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Default Underground oil tank removal costs

I have a rough idea of what it costs to have an underground oil tank from a
residential property when it is not leaking and there are no complications.
I also hear horror stories of it sometimes costing many thousands of dollars
when the tank was found to have leaked (stories like 50K, 75K, or even
more). I know that it costs a lot more when a leaking tank is near a house
or structure that needs to be jacked up or supported so contaminated dirt
can be excavated from underneath and around the structure.

My real question is, if an underground oil tank on a residential property
needs to be removed, and it is found to have been leaking, -- and it is NOT
near any structures and is out in the open -- is the cost of removal more or
less self-limiting? In other words, is it mostly the cost of removing the
tank and removing and disposing of the contaminated dirt around it, and then
refilling the hole with clean soil? If so, would a situation like that tend
NOT to cost in the 10's of thousands of dollars, and be more like under 10K
to get the job done?