Corpus Christi, Texas Well Driller Bond

Before drilling or operating a well in Corpus Christi, you need to file a permit and a Well Driller Bond with the City. The bond provides financial assurance to the City that your work will not leave environmental pollution from a well during operation and following its decommission.

APPLY FOR YOUR BOND

With Jet, your Corpus Christi Well Driller Bond can cost as low as $200 a year for a $20,000 limit. Naturally, the bond limit required will be a major indicator of your actual cost. 

Other financial considerations like credit score and financial statements are taken into account, as well as the number of wells, location of wells, well depth and projected time of drilling operations. See the chart below for what rate a preferred applicant would be approved for.

Bond LimitAnnual
$20,000$200
$50,000$500
$100,000$1,000
Corpus Christi Well Driller Bond Rates

This surety bond’s required limit set by Corpus Christi is based on the location of the well and occasionally, on the number of wells in operation. A Well Driller Bond cannot be more than $200,000, regardless of the number of well permits held.

Bond Limit Surface LocationAccessible By
$20,000 for any number of wellsLandLand Vehicles
$50,000 per wellBayMarine Vessel Only
$200,000 far any well permitGulf of MexicoNo Specification
Bond Limit Factors

When you apply for the surety bond, your application will be submitted for review by a Jet underwriter, considering the different factors mentioned above. Once your quote is ready, it will be emailed to you and you can purchase it right away! Jet will prepare your surety bond and send it to you for filing. The Oil and Gas Permit and Well Driller Bond must be sent to: 

Gas Department 
4225 S Port Ave
Corpus Christi, TX 78415

As a well driller or operator you are responsible for following the regulations given in Chapter 35 of the Corpus Christi City Ordinances. Included are requirements that protect the health of the environment, which is a major purpose of the Well Driller Bond. Other actions that the bond is conditioned on are: 

You have a duty to try and alleviate any failings in paying incurred costs or cleaning up the well. Claims can be filed to compensate for property damage, bodily injury or death, deprivation, environmental impairment, inverse condemnation, or other failure to follow Chapter 35. 

If you get a claim, call Jet right away! We will look into the claim and see if there is a way to dig you out of the hole you’re in. But if the claim holds up, Jet will have to pay out the claim. Don’t think you’re out of the thick stuff yet though, because you must pay Jet back for the amount that was paid out.  

Other bonds may be required before work can be started in Corpus Christi. See the surety bonds below that are mentioned in the City Ordinances. 

Corpus Christi Well Driller Bond

Notary Bond Application:

X

Business Information:

Indemnity Agreement:

I, the undersigned, hereby apply for a Dishonesty Bond also known as a Business Service Bond or Janitorial Service Bond (“bond”) to the Surety Company (“SURETY”) through Jet Insurance Company (“JET”), with whom I hereby grant the authority to act on my behalf with respect to the bond and assign as my Broker of Record, and declare that the statements herein are true and correct. In consideration of the SURETY issuing, renewing or substituting said bond(s), I, individually and as the owner or officer of the bonded entity, hereby understand and agree, as follows: (i) to reimburse, hold harmless, and indemnify SURETY upon demand for all loss, liability, claim, expense, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, expert’s fees, investigative fees and claims handling fees, and any other cost which SURETY shall pay or incur in defense, adjustment, or settlement of such claims/suits by reason of such suretyship; (ii) that an itemized statement of loss and expenses by SURETY shall be indisputable proof of my liability to SURETY; (iii) coverage is subject to a $100 deductible; (iv) the employee must be convicted before coverage will apply (v) performance and any form of dispute resolution of this agreement shall take place in the county of SURETY's office of service; and (vi) a facsimile copy or electronically signed version of this agreement shall be binding as if it were an original. This agreement shall survive any changes in, substitute to or renewal of the bond(s).

Required Effect Date of Bond Policy:

Contact Information:

Employee Dishonesty Bond Application:

Business Information:

Business Description:

Coverage Requirements:

Indemnity Agreement:

I, the undersigned, hereby apply for a Dishonesty Bond also known as a Business Service Bond or Janitorial Service Bond (“bond”) to the Surety Company (“SURETY”) through Jet Insurance Company (“JET”), with whom I hereby grant the authority to act on my behalf with respect to the bond and assign as my Broker of Record, and declare that the statements herein are true and correct. In consideration of the SURETY issuing, renewing or substituting said bond(s), I, individually and as the owner or officer of the bonded entity, hereby understand and agree, as follows: (i) to reimburse, hold harmless, and indemnify SURETY upon demand for all loss, liability, claim, expense, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, expert’s fees, investigative fees and claims handling fees, and any other cost which SURETY shall pay or incur in defense, adjustment, or settlement of such claims/suits by reason of such suretyship; (ii) that an itemized statement of loss and expenses by SURETY shall be indisputable proof of my liability to SURETY; (iii) coverage is subject to a $100 deductible; (iv) the employee must be convicted before coverage will apply (v) performance and any form of dispute resolution of this agreement shall take place in the county of SURETY's office of service; and (vi) a facsimile copy or electronically signed version of this agreement shall be binding as if it were an original. This agreement shall survive any changes in, substitute to or renewal of the bond(s).

Required Effect Date of Bond Policy:

Contact Information:

Contract Bond Application:

X

Business Information:

Owner Information:

Job Details:

Indemnity Agreement:

I, the undersigned, hereby apply for a Dishonesty Bond also known as a Business Service Bond or Janitorial Service Bond (“bond”) to the Surety Company (“SURETY”) through Jet Insurance Company (“JET”), with whom I hereby grant the authority to act on my behalf with respect to the bond and assign as my Broker of Record, and declare that the statements herein are true and correct. In consideration of the SURETY issuing, renewing or substituting said bond(s), I, individually and as the owner or officer of the bonded entity, hereby understand and agree, as follows: (i) to reimburse, hold harmless, and indemnify SURETY upon demand for all loss, liability, claim, expense, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, expert’s fees, investigative fees and claims handling fees, and any other cost which SURETY shall pay or incur in defense, adjustment, or settlement of such claims/suits by reason of such suretyship; (ii) that an itemized statement of loss and expenses by SURETY shall be indisputable proof of my liability to SURETY; (iii) coverage is subject to a $100 deductible; (iv) the employee must be convicted before coverage will apply (v) performance and any form of dispute resolution of this agreement shall take place in the county of SURETY's office of service; and (vi) a facsimile copy or electronically signed version of this agreement shall be binding as if it were an original. This agreement shall survive any changes in, substitute to or renewal of the bond(s).

Required Effect Date of Bond Policy:

Contact Information:

Worker's Compensation Application:

X

Business Information:

Business Description:

Coverage Requirements

Indemnity Agreement:

I, the undersigned, hereby apply for a Dishonesty Bond also known as a Business Service Bond or Janitorial Service Bond (“bond”) to the Surety Company (“SURETY”) through Jet Insurance Company (“JET”), with whom I hereby grant the authority to act on my behalf with respect to the bond and assign as my Broker of Record, and declare that the statements herein are true and correct. In consideration of the SURETY issuing, renewing or substituting said bond(s), I, individually and as the owner or officer of the bonded entity, hereby understand and agree, as follows: (i) to reimburse, hold harmless, and indemnify SURETY upon demand for all loss, liability, claim, expense, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, expert’s fees, investigative fees and claims handling fees, and any other cost which SURETY shall pay or incur in defense, adjustment, or settlement of such claims/suits by reason of such suretyship; (ii) that an itemized statement of loss and expenses by SURETY shall be indisputable proof of my liability to SURETY; (iii) coverage is subject to a $100 deductible; (iv) the employee must be convicted before coverage will apply (v) performance and any form of dispute resolution of this agreement shall take place in the county of SURETY's office of service; and (vi) a facsimile copy or electronically signed version of this agreement shall be binding as if it were an original. This agreement shall survive any changes in, substitute to or renewal of the bond(s).

Required Effect Date of Bond Policy:

Contact Information: