IL oil & gas well bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Before you drill, deepen, convert, or operate an oil or gas well in Illinois, the Department of Natural Resources requires a plugging bond so every well is eventually sealed. A blanket bond covers all of your wells at once. We issue it at a flat 3% — one soft credit pull, never affecting your score.
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Well plugging bonds run one quick soft-pull review. Here is the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply online
Your operator details, the bond amount the DNR requires, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with the DNR
Pay online and receive the executed blanket bond, ready to file with the Office of Oil & Gas Resource Management. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the DNR requires and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the well bond actually covers
The Illinois Oil and Gas Act (225 ILCS 725) requires an operator to file a plugging bond before drilling, deepening, converting, or operating any oil or gas well. The bond stands behind the operator's duty to properly plug and abandon every well at the end of its life, so an orphaned well doesn't become the state's problem.
Under the Act, you can file up to $5,000 per well, or a blanket bond not exceeding $100,000 covering all of your wells. The blanket bond is what most operators carry — one filing for your whole field instead of a bond for every well.
In lieu of a surety bond, the Act lets you post cash, a certificate of deposit, or an irrevocable letter of credit — but a surety bond is usually the cheapest, since you pay the 3% premium rather than tying up the full amount. If you don't plug a well, the DNR can recover against the bond, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
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Five minutes, then a quick review.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your blanket 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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Well plugging bond, in a couple of days.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only. Enter the amount the DNR required and file this week.