Oregon oil & gas drilling bonds.
From $100.
Before you drill or use an oil or gas well in Oregon, the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) requires a performance bond under ORS 520.095 — security that you'll plug the well and reclaim the site. DOGAMI sets the amount from well depth, and pricing is from $100. A quick soft credit check may apply; it never affects your score.
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How much does an Oregon oil & gas drilling bond cost?
5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to filed.
Your DOGAMI drilling permit is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, the bond amount DOGAMI set, and an 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 DOGAMI
Pay online and receive the executed performance bond, ready to file with your DOGAMI oil and gas drilling permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever DOGAMI insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the performance bond actually covers
Oregon regulates oil and gas drilling through the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) under ORS Chapter 520. You may not drill or use a well without first obtaining a DOGAMI permit and posting any bond required under ORS 520.095.
The bond is a reclamation and mitigation guarantee. It secures your compliance with Chapter 520 and DOGAMI's rules — specifically, mitigating off-site impacts of drilling, reclaiming the drill site for later beneficial use, and filling sumps. A drilling bond amount is based on the depth of the well.
The well must stay permitted until it is properly plugged and decommissioned and the site is reclaimed — and DOGAMI will not release the bond until that work is approved (or a replacement bond is in place). If you don't reclaim, DOGAMI can recover against the bond. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays, you repay the surety. Pricing on the amount DOGAMI set is variable, from $100.
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 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.
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 DOGAMI. Pay online and receive the executed performance bond, ready to file with your DOGAMI oil and gas drilling permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever DOGAMI insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not 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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