API 34-013-20135OrphanedOil well
Rice Ej 2
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
Oct 28, 1945
Plug date
Dec 12, 2025
Total depth
1,034 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 34-013-20135
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
- Type
- Oil(OG_R)
- County
- Belmont
- Coordinates
- 40.06914, -80.91857
- State record #
- 34013201350000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 118,046
- Active
- 18,978
- States
- OH
Location & nearby wells
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Claim your operator profileNearby wells
| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore E M 1 | 34-013-60447 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio Valley Coal Co |
| Stoneking Julia A 2 | 34-013-60462 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Piper N & Mobley Elisha 1 | 34-013-61562 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Stoneking D R 1 | 34-013-60450 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Parker Felix 1 | 34-013-61546 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
| Taylor Clark 2 | 34-013-60463 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Historic Owner |
Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.