AFE Builder
Build a transparent project cost stack with contingency.
Oilfield TailgateEnergy Advisor · Tools
These beta calculators show their inputs and make no claim that a simplified model replaces a project-specific engineering, accounting, tax or investment model.
Authorization for expenditure in US dollars. Example costs are editable; use current quotes and one consistent ownership basis. Contingency applies to the full subtotal; exclude any contingency already included in cost lines.
Subtotal: $3,450,000.00
Contingency: $345,000.00
Total AFE: $3,795,000.00
Total AFE = sum of costs × (1 + contingency / 100).
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