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Cost to plug a well in Chaves County, New Mexico

Reported costs of publicly funded well plugging in Chaves County, 2023-01 to 2026-04.

Median cost per well

$116,054

B held-out error 28%

Typical range

$75,534 – $232,253

10th to 90th percentile; held 74% of held-out wells

Wells on file

137

137 independent observations

Estimate a well in New Mexico

Compared with New Mexico as a whole

The statewide median is $132,792 (typical range $74,508 to $323,520, B, 217 wells). Full New Mexico page.

By well type

Well type	Median per well	Typical range (10th–90th pct.)	Grade	Wells	Held-out error
Injection or disposal well	—	—	Insufficient data	31	—
Oil well	$125,064	$77,116 – $242,512	B	106	26%

Receipts

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

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.