Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Wells Summary
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Northumberland County contains 5 wells on file, with top operators including THOMAS E MATTHEWS and BP PROD NORTH AMER INC.
Most recent well on record: WILHOUR GAS UNIT 1, operated by BP PROD NORTH AMER INC — last updated September 1979.
Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29
By basin
- 16 Marcellus
- 1 Utica
Drilling for
- 17 Gas
Northumberland County well density
Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells;
larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
5 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Northumberland County by total wells
Operators: Thomas E Matthews, Bp Prod North Amer Inc, Pa Dep Ofc Oil & Gas Mgmt, Unknown Opr.
Top Counties in Pennsylvania most active by total wells
Compare Northumberland against the other busiest counties in Pennsylvania:
- McKean · 53,645 wells
- Warren · 34,622 wells
- Venango · 33,925 wells
- Indiana · 16,495 wells
- Armstrong · 12,471 wells
- Forest · 12,317 wells
- Washington · 10,774 wells
- Westmoreland · 10,329 wells
- Jefferson · 9,004 wells
- Greene · 8,447 wells
- Clarion · 7,918 wells
- Clearfield · 7,315 wells
Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILHOUR GAS UNIT 1 | 1979-09-17 | BP PROD NORTH AMER INC | 097-20002 | |
| LEON EPLER FARMS INC 1 | 1962-03-20 | THOMAS E MATTHEWS | 097-20001 | |
| RUSSELL FOX 1 | 1800-01-01 | UNKNOWN OPR | 097-90000 | |
| GEORGE C KRICK 1 | 1800-01-01 | PA DEP OFC OIL & GAS MGMT | 097-90001 | |
| HILLBISH 1 | 1800-01-01 | THOMAS E MATTHEWS | 097-90002 |
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