Rice 8 (API 33-009-02108) is operated by 31 Operating, LLC according to the North Dakota regulator's registry.

Is Rice 8 plugged or still active?

Rice 8 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Rice 8 located?

Rice 8 is in Bottineau County, North Dakota at 48.78008, -101.32390, in the Renville field.

API 33-009-02108OrphanedOil well

Rice 8

Oil well in Bottineau County, North Dakota · operated by 31 Operating

Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.

Spud date

Jan 18, 2006

Drilling began

Completion

—

Plug date

—

Total depth

6,400 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 33-009-02108
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned))
Type: Oil(OG)
Field: Renville
County: Bottineau
Coordinates: 48.78008, -101.32390
State record #: 16082

Operator

31 Operating

Wells operated: 168
Active: 0
States: CO, ND
As filed: 31 OPERATING, LLC

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
George Blowers 1	33-009-00168	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Carter Oil Co.
Wobbly 19-9	33-009-02466	Active	Oil	Eagle Operating, Inc.
Ellsworth 1	33-009-00866	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Plaza Oil & Gas Ltd.
Ober 20-5	33-009-02475	Active	Oil	Eagle Operating, Inc.
Middaugh 1-21	33-009-01031	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Echo Oil Corp.
James And Martin Sonnenberg 1	33-009-00967	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Fundamental Oil Corp.

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: North Dakota oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.