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   FORM 12B-25                                                OMB APPROVAL
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                                                      OMB Number:     3235-0058
                                                      Expires:  October 31, 1988
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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 12b-25

                        NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

(Check One): [ ]  Form 10-K   [ ] Form 11-K   [ ]  Form 20-F    [X]  Form 10-Q

  For Period Ended:    June 30, 2002
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Read Instruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please Print or Type.

    Nothing in this Form Shall be construed to imply that the Commission has
                   verified any information contained herein.
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If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above,
identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:

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PART I - REGISTRANT INFORMATION

                            CASTLE ENERGY CORPORATION
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Full Name of Registrant

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Former Name if Applicable

                           One Radnor Corporate Center
                         100 Matsonford Road, Suite 250
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

                                Radnor, PA 19087
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City, State and Zip Code






PART II - RULES 12b-25(b) and (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or
expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the
following should be completed.  (Check box if appropriate)

     (a)  The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of
          this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable
          effort or expense;

[X]  (b)  The subject annual report/portion thereof will be filed on or before
          the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or
          the subject quarterly report/portion thereof will be filed on or
          before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and

     (c)  The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by
          Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.

PART III - NARRATIVE

State below in reasonable detail the reasons why the Forms 10-K, 11-K,
20-F or 10-Q, or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed
time period.

Filing of Form 10-Q could not be completed within the prescribed time because:

a.  Key management was inextricably involved in negotiating legal matters
    during the financial statement clearance period.
b.  More time than usual was required to resolve several non-recurring
    accounting issues related to the Delta transaction.





PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION


     (1)  Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard
          to this notification

 Richard E. Staedtler                 610                995-9400
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     (Name)                       (Area Code)        (Telephone Number)


     (2)  Have all other periodic reports required (under
          Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
          1934) during the preceding 12 months (or for such
          shorter period that the registrant was required to
          file such reports) been filed?  If answer is
          no, identify report(s).                                 [X] Yes [ ] No

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     (3)  Is it anticipated that any significant change
          in results of operations from the corresponding
          period for the last fiscal year will be
          reflected by the earnings statements to be
          included in the subject report or portion
          thereof?                                                [X] Yes [ ] No

          If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change,
          both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate,
          state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the
          results cannot be made.

          In fiscal 2001, the Company earned net income of
          $3,038,000 for nine months ended June 30, 2001. The
          Company cannot predict results of operations for the
          nine months ended June 30, 2002 until it resolves the
          accounting issues related to the Delta sale.

                            Castle Energy Corporation
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                (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.


Date  August 6, 2002                    By Richard E. Staedtler
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                                           Chief Financial Officer


INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant
or by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of the
person signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature. If
the statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized
representative (other than an executive officer), evidence of the
representative's authority to sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed
with the form.

                                   ATTENTION

Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal Criminal
Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).

                              GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. This Form is required by Rule 12b-25 (17 CFR 240.12b-25) of the General Rules
   and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

2. One signed original and four conformed copies of this Form and amendments
   thereto must be completed and filed with the Securities and Exchange
   Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, in accordance with  Rule 0-3 of the
   General Rules and Regulations under the Act. The information contained in
   or filed with the Form will be made a matter of public record in the
   Commission files.

3. A manually signed copy of the form and amendments thereto shall be filed with
   each national securities exchange on which any class of securities of the
   registrant is registered.

4. Amendments to the notifications must also be filed on Form 12b-25 but need
   not restate information that has been correctly furnished. The Form shall be
   clearly identified as an amended notification.