Oil & gas wells in Potter County, PA
2,807 catalogued wells in Potter County, Pennsylvania, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Potter County, Pennsylvania has 2,807 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,200 active (43%), 787 plugged & abandoned (28%) and 294 documented orphans. It ranks 22nd of the 37 Pennsylvania counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 1% of the state's 224,189 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
2,807
Active
1,200
Plugged
787
Documented orphans
294
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Potter County?
43% of Potter County's wells are active, 3 percentage points below the Pennsylvania share of 45%. 28% are plugged & abandoned, against 25% statewide and 47% nationally. 294 wells (10%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 12% across Pennsylvania and 4% nationally. The remaining 526 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Potter County?
By product class, 704 of the county's wells (25%) are oil wells, 1,408 (50%) gas wells and 394 (14%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 37% and the gas share 51%. 100% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Potter County compare with other Pennsylvania counties?
Potter County has the 22nd-most catalogued wells of the 37 Pennsylvania counties with at least 25. The median Pennsylvania county on WellCensus has 4,066 wells. The largest, McKean County, has 38,160. By documented orphans it ranks 17th in Pennsylvania.
Who operates wells in Potter County?
158 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Potter County. 100% of the county's wells carry a link to a canonical operator profile; the rest list no operator or a name not yet resolved. Each well's page names its operator where the state publishes one.
Wells in Potter County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G H Yentzer 1287 | 37-105-00001 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Hanley & Bird Inc |
| But And Lyman N94 | 37-105-00004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
| Joseph Torok 1 | 37-105-00005 | Active | Gas | Ardent Resources Inc |
| Dutter 30 | 37-105-00008 | Active | Oil | 11 Mile Oil Corp |
| N Y S N G Corp N-457s | 37-105-00012 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
| Empire G & F Co. N-142s | 37-105-00013 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
| Empire Gas & Fuel Co N-143s | 37-105-00014 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
| Fred Dickerson N-162s | 37-105-00015 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
| Nelson Kemp N-165s | 37-105-00016 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
| Empire G & F Co N-167s | 37-105-00017 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
| Empire Gas & Fuel Co. N-170s | 37-105-00018 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
| F C & Amy Dickerson N-171s | 37-105-00019 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
| Sharon Twp School District N-173s | 37-105-00020 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
| R M Wolcott N-174s | 37-105-00021 | Active | Other type | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
| Ed Plants N-248s | 37-105-00022 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
| E. D. Holmes N-249s | 37-105-00023 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
| W W Crittenden 793 | 37-105-00025 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | North Penn Gas Co |
| W W Crittenden 911 | 37-105-00026 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | North Penn Gas Co |
| Carrie Morrey 1121 | 37-105-00027 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | North Penn Gas Co |
| L H Fisk 1115 | 37-105-00028 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | North Penn Gas Co |
| C J Yentzer 1124 | 37-105-00029 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | North Penn Gas Co |
| O J Yentzer 1113 | 37-105-00030 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | North Penn Gas Co |
| John Daniels 51 | 37-105-00031 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | North Penn Gas Co |
| E L Fisk 1126 | 37-105-00032 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | North Penn Gas Co |
| E L Fisk 1128 | 37-105-00033 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | North Penn Gas Co |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 2,807 in search → (filter by operator, status and type, then export), or find a specific well on the live map.
Frequently asked questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Potter County, PA?
Potter County, Pennsylvania has 2,807 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,200 active, 787 plugged and 294 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Potter County?
294 wells in Potter County, Pennsylvania are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 17th-highest count among Pennsylvania counties.
What share of wells in Potter County are plugged?
787 of Potter County's 2,807 catalogued wells (28%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 25% across Pennsylvania.
Which Pennsylvania county has the most oil and gas wells?
McKean County has the most catalogued wells of any Pennsylvania county on WellCensus (38,160); Potter County ranks 22nd with 2,807.
How many companies operate wells in Potter County?
158 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Potter County, Pennsylvania.
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About this data
Source: Pennsylvania DEP well registry, plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026, doi 10.5066/P13FHBYG), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Oil & gas wells in Potter County, Pennsylvania”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/pennsylvania/potter (data as of October 10, 2026).