Return Oil
Operator of record for 353 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Return Oil is the operator of record for 353 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 66 (19%) are plugged & abandoned and 278 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 353 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
353
Active
0
Plugged
66
Orphaned
278
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 353 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 344
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Return Oil operate?
Return Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Pennsylvania (353). Its 353 Pennsylvania wells are 0.2% 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 Return Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Return Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 19% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 278 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Return Oil operate?
By product class, 344 (97%) are oil wells and 1 (0.3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Venango (PA), Warren (PA) and Clarion (PA).
Notable wells operated by Return Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melat K3 | 37-121-41972 | Other status | Other type | Venango, PA | Return Oil Corp | — |
| Melat K5 | 37-121-41974 | Other status | Other type | Venango, PA | Return Oil Corp | — |
| Tract 35 5q | 37-121-00288 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Return Oil Corp | — |
| Breene Walnut Bend #4 12q | 37-121-28714 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Return Oil Corp | — |
| I Manross 1qp | 37-121-41382 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Return Oil Corp | — |
| Luke-Williams 2 | 37-123-29902 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, PA | Return Oil Corp | — |
| Penn Bayless Oil Co R78 | 37-123-34587 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, PA | Return Oil Corp | — |
| Closser-Sullivan 13 | 37-123-39666 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, PA | Return Oil Corp | — |
| Penn Bayless Oil Co R84 | 37-123-34593 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, PA | Return Oil Corp | — |
| Martin 56 | 37-123-35779 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, PA | Return Oil Corp | — |
| Martin 67 | 37-123-35790 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, PA | Return Oil Corp | — |
| David G Delp 2 | 37-031-22558 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clarion, PA | Return Oil Corp | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Return Oil operate?
Return Oil is the operator of record for 353 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (353). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Return Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Return Oil's catalogued wells are active; 66 are plugged & abandoned and 278 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Return Oil operate wells?
Return Oil is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (353).
Does Return Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
344 of Return Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Return 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, “Return Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/return-oil-71902 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).