2026 U.S. Oil & Gas Plugging Liability Index · MineralsMind

An estimated $82B of unbonded oil & gas plug-and-abandonment (P&A) liability across 1.5M attributed U.S. wells and 58,000 operators — ranked by operator. Idle, inactive, and at-risk wells whose cleanup cost falls to states and lenders when operators walk away. Built from primary government records; figures are benchmark estimates.

MineralsMind is the system of record for North American mining and oil & gas reclamation liability, built entirely from primary government records. Live coverage: 4,041,550 parcels and 82,650 operators across 45 U.S. states plus Canada, with 207,618 parcels currently at risk.

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