Ohio oil & gas blanket bonds.
$775 flat.
Before drilling or operating an oil or gas well in Ohio, the owner files a surety bond with the ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management under ORC 1509.07. A $15,000 blanket bond covers two or more wells (a single well is $5,000). Ours is $775 flat. A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry.
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How much does an Ohio oil & gas blanket bond cost?
$775 at the $15,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to bonded.
Your ODNR permit is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process:
Apply once, online
Operator details and your effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. That is the application.
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 ODNR
Receive the executed blanket bond, ready to file with the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management for your owner registration and permits. Wet-ink original mailed as required.
What it is and who needs it.
What the blanket bond actually guarantees
Ohio regulates oil and gas wells under the ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management, and ORC 1509.07 requires a well owner to file a surety bond before a permit is issued or a well is operated. The bond is conditioned on compliance with the law’s restoration and plugging requirements — it backstops the state if a well is abandoned without proper plugging or site restoration.
The amount depends on how many wells you operate: a $5,000 bond covers a single well, and a $15,000 blanket bond covers two or more wells. This page is the $15,000 blanket figure — the right choice for a multi-well operator.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim (for example, the state plugs a well you abandoned), you repay the surety. We issue the $15,000 blanket bond at $775; a soft credit pull may apply and never affects your score.
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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 $15,000 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 ODNR. Receive the executed blanket bond, ready to file with the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management for your owner registration and permits. Wet-ink original mailed as required.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $775 at the $15,000 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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$775 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.