Nebraska single-well operator bonds.
$725 flat.
Before you drill or operate a well in Nebraska, the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission requires a bond of not less than $10,000 for each well or hole. Ours is $725 flat — the price our carrier sets for this bond, identical for every operator. One soft credit pull, never affecting your score.
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How much does a Nebraska single-well operator bond cost?
$725 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to a filed bond.
Your drilling permit is waiting on this bond. Here is the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, the well (lease, county, section, township, range), and an 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 NOGCC
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission before you commence drilling. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Director insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Nebraska regulates oil and gas through the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (NOGCC). Before anyone drills or operates a well, the Commission requires a surety bond of not less than $10,000 for each well or hole — a plugging-and-restoration guarantee that the well will be properly plugged and the site restored when it is abandoned.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Nebraska through the NOGCC (the obligee). If an operator abandons a 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 your well, you repay the surety. Operators who plug and restore on Form 6 as the rules require treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk. If you run several wells, the $100,000 blanket bond can cover all of them at once.
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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 $10,000 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 bond ready to file with the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission before you commence drilling. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Director insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $725 at the $10,000 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 the well location and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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The NOGCC is waiting on one document.
$725 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.