Who operates Willetts 78?

Willetts 78 (API 37-083-29970) is operated by Jh Gibson Heair according to the Pennsylvania regulator's registry.

Is Willetts 78 plugged or still active?

Willetts 78 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Willetts 78 located?

Willetts 78 is in McKean County, Pennsylvania at 41.95305, -78.55057.

API 37-083-29970OrphanedOil well

Willetts 78

Oil well in McKean County, Pennsylvania · operated by Jh Gibson Heair

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 19, 1973

Drilling began

Completion

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Plug date

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Total depth

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Registry record

API #: 37-083-29970
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Oil(OIL)
County: McKean
Coordinates: 41.95305, -78.55057
State record #: 083-29970

Operator

Jh Gibson Heair

Wells operated: 27
Active: 0
States: PA

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Warrant 2261 Lot 624 T1	37-083-52457	Other status	Oil	East Resources Inc
Dent Northeast 133	37-083-49497	Active	Oil	Dowd Adam J
Dent Northeast 158	37-083-50911	Active	Oil	Dowd Adam J
Warrant 2261 Lot 626 T1	37-083-52458	Other status	Oil	East Resources Inc
Tidewater-Bingham 613	37-083-39411	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Richard B Herzog
Warrant 2266 Seneca 5	37-083-49331	Active	Oil	Pennhills Resources LLC

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Pennsylvania oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.