Big 6 Drilling
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BIG "6" DRILLING COMPANY · BIG 6 DRILLING CO · Big "6" Drilling Company
At a glance
Big 6 Drilling is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 4 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 2 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big 6 Drilling operate?
Big 6 Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: New Mexico (2), Arkansas (1) and Colorado (1). Its 1 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Big 6 Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Big 6 Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Big 6 Drilling operate?
By product class, 2 (50%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ora Jackson A #001 in Lea, NM at 10,166 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lea (NM), Lafayette (AR) and Logan (CO). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Big 6 Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ora Jackson A #001 | 30-025-20394 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Big 6 Drilling Co | 10,166 ft |
| Wallace, J L etal 1 | 03-073-10619 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Big "6" Drilling Company | 8,190 ft |
| 1 State 4420 | 05-075-40119 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Big "6" Drilling Company | 4,825 ft |
| Ora Jackson A #002 | 30-025-20234 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Big 6 Drilling Co | 0 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big 6 Drilling operate?
Big 6 Drilling is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big 6 Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Big 6 Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Big 6 Drilling operate wells?
Big 6 Drilling is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (2), Arkansas (1) and Colorado (1).
Does Big 6 Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Big 6 Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Big 6 Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ora Jackson A #001 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 10,166 ft.
Where Big 6 Drilling's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Big 6 Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-6-drilling-2878 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).