API 37-053-20927OrphanedOil well
Copeland 21q
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
Jul 28, 1973
Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
—
Total depth
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Registry record
- API #
- 37-053-20927
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Forest
- Coordinates
- 41.57214, -79.48076
- State record #
- 053-20927
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baum Nep 5 | 37-121-44359 | Active | Oil | Oil Creek Operators LLC |
| Baum Nep 9 | 37-121-44361 | Active | Oil | Oil Creek Operators LLC |
| J Bishop B15 | 37-121-39628 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Timberline Energy Inc |
| Baum Nep 2 | 37-121-44357 | Active | Oil | Oil Creek Operators LLC |
| Fisher & Young D | 37-123-05040 | Orphaned | Oil | Pa Dep Ofc Oil & Gas Mgmt |
| Baum Nep 19 | 37-121-44366 | Active | Oil | Oil Creek Operators LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Pennsylvania oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.