BLM geothermal lease bonds.
Flat 3%. Soft pull.
The Bureau of Land Management requires a lease bond for federal geothermal leases under 43 CFR part 3200 before operations begin. This is the single-lease geothermal bond, with a $25,000 minimum. We issue it at a flat 3% with one soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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Three steps to a filed lease bond.
Your BLM geothermal lease is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process:
Apply once, online
Business details, the lease serial number, the bond amount, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Energy bonds get a quick underwriting look; if anything is needed, an underwriter reaches out within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with the BLM
Pay online and receive the executed lease bond, ready to file with the BLM before operations begin. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time per term, $275 minimum. Enter the penal sum the BLM required and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the geothermal bond actually covers
Geothermal resource leasing on federal land is governed by 43 CFR part 3200. Before issuing a lease, the BLM requires a lease bond that covers all liabilities — other than reclamation — that may arise under the lease, executed by the lessee and covering record-title owners, operating-rights owners, and operators.
The minimum lease bond is $25,000, with the BLM setting individual amounts case-by-case. Reclamation is handled separately: before the BLM approves a Plan of Development, the lessee must provide a reclamation bond covering the BLM-estimated cost of reclaiming the disturbed area.
The bond is a three-party guarantee among you (the principal), the surety, and the United States (the obligee). If you fail to meet your lease obligations and the BLM incurs cost, it can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. Enter the amount the BLM requires and we issue at a flat 3%.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including the lease serial number and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
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, soft pull only. Enter the amount the BLM required and e-sign in 1–2 business days.