Cost to plug a gas well in Nebraska
The tested median cost to plug a well in Nebraska is $38,916, with a typical range of $17,628 to $59,145. That figure covers wells of all types: 226 of the 403 wells on file are gas wells.
Median, all well types
$38,916
AHigh confidence · typically within 24%
Typical range
$17,628 – $59,145
10th to 90th percentile
Gas wells on file
226
of 403 wells (56%)
What the figure means for a gas well in Nebraska
The free figure is the statewide cost across all well types, tested on wells left out of the calculation. A figure for gas wells alone in Nebraska passes testing and is part of Pro, along with 3 county-level figures. Individual wells vary widely: the records are mostly old, shallow orphan wells, so a deep or complex well can cost more.
The state's plugging cost index (first year = 100) read 2023: 100, 2024: 104.