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Cost to plug an oil or gas well in New York

Reported costs of publicly funded well plugging in New York, 2023 to 2025.

Insufficient data

There is no graded statewide estimate for New York. 34 wells are on file, giving 34 independent cost observations, and the held-out error of a statewide median was 20%. Estimates for a well type or county are shown below where they pass.

If you hold actual plugging costs for this state, report a plugging cost.

Estimate a well in New York

By well type

Well type	Median per well	Typical range (10th–90th pct.)	Grade	Wells	Held-out error
Gas well	—	—	Insufficient data	34	—

By depth

Depth band	Median per well	Typical range (10th–90th pct.)	Grade	Wells	Held-out error
1,000-2,999 ft	—	—	Insufficient data	18	—
3,000-5,999 ft	—	—	Insufficient data	5	—

By year plugged

Wells with a reported plugging cost, by year plugged.

Year	Median per well	Typical range (10th–90th pct.)	Grade	Wells	Held-out error
2023	—	—	Insufficient data	9	—
2024	—	—	Insufficient data	23	—

Cost index for New York

Year	Index (2023 = 100 where 2023 is on file, otherwise first year)	Grade	Wells
2023	—	Insufficient data	9
2024	—	Insufficient data	23
2025	—	Insufficient data	2

Contractors active

Insufficient data The cost records carry no contractor names, and no contractor list with terms that allow commercial use is available for this state.

Receipts

Every figure on this page is computed from public records you can inspect:

Well-level records for New York in the US Department of the Interior Orphaned Wells Program Office data layer (well identifier, county, type, reported cost, date).
Orphaned Wells Program maps and data, US Department of the Interior.

Costs are as reported by the grant recipient. See limitations.

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.

Some figures here are withheld because the data is too thin to grade. If you hold actual plugging costs, report a plugging cost. Reports are reviewed before any use.