BLM statewide oil & gas bonds.
From $100.
A statewide bond covers all of your federal oil & gas leases within a single state — one instrument instead of a bond per lease. The Bureau of Land Management requires it under 43 CFR part 3104, with a $500,000 minimum under the 2024 rule. Pricing is 5% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum, with one soft credit check.
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Three steps to a filed statewide bond.
Your BLM operations in the state ride on this bond. Here is the entire process:
Apply once, online
Business details, the lease serial number, the state where you operate, the bond amount, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Statewide energy bonds get a closer underwriting look given the larger penal sums; an underwriter reaches out within 48 hours if anything is needed. The credit check is a soft pull.
E-sign & file with the BLM
Pay online and receive the executed statewide bond, ready to file with the BLM state office. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the statewide bond actually covers
A statewide oil & gas bond covers all of your federal leases within a single state under 43 CFR part 3104, instead of posting a separate bond for each lease. It secures compliance with every covered lease — including the obligation to plug wells and reclaim the surface.
The 2024 BLM oil and gas leasing rule (effective June 22, 2024) set the statewide minimum at $500,000 (and the individual-lease minimum at $150,000). It also ended new nationwide bonds, making statewide the broadest coverage the BLM now accepts. The exact figure can be higher based on a bond-adequacy review.
The bond is a three-party guarantee among you (the principal), the surety, and the United States (the obligee). If you fail to plug, reclaim, or comply on any covered lease and the BLM incurs cost, it can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. Enter the amount the BLM requires and apply — pricing starts from $100.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including the lease serial number, the state of operations, and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Federal bonds.
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Pricing from $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount the BLM required and e-sign in 1–2 business days.