API 37-053-20715OrphanedOil well
Copeland 8q
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
Feb 28, 1972
Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
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Registry record
- API #
- 37-053-20715
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Forest
- Coordinates
- 41.57392, -79.48570
- State record #
- 053-20715
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Bishop B11 | 37-121-39624 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Timberline Energy Inc |
| Lila C Ouzts 06 | 37-121-40088 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | S & T Svc & Supply Inc |
| Baum Nep 24 | 37-121-44371 | Active | Oil | Oil Creek Operators LLC |
| William Betz 373 | 37-053-00136 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | North Penn Gas Co |
| J Bishop B8 | 37-121-38977 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Timberline Energy Inc |
| Lila C Ouzts 05 | 37-121-40087 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | S & T Svc & Supply Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Pennsylvania oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.