	—	Insufficient data	7	—
Oil well	—	—	Insufficient data	48	—

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 Cheyenne).

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.