OK wildlife oil/gas surface bonds.
Flat 3%. Soft pull.
To drill oil or gas on land owned by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, you post a $50,000 reclamation surety bond as part of the surface-use contract — covering the first ten wells, posted at least 45 days before you move equipment in. We write it at a flat 3% with one soft credit pull.
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Three steps to drilling.
The Wildlife Department wants this bond at least 45 days before you move equipment in. Here is the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, the work location, the effective date, and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. That is the application.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with the Department
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your surface contract agreement. File it at least 45 days before drilling — wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
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$50,000 base bond × 3% = $1,500, one-time per term. The amount rises with well count beyond ten; the 3% rate holds.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation owns and manages Wildlife Management Areas. When an operator wants to drill for oil or gas on that land, the Department requires a surface contract agreement and a reclamation surety bond guaranteeing the surface is restored after operations.
Under the Department’s rules, the bond is $50,000 covering the first ten wells, with an additional amount (typically $5,000) for each well beyond ten. The bond must be in the Department’s hands at least 45 days before drilling or moving equipment onto Department property, and minimum damage, use, and monitoring charges apply separately under the surface damage agreement.
The bond protects the Department — and the public’s wildlife land — against the operator failing to reclaim the surface. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We issue the base $50,000 amount at a flat 3% with a soft credit pull, and confirm any add-on if your project covers more than ten wells.
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Five minutes, then a quick review.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days — file it at least 45 days before drilling.
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Get the surface contract bond on file early.
Flat 3% — $1,500 on the base $50,000 bond. Five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days, soft pull only.