Penta Oil
Operator of record for 28 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Penta Oil is the operator of record for 28 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 12 (43%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 28 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
28
Active
12
Plugged
0
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 28 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 27
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 43%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Penta Oil operate?
Penta Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Pennsylvania (28). Its 28 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 Penta Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
43% of Penta Oil's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Penta Oil operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 27 (96%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Erie (PA) and Crawford (PA).
Notable wells operated by Penta Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Morvay 2 | 37-049-23044 | Active | Gas | Erie, PA | Penta Oil Corp | — |
| Richard Blore 1 | 37-049-23002 | Active | Gas | Erie, PA | Penta Oil Corp | — |
| John Mcnulty 2 | 37-049-23046 | Active | Gas | Erie, PA | Penta Oil Corp | — |
| George Gregor 1 | 37-049-23039 | Other status | Gas | Erie, PA | Penta Oil Corp | — |
| S Morvay 1 | 37-049-23043 | Other status | Gas | Erie, PA | Penta Oil Corp | — |
| R Hartenbach 1 | 37-039-21234 | Other status | Gas | Crawford, PA | Penta Oil Corp | — |
| Robert Hitchcock 1 | 37-039-21235 | Other status | Gas | Crawford, PA | Penta Oil Corp | — |
| Robert Hitchcock 1 | 37-039-21366 | Other status | Gas | Crawford, PA | Penta Oil Corp | — |
| Robert Hitchcock 2 | 37-039-21402 | Other status | Gas | Crawford, PA | Penta Oil Corp | — |
| Robert Hitchcock 3 | 37-039-21712 | Other status | Gas | Crawford, PA | Penta Oil Corp | — |
| Neal L Emmons 1 | 37-049-21260 | Other status | Gas | Erie, PA | Penta Oil Corp | — |
| Frank Jones 1 | 37-049-23045 | Active | Gas | Erie, PA | Penta Oil Corp | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Penta Oil operate?
Penta Oil is the operator of record for 28 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (28). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Penta Oil's wells are still active?
12 of Penta Oil's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Penta Oil operate wells?
Penta Oil is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (28).
Does Penta Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Penta Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 27 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Penta Oil'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, “Penta Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/penta-oil-71693 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).