AR seismic bonds (Form 19B).
$2,500 flat.
Anyone conducting field seismic operations in Arkansas needs a permit from the Oil & Gas Commission, conditioned on a $50,000 financial assurance (Form 19B) under A.C.A. 15-71-114. Ours is $2,500 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, identical for every operator. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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Three steps to permitted.
Your seismic permit is waiting on this assurance. Here's the entire 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.
Reviewed & approved
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 Oil & Gas Commission
Pay online and receive the executed Form 19B financial assurance, ready to file with your permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Arkansas regulates field seismic operations — the shot-hole and survey work done to explore for oil and gas — through the Oil & Gas Commission. Before you can run seismic in the state, you file a permit application with a financial assurance the Commission approves.
Under A.C.A. 15-71-114, that assurance is $50,000, executed by you as principal and a corporate surety, conditioned that the permittee will pay all damages resulting from the seismic operations — to landowners, water wells, and property in the survey area. The Commission can prescribe a larger amount, not to exceed $250,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a damage claim, you repay the surety. The assurance is maintained as long as you are conducting seismic operations in the state and until the Commission releases it.
You need this bond if you're
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 typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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The Oil & Gas Commission is waiting on one document.
$2,500 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.