AR drilling permit bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
The Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission (AOGC) requires proof of financial responsibility before drilling, under General Rule B-2, so abandoned wells get properly plugged. You can post a single-well or blanket bond — we issue whatever amount the Commission requires at a flat 3% with a soft pull only.
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Enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with the Commission. Here is the whole thing:
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Your operator details, the bond amount the Commission requires, and the effective date — that is the application, plus a one-time soft-pull consent.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; larger blanket bonds get an underwriting look, and you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours if anything is needed. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with the Oil & Gas Commission
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file as proof of financial responsibility with your permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the Commission requires and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the drilling permit bond actually covers
The Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission regulates the drilling, operation, and plugging of oil and gas wells. Before drilling, an operator must furnish proof of financial responsibility under General Rule B-2 — a surety bond is one accepted form — so the state is protected if the operator fails to plug and abandon a well properly.
The bond stands behind the operator's well-plugging and site-restoration obligations. Under the Commission's plugging rules an operator must plug dry or abandoned wells per AOGC requirements; if the operator defaults, the Commission can recover plugging costs against the bond.
You can post a single-well bond for one permit or a blanket bond covering all of your wells; the amount comes from the Commission's current financial-assurance schedule. Because amounts and rule details are updated periodically, confirm the figure with the Commission — then enter it and we issue at a flat 3% with a soft pull only.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the Commission requires and file within days.