Arkansas seismic bonds (Form 19B).
$2,500 flat.
Anyone conducting field seismic operations in Arkansas needs a permit from the Oil & Gas Commission, conditioned on a $50,000 financial assurance (Form 19B) under A.C.A. 15-71-114. Ours is $2,500 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, identical for every operator. One soft credit pull; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does an Arkansas seismic bond cost?
$2,500 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to permitted.
Your seismic permit is waiting on this assurance. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the Oil & Gas Commission
Pay online and receive the executed Form 19B financial assurance, ready to file with your permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Arkansas regulates field seismic operations — the shot-hole and survey work done to explore for oil and gas — through the Oil & Gas Commission. Before you can run seismic in the state, you file a permit application with a financial assurance the Commission approves.
Under A.C.A. 15-71-114, that assurance is $50,000, executed by you as principal and a corporate surety, conditioned that the permittee will pay all damages resulting from the seismic operations — to landowners, water wells, and property in the survey area. The Commission can prescribe a larger amount, not to exceed $250,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a damage claim, you repay the surety. The assurance is maintained as long as you are conducting seismic operations in the state and until the Commission releases it.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $50,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
E-sign & file with the Oil & Gas Commission. Pay online and receive the executed Form 19B financial assurance, ready to file with your permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $2,500 at the $50,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$2,500 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.