Local events in Wells Township, Jefferson County
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How Wells Township, Jefferson County began
Wells Township was organized in 1823 out of Warren Township and named for Bezaliel Wells, the large landowner and Steubenville proprietor who co-founded the county seat. Settlement here came at a real cost: Henry Nations and Daniel Schammerhorn, who built a cabin at Block House Run near what became La Grange in September 1792, were killed by Native warriors near the same block house in the spring of 1793, and the Riley family suffered a similar attack while making sugar nearby -- permanent settlement did not really take hold until after the Treaty of Greenville ended the Northwest Indian War in 1795. Phillip Doddridge founded the village of La Grange (later Phillipsburg) in 1819, and the township developed around grist mills, coal mining and a livestock route to eastern markets through the nineteenth century.
Settled 1792 (first, unsuccessful attempt); 1798 onward (permanent settlement after 1795 treaty), platted 1819 (La Grange), incorporated 1823 (organized from Warren Township), by Jefferson County Commissioners.
Where the name comes from
Named for Bezaliel Wells, a large early landowner and the proprietor of Steubenville, who co-platted the county seat with James Ross in 1797.
Before the town
Wells Township's 1880 county history records a direct and costly encounter: in September 1792, Henry Nations and Daniel Schammerhorn built a cabin at Block House Run near the later site of La Grange, and were 'waylaid and killed by the Indians' near the same block house in the spring of 1793; the Riley family suffered a comparable attack while making maple sugar in the same area at roughly the same time. These killings came during the closing years of the Northwest Indian War, fought between the United States and a confederacy including the Shawnee, Miami, Lenape (Delaware) and Wyandot; the source states plainly that permanent settlement of the township only began after 'the treaty of General Wayne in 1795' (the Treaty of Greenville) ended that war and confirmed American control of the region. No named Native village, mound or earthwork within the township is recorded in the sources consulted.
Nations recorded here: Shawnee, Miami, Lenape (Delaware), Wyandot.
Timeline
- — Henry Nations and Daniel Schammerhorn build a cabin at Block House Run, near the later site of La Grange, in September.
- — Nations and Schammerhorn are killed near the block house in the spring; the Riley family suffers a similar attack nearby.
- — The Treaty of Greenville ends the Northwest Indian War; permanent settlement of the township follows.
- — Ebenezer Spriggs settles in the township, part of the first wave of permanent settlers including Thomas Taylor, Henry Oliver and the Tarr, Johnson, Armstrong, Roberts, Carson, Daugherty, Milholland, Dawson and Graham families.
- — John Jackson erects the township's first water-powered grist mill, on McIntire Run.
- — Phillip Doddridge founds the village on land bought from James Ross of Pittsburgh, naming it Phillipsburg for himself and building its first house as a hotel; James H. Moore buys the hotel in 1820 and becomes postmaster in 1822, the same year Harden Wheeler and Joseph Rose open the first store.
- — Wells Township is organized, separated from Warren Township; its first election is held April 7 at the house of widow McAdams, electing David Humphrey, Archibald Armstrong and Richard Spurrier as trustees.
- — Means, Collier and Wilson lay out a new addition to Phillipsburg and name it La Grange; the two names later merge under La Grange.
Stories
The block house that could not protect everyone
The place name Block House Run records a fortification whose purpose failed at least twice. Henry Nations and Daniel Schammerhorn built their cabin near the block house in September 1792, hoping its presence meant safety on the contested frontier; by the following spring both men were dead, killed by Native warriors near the same structure. The Riley family, caught making maple sugar in the same neighborhood, suffered a comparable attack. These were not isolated frontier tragedies but part of the last phase of the Northwest Indian War, fought between the United States and a confederacy of Ohio Country nations resisting American settlement; only after General Anthony Wayne's victory and the resulting 1795 Treaty of Greenville did the killing stop long enough for the township's permanent settlers -- Thomas Taylor, Ebenezer Spriggs and the rest -- to take up land here without expecting the same fate.
The teetotaler who caved to his own tavern
The 1880 county history credits Wells Township's first hotel to either Matthew Thompson or Nathaniel Dawson, and treats the two men as opposites: Dawson ran an ordinary whisky stand alongside his tavern, the expected arrangement of the day, while Thompson tried something unusual, opening a temperance house he called 'Tempo' -- the same name, and very likely the same man, who later kept the temperance hotel that gave neighboring New Alexandria its own earlier name of Tempo, since that village sits on the Wells-Cross Creek township line. The county historian recounts, with a certain dry amusement, that a tavern without a bar 'would have but little patronage' in those days, and that Thompson eventually had to choose between abandoning tavern-keeping altogether or adding a bar -- which he did, 'after which everything sailed smoothly, except, perhaps, the landlord's conscience.' Even after adding liquor, the house kept the name Tempo, a small monument to an experiment in temperance that the frontier drover trade would not support.
Local history sources: ohiogenealogyexpress.com · archive.org · archive.org
Water
Groundwater wells (3 wells) The water here
- Brilliant Water and Sewer73% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Mingo Junction15% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Rayland Village5% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Warren Water Authority4% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Steubenville, City Of2% of residentsOhio River
- Yorkville Village1% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Dillonvale1% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Jefferson Co. W&s District- J0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Wells Township, Jefferson County's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station, 1 power plant, 2 high-hazard dams, 1 public school, 1 library, 1 police station, 44 shale and injection wells, 1 Superfund site, 2 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 6 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Brilliant Volunteer Fire DepartmentBrilliant
- Address
- 1001 3rd Street, Brilliant, OH 43913
- Coordinates
- 40.26375, -80.63250
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Power plants (1)
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Cardinal 100 MW or moreCoal · 1,790 MW
- Capacity
- 1,790 MW
- Main source
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- Cardinal Operating Company
- Sector
- IPP Non-CHP
- Where
- Brillant, Jefferson County
- Generating units
- 3
- Built
- 1967 (first unit); newest unit 1977
- Planned retirement
- 2028
- EIA plant code
- 2828
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025.
High-hazard dams (2)
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Cardinal Fly Ash No. 1 DamBlockhouse Run · condition: satisfactory
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Satisfactory (assessed 11/29/2017)
- River or stream
- Blockhouse Run
- Purpose
- Tailings
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 242 ft
- Storage
- 4,800 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1974
- Owner type
- Public Utility
- County
- Jefferson County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Brilliant
- Last inspection
- 11/07/2022
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00920
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Cardinal Fly Ash No. 2 DamBlockhouse Run · condition: satisfactory
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Satisfactory (assessed 08/14/2024)
- River or stream
- Blockhouse Run
- Purpose
- Tailings
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 250 ft
- Storage
- 13,500 acre-feet
- Completed
- 2014
- Owner type
- Public Utility
- County
- Jefferson County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Brilliant
- Last inspection
- 11/07/2022
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH01826
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.
Public schools (1)
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Buckeye North Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Brilliant
- Address
- 1004 3rd St, Brilliant, OH 43913
- School district
- Buckeye Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 277
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 18
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 87.9%
- Ohio building IRN
- 003590
- NCES school ID
- 390477802970
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Public libraries (1)
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Brilliant BranchBranch · Brilliant
- Address
- 103 Steuben St., Brilliant, OH 43913
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Steubenville & Jefferson County, Pl Of
- Open
- 1,809 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 2,400 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 130,624
- System's loans, FY2024
- 358,384
- People the system serves
- 65,249
- Phone
- (740) 314-4309
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Police stations (1)
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Wells Township Police DepartmentBrilliant
- Address
- 403 Prospect Avenue, Brilliant, OH 43913
- Coordinates
- 40.26848, -80.62294
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Shale and injection wells (44)
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Amber Ne Wel Jf 3HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208690000
- Coordinates
- 40.25649, -80.69892
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Amber Nw Wel Jf 1HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208670000
- Coordinates
- 40.25653, -80.69905
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Amber Se Wel Jf 4HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208790000
- Coordinates
- 40.25647, -80.69885
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Amber Sw Wel Jf 2HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208680000
- Coordinates
- 40.25651, -80.69898
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Atlas N Wel Jf 5HHorizontal shale well
- What it is
- Horizontal shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209520000
- Coordinates
- 40.24768, -80.75732
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Atlas Ne Wel Jf 7HHorizontal shale well
- What it is
- Horizontal shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209530000
- Coordinates
- 40.24772, -80.75729
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Atlas Ne Wel Jf 9HHorizontal shale well
- What it is
- Horizontal shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209510000
- Coordinates
- 40.24777, -80.75725
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Atlas Nw Wel Jf 1HHorizontal shale well
- What it is
- Horizontal shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209490000
- Coordinates
- 40.24758, -80.75739
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Atlas Nw Wel Jf 3HHorizontal shale well
- What it is
- Horizontal shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209500000
- Coordinates
- 40.24763, -80.75736
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Cecelia Se Wel Jf 6HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208420000
- Coordinates
- 40.28212, -80.75626
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Cecelia Se Wel Jf 8HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208390000
- Coordinates
- 40.28216, -80.75622
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Cecelia Sw Wel Jf 2HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208400000
- Coordinates
- 40.28203, -80.75634
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Cecelia Sw Wel Jf 4HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208410000
- Coordinates
- 40.28208, -80.75630
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Doyen Ne Wel Jf 3HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208860000
- Coordinates
- 40.25600, -80.69726
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Doyen Nw Wel Jf 1HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208890000
- Coordinates
- 40.25604, -80.69739
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Doyen Se Wel Jf 4HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208880000
- Coordinates
- 40.25598, -80.69719
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Doyen Sw Wel Jf 2HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208870000
- Coordinates
- 40.25602, -80.69732
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Fauna E Wel Jf 3HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209690000
- Coordinates
- 40.27982, -80.62794
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Fauna Mc Wel Jf M5H-AMarcellus shale well
- What it is
- Marcellus shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081210040000
- Coordinates
- 40.27936, -80.62758
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Fauna W Wel Jf 1HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209720000
- Coordinates
- 40.27977, -80.62790
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Gabriel Ne Wel Jf 3HHorizontal shale well
- What it is
- Horizontal shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209250000
- Coordinates
- 40.25433, -80.72255
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Gabriel Nw Wel Jf 1HHorizontal shale well
- What it is
- Horizontal shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209230000
- Coordinates
- 40.25435, -80.72270
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Gabriel Sw Wel Jf 2HHorizontal shale well
- What it is
- Horizontal shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209240000
- Coordinates
- 40.25434, -80.72263
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Gabriel Sw Wel Jf 4HHorizontal shale well
- What it is
- Horizontal shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209260000
- Coordinates
- 40.25432, -80.72248
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Kelpie Ne Wel Jf 3HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209050000
- Coordinates
- 40.24992, -80.70378
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Kelpie Nw Wel Jf 1HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209060000
- Coordinates
- 40.24981, -80.70380
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Kelpie Se Wel Jf 4HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209070000
- Coordinates
- 40.24998, -80.70377
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Kelpie Sw Wel Jf 2HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209080000
- Coordinates
- 40.24987, -80.70379
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Pearl E Wel Jf 7HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081210010000
- Coordinates
- 40.26694, -80.63625
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Pearl N Wel Jf 5HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081210000000
- Coordinates
- 40.26695, -80.63632
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Pearl Ne Wel Jf 9HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081210020000
- Coordinates
- 40.26692, -80.63618
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Pearl Nw Wel Jf 1HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209980000
- Coordinates
- 40.26697, -80.63646
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Pearl W Wel Jf 3HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209990000
- Coordinates
- 40.26696, -80.63639
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Satori N Wel Jf 1HHorizontal shale well
- What it is
- Horizontal shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209310000
- Coordinates
- 40.26019, -80.73431
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Satori N Wel Jf 3HHorizontal shale well
- What it is
- Horizontal shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209320000
- Coordinates
- 40.26024, -80.73431
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Satori Se Wel Jf 4HHorizontal shale well
- What it is
- Horizontal shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209340000
- Coordinates
- 40.26035, -80.73430
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Satori Sw Wel Jf 2HHorizontal shale well
- What it is
- Horizontal shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209330000
- Coordinates
- 40.26030, -80.73430
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Zimnox Ne Wel Jf 3HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081210270000
- Coordinates
- 40.26459, -80.68559
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Zimnox Ne Wel Jf 5HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081210280000
- Coordinates
- 40.26454, -80.68558
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Zimnox Nw Wel Jf 1HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081210260000
- Coordinates
- 40.26465, -80.68560
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Zimnox Se Wel Jf 6HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208840000
- Coordinates
- 40.26465, -80.68551
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Zimnox Se Wel Jf 8HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208850000
- Coordinates
- 40.26460, -80.68550
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Zimnox Sw Wel Jf 2HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208820000
- Coordinates
- 40.26476, -80.68553
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
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Zimnox Sw Wel Jf 4HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Ascent Resources Utica Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208830000
- Coordinates
- 40.26471, -80.68552
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
Source: ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources well inventory (September 2026): drilled Utica, Marcellus and horizontal wells and Class II injection wells not plugged. Older vertical wells are on the full map.
Superfund sites (1)
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Brilliant Fly Ash Slurry Discharge ErSuperfund program · Brilliant
- Address
- 306 County Road 7E, Brilliant, OH 43913
- County
- Jefferson County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHN000506024
- EPA registry ID
- 110067035283
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2)
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Cardinal Power PlantToxics Release Inventory · Brilliant
- Address
- 306 County Road 7E, Brilliant, OH 43913
- County
- Jefferson County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43913RSHGS36CUN
- EPA registry ID
- 110000605426
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Ohioamerican Energy, Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Brilliant
- Address
- 34 Kelley Way, Brilliant, OH 43913
- County
- Jefferson County County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 4391WHMRCN34KEL
- EPA registry ID
- 110055498377
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (6)
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Ammonia (Nh3)2025-05-07 · Wells Twp
- Reported
- 2025-05-07
- What spilled
- Ammonia (Nh3)
- Where
- Wells Twp, Jefferson County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2505EPA0000726
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Ammonia (Nh3)2024-08-12 · Wells Twp
- Reported
- 2024-08-12
- What spilled
- Ammonia (Nh3)
- Where
- Wells Twp, Jefferson County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2408EPA0001398
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Anhydrous Ammonia (Nh3)2024-03-25 · Wells Twp
- Reported
- 2024-03-25
- What spilled
- Anhydrous Ammonia (Nh3)
- Where
- Wells Twp, Jefferson County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2403EPA0000461
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sodium Hydroxide (Naoh) / Caustic Soda / Lye2022-04-21 · Wells Twp
- Reported
- 2022-04-21
- What spilled
- Sodium Hydroxide (Naoh) / Caustic Soda / Lye
- Where
- Wells Twp, Jefferson County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2204EPA0000549
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sulfuric Acid (H2S04)2021-08-09 · Wells Twp
- Reported
- 2021-08-09
- What spilled
- Sulfuric Acid (H2S04)
- Largest amount reported
- 1,500 gallons
- Where
- Wells Twp, Jefferson County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2108EPA0001213
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Ammonia (Nh3)2026-03-14 · Wells Twp
- Reported
- 2026-03-14
- What spilled
- Ammonia (Nh3)
- Where
- Wells Twp, Jefferson County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2603EPA0000378
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Wells Township, Jefferson County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43913 Wells Township and Brilliant | 100% | Groundwater wells (3 wells) | 5.5 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1951 | Buckeye Local · 3 stars overall | 0.9% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43943 Warren Township and Rayland | 23% | Mostly private wells | 4.2 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1964 | Buckeye Local · 3 stars overall | 6.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43938 Mingo Junction | 7% | Groundwater wells (2 wells) | 3.6 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1954 | Indian Creek Local · 3.5 stars overall | 1.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Wells Township, Jefferson County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2019: 3 of 7 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 2.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Issue 27: Wells Twp Property Tax .5 Mills (0.5 mills) | 404 | 325 | Passed (55.42% for) |
| 2021-11-02 | Issue 28: Wells Twp Property Tax Additional 4 Mills (4.0 mills, additional) | 332 | 384 | Failed (46.37% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue 19: Wells Twp-Additional-EMS-2.25 mills (2.25 mills, additional) | 802 | 504 | Passed (61.41% for) |
| 2019-11-05 | Issue 8: Wells Twp-Add'l-Roads & Bridges | 359 | 381 | Failed (48.51% for), unofficial |
| 2019-11-05 | Issue 9: Wells Twp-Add'l-Police | 372 | 367 | Passed (50.34% for), unofficial |
| 2019-05-07 | Issue: Wells Twp Police | 252 | 267 | Failed (48.55% for), unofficial |
| 2019-05-07 | Issue: Wells Twp Roads | 247 | 271 | Failed (47.68% for), unofficial |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Trustee | Rodney P. Roe 636, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Fiscal Officer | Leslie Harvey 521, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Trustee | Ben Batenburg 326, 27.65%; Lew Eiler 234, 19.85%; Jeffrey Kamerer 292, 24.77%; Mickey C. Nest 158, 13.4%; Bill Cook 166, 14.08%; Invalid Write-in 3, 0.25% |
| 2019-11-05 | Trustee (unofficial count) | Rodney P. Roe 541, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-09-15
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-11-07
The county
Jefferson County: 21 ZIP codes, 33 cities, villages and townships, 67,859 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Wells Township, Ohio in?
Wells Township, Jefferson County is a township in Jefferson County, Ohio, with 2,480 residents.
When was Wells Township, Ohio founded?
Wells Township, Jefferson County was settled 1792 (first, unsuccessful attempt); 1798 onward (permanent settlement after 1795 treaty); laid out 1819 (La Grange); incorporated 1823 (organized from Warren Township). Founders on record: Jefferson County Commissioners. Source
How did Wells Township, Ohio get its name?
Named for Bezaliel Wells, a large early landowner and the proprietor of Steubenville, who co-platted the county seat with James Ross in 1797. Source
What ZIP code is Wells Township, Ohio?
Wells Township, Jefferson County is served by ZIP codes 43913, 43943 and 43938; 43913 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Wells Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Wells Township, Jefferson County (Brilliant Water and Sewer): Groundwater wells (3 wells).
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