Rice Operating
Operator of record for 24 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Rice Operating is the operator of record for 24 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 17 (71%) are active, 4 (17%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 24 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
24
Active
17
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 24 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 71%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rice Operating operate?
Rice Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New Mexico (24). Its 24 New Mexico wells are 0.0% of the 141,088 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 Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
71% of Rice Operating's catalogued wells are active, 42 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 17% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Rice Operating operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Vacuum Swd #035 in Lea, NM at 9,055 ft.
Notable wells operated by Rice Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacuum Swd #035 | 30-025-03033 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Rice Operating Company | 9,055 ft |
| Vacuum Swd #035f | 30-025-03034 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Rice Operating Company | 9,000 ft |
| E M E Swd #001 | 30-025-04150 | Active | Injection | Lea, NM | Rice Operating Company | 7,625 ft |
| State E Tract 27 #001 | 30-025-26317 | Active | Injection | Lea, NM | Rice Operating Company | 6,900 ft |
| Justis Swd #002 | 30-025-21325 | Active | Injection | Lea, NM | Rice Operating Company | 5,750 ft |
| Justis Swd #012 | 30-025-24761 | Active | Injection | Lea, NM | Rice Operating Company | 5,750 ft |
| E M E Swd #005 | 30-025-05902 | Active | Injection | Lea, NM | Rice Operating Company | 5,712 ft |
| E M E Swd #008 | 30-025-06017 | Active | Injection | Lea, NM | Rice Operating Company | 5,710 ft |
| Alice Padock Swd #004 | 30-025-09940 | Active | Injection | Lea, NM | Rice Operating Company | 5,624 ft |
| Blinebry Drinkard #035 | 30-025-22797 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Rice Operating Company | 5,250 ft |
| E M E Swd #033m | 30-025-12786 | Active | Injection | Lea, NM | Rice Operating Company | 5,100 ft |
| E M E Swd #033 | 30-025-21496 | Active | Injection | Lea, NM | Rice Operating Company | 5,000 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rice Operating operate?
Rice Operating is the operator of record for 24 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rice Operating's wells are still active?
17 of Rice Operating's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Rice Operating operate wells?
Rice Operating is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (24).
Does Rice Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Rice Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rice Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Vacuum Swd #035 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 9,055 ft.
Where Rice Operating'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 Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rice-operating-5229 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).