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Cost to plug a gas well in Wyoming

The tested median cost to plug a well in Wyoming is $5,590, with a typical range of $5,051 to $15,448. That figure covers wells of all types: 960 of the 1,124 wells on file are gas wells.

Median, all well types

$5,590

AHigh confidence · typically within 16%

Typical range

$5,051 – $15,448

10th to 90th percentile

Gas wells on file

960

of 1,124 wells (85%)

What the figure means for a gas well in Wyoming

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 Wyoming passes testing and is part of Pro, along with 2 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: 93.

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.