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For true wildcatters, who rely on the seismology and their gut to find oil or gas, he said, one out of seven turns out dry. And that can be very expensive. It costs about $200,000 to drill a dry hole and $500,000 for a finished, operating well.Much of the cost of a dry hole can be written off taxes. In Kansas, the amount of oil recovered has generally been trending down, although it has risen in the past few years as higher oil prices have spurred more exploration.or true wildcatters, who rely on the seismology and their gut to find oil or gas, he said, one out of seven turns out dry. And that can be very expensive. It costs about $200,000 to drill a dry hole and $500,000 for a finished, operating well.