Sylvania
Operator of record for 74 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SYLVANIA CORP · Sylvania Corp.
At a glance
Sylvania is the operator of record for 74 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 38 (51%) are plugged & abandoned and 33 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 65 wells (88% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
74
Active
0
Plugged
38
Orphaned
33
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 65 |
| New York | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 30
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sylvania operate?
Sylvania's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Pennsylvania (65) and New York (9). Its 65 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 Sylvania’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sylvania's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 51% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 33 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Sylvania operate?
By product class, 5 (7%) are oil wells and 30 (41%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Cramer 1 in Steuben, NY at 5,075 ft. The wells listed below sit in Steuben (NY), Allegany (NY), Potter (PA), Clearfield (PA) and Elk (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 Sylvania
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cramer 1 | 31-101-04712 | Orphaned | Other type | Steuben, NY | Sylvania Corp. | 5,075 ft |
| McKeon 1 | 31-101-00413 | Orphaned | Other type | Steuben, NY | Sylvania Corp. | 4,838 ft |
| Totten 1 | 31-101-11560 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Steuben, NY | Sylvania Corp. | 4,830 ft |
| Downes Est 1 | 31-003-00470 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Allegany, NY | Sylvania Corp. | 4,651 ft |
| Knox, H 1 | 31-003-00374 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Allegany, NY | Sylvania Corp. | 4,623 ft |
| Knox, H 1 | 31-003-00376 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Allegany, NY | Sylvania Corp. | 4,623 ft |
| Crane, D 1 | 31-003-00368 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Allegany, NY | Sylvania Corp. | 4,599 ft |
| Waufle 1 | 31-101-07500 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Steuben, NY | Sylvania Corp. | 4,503 ft |
| Wallace 1 | 31-101-00149 | Orphaned | Other type | Steuben, NY | Sylvania Corp. | 4,282 ft |
| Sarah White 1 | 37-105-90083 | Orphaned | Other type | Potter, PA | Sylvania Corp | — |
| M A Heberling 299 | 37-033-90028 | Orphaned | Other type | Clearfield, PA | Sylvania Corp | — |
| N Y L E & W R R 257 | 37-047-90003 | Other status | Gas | Elk, PA | Sylvania Corp | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sylvania operate?
Sylvania is the operator of record for 74 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (65). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sylvania's wells are still active?
0 of Sylvania's catalogued wells are active; 38 are plugged & abandoned and 33 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Sylvania operate wells?
Sylvania is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (65) and New York (9).
Does Sylvania operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Sylvania's catalogued wells are oil wells and 30 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sylvania's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cramer 1 in Steuben, NY is the deepest at 5,075 ft.
Where Sylvania'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, “Sylvania — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sylvania-71104 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).