API 37-053-20710OrphanedOil well
Copeland 3q
Oil well in Forest County, Pennsylvania · operated by Return Oil
Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.
Spud date
Jun 18, 1973
Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
—
Total depth
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Registry record
- API #
- 37-053-20710
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Forest
- Coordinates
- 41.57626, -79.47820
- State record #
- 053-20710
Operator
- Wells operated
- 353
- Active
- 0
- States
- PA
- As filed
- RETURN OIL CORP
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard R Sparks 1 | 37-121-29911 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | S & T Svc & Supply Inc |
| Eagle Rock (378) 28q | 37-121-25279 | Orphaned | Oil | Beck James L |
| J & J Klein 15 | 37-121-27247 | Orphaned | Oil | Marwell Inc |
| J & J Klein 8 | 37-121-27240 | Orphaned | Oil | Marwell Inc |
| J Bishop B5 | 37-121-38974 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Timberline Energy Inc |
| Heydrick 7 | 37-121-27175 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ifft Judith A |
Dataset updated . Source: Pennsylvania oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.