Rice Oil
Operator of record for 31 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RICE OIL CO · Rice Oil
At a glance
Rice Oil is the operator of record for 31 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 2 (6%) are active, 29 (94%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 28 wells (90% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
31
Active
2
Plugged
29
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 28 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rice Oil operate?
Rice Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Montana (28) and Kentucky (3). Its 28 Montana wells are 0.1% of the 42,011 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 Rice Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Rice Oil's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Rice Oil operate?
By product class, 6 (19%) are oil wells and 2 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Well KGS record 78840 in Perry, KY at 3,072 ft. The wells listed below sit in Perry (KY), Carter (KY), Toole (MT) and Elliott (KY). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Rice Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well KGS record 78840 | KGS record 78840 | Active | Gas | Perry, KY | Rice Oil Co | 3,072 ft |
| Riffe, Jeff W | KGS record 3016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carter, KY | Rice Oil Co | 2,219 ft |
| Anderson 1 | 25-101-06932 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Toole, MT | Rice Oil | 1,738 ft |
| Federal 2(-) (1-X) | 25-101-08801 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Rice Oil | 1,665 ft |
| Larson 4 | 25-101-06485 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Rice Oil | 1,658 ft |
| Larson 2 | 25-101-06404 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Rice Oil | 1,638 ft |
| Larson 1 | 25-101-06743 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Toole, MT | Rice Oil | 1,625 ft |
| Byrne 8 | 25-101-10489 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Rice Oil | 1,540 ft |
| Bluhm 16 | 25-101-09630 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Rice Oil | 1,531 ft |
| Morton 16A | 25-101-11129 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Rice Oil | 1,508 ft |
| Stannard-St. 11 | 25-101-10519 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Rice Oil | 1,500 ft |
| Dials, J Ferrett 1 | KGS record 8344 | Active | Gas | Elliott, KY | Rice Oil Co | 1,500 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rice Oil operate?
Rice Oil is the operator of record for 31 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (28). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rice Oil's wells are still active?
2 of Rice Oil's catalogued wells are active; 29 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Rice Oil operate wells?
Rice Oil is the operator of record for wells in Montana (28) and Kentucky (3).
Does Rice Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Rice Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rice Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Well KGS record 78840 in Perry, KY is the deepest at 3,072 ft.
Where Rice Oil'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, “Rice Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rice-oil-98443 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).