Ohio individual well bonds.
$250.
Ohio requires a $5,000 plugging bond for a single oil & gas well, filed with the ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management before the well is permitted or operated. Ours is $250, set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, never a hit to your score.
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How much does an Ohio individual well bond cost?
$250 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to filed.
Your single-well permit is waiting on this bond. Here’s the whole process:
Apply once, online
Operator details, owner information, effective date. 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 ODNR
Pay online and receive the executed individual bond ready to file with the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Division insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the individual well bond actually guarantees
Ohio regulates oil & gas wells through the ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management. Under ORC 1509.07, an owner must file a surety bond — conditioned on restoring the site, properly plugging the well, and complying with the permit — before a permit is issued or the well is operated.
The individual bond is $5,000 and covers a single well, set by Ohio Administrative Code 1501:9-1-03. If you operate more than two or three wells, the $15,000 blanket bond — which covers all of them — is usually the cheaper route.
It is not insurance for you — if the state forfeits the bond and uses it to plug or restore a well you abandoned, you repay the surety. Operators who plug and restore on schedule treat the bond as a permit formality. We track it and notify you 60 and 30 days before expiration.
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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 $5,000 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 ODNR. Pay online and receive the executed individual bond ready to file with the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Division insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $5,000 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 pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Single-well bond, filed this week.
$250, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.