MI oil & gas conformance bonds.
Single well. Flat 3%.
Anyone applying for a permit to drill a single well in Michigan under Part 615 must post a conformance bond with EGLE before beginning operations. We issue the amount EGLE sets at a flat 3% with one soft credit pull.
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Three steps to bonded.
EGLE wants conformance on file before you drill. Here's the whole thing — no broker phone tag:
Apply online
Your operator details, the single-well bond amount EGLE set, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Conformance bonds get an underwriter look; if anything is needed, you hear back within 48 hours. The soft pull never affects your credit score.
File with EGLE
Your executed bond arrives by email on EGLE’s Bond for Conformance form (EQP7200-03), ready to file with the Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division before you begin operations. Wet-ink originals on request.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time per term, $275 minimum. Enter the EGLE-set amount and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the conformance bond actually guarantees
Michigan regulates oil and gas wells under Part 615 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (Act 451 of 1994), administered by EGLE’s Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division. Anyone applying for a permit to drill a single well must post a conformance bond with EGLE before beginning operations.
The bond guarantees the well is drilled, operated, and plugged in conformance with Part 615 and the Supervisor of Wells’ rules. A single-well bond covers one permitted well — the right fit when you’re drilling a single well rather than operating a fleet that would warrant a blanket bond.
The bond protects the State of Michigan and the environment against the cost of an operator failing to conform — for instance, leaving a well improperly plugged or a site unrestored. The surety stays liable until violations are corrected and EGLE accepts the corrections. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the EGLE-set amount at a flat 3% with one soft credit pull.
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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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Single-well conformance bond, on file.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount EGLE set and file within 1–2 business days.