North Dakota single oil & gas well bonds.
$2,525 flat.
A North Dakota operator drilling a single well can bond it on its own with a $50,000 single-well bond filed with the Industrial Commission. Ours is $2,525 — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, identical for every operator. A quick soft credit check may apply; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a North Dakota single oil & gas well bond cost?
$2,525 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to bonded.
Your drilling permit is waiting on this bond. Here is the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, 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.
File with the Industrial Commission
Pay online and receive the executed single-well bond, ready to file with the Department of Mineral Resources for your well. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the single-well bond actually guarantees
North Dakota requires every operator to bond its wells before drilling, so the state is never left paying to plug and clean up an abandoned well. The bond is a plugging-and-reclamation guarantee: it endures up to and including approved plugging of the well and dry holes, plus practical reclamation of the well site.
A single-well bond covers one well in the amount of $50,000 — the right choice for an operator running just one or two wells. It is conditioned on full compliance with N.D.C.C. ch. 38-08 and the rules and orders of the Industrial Commission. (A commercial injection well is bonded at $100,000 instead — tell us if that is your situation.)
If you operate several wells, a $100,000 blanket bond is usually the cheaper path. If the surety pays to plug your well, the operator repays the surety — operators who plug and reclaim on schedule treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you are
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 $50,000 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
File with the Industrial Commission. Pay online and receive the executed single-well bond, ready to file with the Department of Mineral Resources for your well. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $2,525 at the $50,000 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 a one-time consent to a soft credit check. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Single-well bond, ready to file.
$2,525, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.