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Cost to plug a well in Bottineau County, North Dakota

Reported costs of publicly funded well plugging in Bottineau County, 2023-01 to 2026-03.

Median cost per well

$45,538

B held-out error 8%

Typical range

$38,197 – $78,546

10th to 90th percentile; held 83% of held-out wells

Wells on file

63 independent observations

Estimate a well in North Dakota

Compared with North Dakota as a whole

The statewide median is $48,329 (typical range $39,412 to $93,450, B, 81 wells). Full North Dakota 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	22	—
Oil well	—	—	Insufficient data	39	—

Receipts

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

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.