Nebraska blanket operator bonds.
$7,025 flat.
Instead of bonding each well, an operator may file a $100,000 blanket bond covering all wells drilled or to be drilled in Nebraska — and once the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission accepts it, that satisfies the per-well requirement. Ours is $7,025 flat — the price our carrier sets for this bond — with one soft credit pull.
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How much does a Nebraska blanket operator bond cost?
$7,025 at the $100,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to a filed bond.
One bond instead of many. Here is the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details and an effective date — that is the application. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
A $100,000 bond gets a quick underwriting look; if anything is needed, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
E-sign & file with the NOGCC
Pay online and receive the executed blanket bond ready to file. Once the Director accepts and approves it, it covers all your wells. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever required.
What it is and who needs it.
What the blanket bond actually guarantees
Nebraska's Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (NOGCC) normally requires a $10,000 bond per well. But an operator may instead file a blanket bond in the principal sum of not less than $100,000 covering all wells drilled or to be drilled in the state — and once the Director accepts and approves it, the blanket bond is treated as compliance with the per-well requirement.
Like the per-well bond, it is a plugging-and-restoration guarantee: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Nebraska through the NOGCC (the obligee). If you abandon any covered well without plugging it to the Commission's standards, the state can recover the cost of plugging and restoration against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays to plug a well, you repay the surety. For operators with more than a handful of wells, one $100,000 blanket bond is almost always cheaper and simpler than bonding each well at $10,000. The Director may refuse to accept a bond, or to add wells to it, where there has been prior non-compliance.
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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 $100,000 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 NOGCC. Pay online and receive the executed blanket bond ready to file. Once the Director accepts and approves it, it covers all your wells. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever required.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $7,025 at the $100,000 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: approved instantly, or after a quick credit check.
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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One bond for all your wells.
$7,025 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.