States › Nebraska › Oil wells

Cost to plug an oil 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: 86 of the 403 wells on file are oil wells.

Median, all well types

$38,916

AHigh confidence · typically within 24%

Typical range

$17,628 – $59,145

10th to 90th percentile

Oil wells on file

of 403 wells (21%)

What the figure means for an oil 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 oil 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.

Next steps

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.