Reliable Expl & Drilling
Operator of record for 39 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Reliable Expl & Drilling is the operator of record for 39 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (3%) are active, 1 (3%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 39 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
39
Active
1
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 39 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 39
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Reliable Expl & Drilling operate?
Reliable Expl & Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (39). Its 39 Ohio wells are 0.0% of the 242,052 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Reliable Expl & Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Reliable Expl & Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 3% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Reliable Expl & Drilling operate?
By product class, 39 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Mcgarvey Thomas Sr 2 in Perry, OH at 2,961 ft. The wells listed below sit in Perry (OH), Washington (OH), Hocking (OH) and Monroe (OH).
Notable wells operated by Reliable Expl & Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcgarvey Thomas Sr 2 | 34-127-24411 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Perry, OH | Reliable Expl & Drilling | 2,961 ft |
| The Landings Unit 1 | 34-167-24921 | Active | Oil | Washington, OH | Reliable Expl & Drilling | 2,317 ft |
| Deffenbaugh 2 | 34-073-22598 | Other status | Oil | Hocking, OH | Reliable Expl & Drilling | 0 ft |
| Christman-Summit 2 | 34-111-22614 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Reliable Expl & Drilling | 0 ft |
| Cronin 1 | 34-111-22615 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Reliable Expl & Drilling | 0 ft |
| Talbott 1 | 34-111-22617 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Reliable Expl & Drilling | 0 ft |
| Byers 1 | 34-111-22619 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Reliable Expl & Drilling | 0 ft |
| Kreig 1 | 34-111-22618 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Reliable Expl & Drilling | 0 ft |
| Christman Nova 3 | 34-111-22621 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Reliable Expl & Drilling | 0 ft |
| Hall-Busch-Swartz 1 | 34-111-22622 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Reliable Expl & Drilling | 0 ft |
| Christman Nova 1 | 34-111-22624 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Reliable Expl & Drilling | 0 ft |
| Christman-Summit 1 | 34-111-22613 | Other status | Oil | Monroe, OH | Reliable Expl & Drilling | 0 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 39 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Reliable Expl & Drilling operate?
Reliable Expl & Drilling is the operator of record for 39 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (39). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Reliable Expl & Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Reliable Expl & Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Reliable Expl & Drilling operate wells?
Reliable Expl & Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (39).
Does Reliable Expl & Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
39 of Reliable Expl & Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Reliable Expl & Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mcgarvey Thomas Sr 2 in Perry, OH is the deepest at 2,961 ft.
Where Reliable Expl & Drilling's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Reliable Expl & Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/reliable-expl-drilling-82038 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).