Emerald Resources
Operator of record for 38 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: EMERALD RESOURCES INC · Emerald Resources, Inc.
At a glance
Emerald Resources is the operator of record for 38 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 5 (13%) are active, 11 (29%) plugged & abandoned and 16 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 31 wells (82% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
38
Active
5
Plugged
11
Orphaned
16
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 31 |
| Illinois | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 22
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Emerald Resources operate?
Emerald Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Pennsylvania (31) and Illinois (7). Its 31 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 Emerald Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Emerald Resources's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 29% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 16 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Emerald Resources operate?
By product class, 12 (32%) are oil wells and 22 (58%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Van Fossan Unit 5 in Wayne, IL at 3,790 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Clay (IL), Crawford (IL) and Greene (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 Emerald Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Fossan Unit 5 | 12-191-32685 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, IL | Emerald Resources, Inc. | 3,790 ft |
| Van Fossan Unit 2 | 12-191-32683 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Emerald Resources, Inc. | 3,750 ft |
| Morris 1 | 12-025-28572 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Emerald Resources, Inc. | 3,028 ft |
| Boyd North 2 | 12-033-36714 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Emerald Resources, Inc. | 1,393 ft |
| Boyd North 1 | 12-033-36713 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Emerald Resources, Inc. | 1,369 ft |
| Price IR-1 | 12-033-36728 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Emerald Resources, Inc. | 1,351 ft |
| Meserve 1 | 12-033-36726 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | Emerald Resources, Inc. | 1,153 ft |
| Perry E Lemley Em7 | 37-059-21357 | Orphaned | Gas | Greene, PA | Emerald Resources Inc | — |
| Buckeye Coal Company Hughes Tract Em21 | 37-059-21439 | Orphaned | Gas | Greene, PA | Emerald Resources Inc | — |
| Emerald Mines Corp - Ezra M Sayers Em27 | 37-059-21445 | Other status | Gas | Greene, PA | Emerald Resources Inc | — |
| Emerald Mines Corp E M Sayers Tract Em20 | 37-059-21429 | Orphaned | Gas | Greene, PA | Emerald Resources Inc | — |
| Emerald Mines Corp E M Sayers Tract Em19 | 37-059-21428 | Orphaned | Gas | Greene, PA | Emerald Resources Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Emerald Resources operate?
Emerald Resources is the operator of record for 38 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (31). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Emerald Resources's wells are still active?
5 of Emerald Resources's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned and 16 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Emerald Resources operate wells?
Emerald Resources is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (31) and Illinois (7).
Does Emerald Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Emerald Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 22 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Emerald Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Van Fossan Unit 5 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,790 ft.
Where Emerald Resources'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, “Emerald Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/emerald-resources-66428 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).