Continental Petro
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CONTINENTAL PETRO CORP · Continental Petro. Inc.
At a glance
Continental Petro is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 4 (80%) are active, 1 (20%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 4 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
4
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 4 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 80%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Continental Petro operate?
Continental Petro's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Pennsylvania (4) and Illinois (1). Its 4 Pennsylvania wells are 0.0% of the 224,189 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 Continental Petro’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
80% of Continental Petro's catalogued wells are active, 51 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 20% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Continental Petro operate?
By product class, 4 (80%) 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 Matheny 1 in Shelby, IL at 1,781 ft. The wells listed below sit in Shelby (IL) and Forest (PA). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Continental Petro
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matheny 1 | 12-173-22927 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shelby, IL | Continental Petro. Inc. | 1,781 ft |
| Aa Copeland Dl7 | 37-053-21785 | Active | Oil | Forest, PA | Continental Petro Corp | — |
| Aa Copeland Dl1 | 37-053-21639 | Active | Oil | Forest, PA | Continental Petro Corp | — |
| Aa Copeland 3 | 37-053-22703 | Active | Oil | Forest, PA | Continental Petro Corp | — |
| Aa Copeland 5 | 37-053-22701 | Active | Oil | Forest, PA | Continental Petro Corp | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Continental Petro operate?
Continental Petro is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Continental Petro's wells are still active?
4 of Continental Petro's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Continental Petro operate wells?
Continental Petro is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (4) and Illinois (1).
Does Continental Petro operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Continental Petro's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Continental Petro's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Matheny 1 in Shelby, IL is the deepest at 1,781 ft.
Where Continental Petro'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, “Continental Petro — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/continental-petro-110258 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).