API 34-013-20132OrphanedOil well
Rice Ej 1
Oil well in Belmont County, Ohio · operated by Historic Owner
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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 10, 1945
Plug date
Oct 23, 2025
Total depth
1,159 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-013-20132
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Belmont
- Coordinates
- 40.07323, -80.92260
- State record #
- 34013201320000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Miles 1 | 34-013-61552 | Active | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Hart Miles 2 | 34-013-61555 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Masters Marion 1 | 34-013-60469 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio Valley Coal Co |
| Thos Hea Mobley & Hart 6 | 34-013-61559 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Kinkade Joy 1 | 34-013-60452 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio Valley Coal Co |
| Ogigbee Keith & Susan Sm-19-12 | 34-013-20556 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio Valley Coal Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.