Big Bear Drilling & Expl
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Big Bear Drilling & Expl is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 2 (40%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big Bear Drilling & Expl operate?
Big Bear Drilling & Expl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Oklahoma (5). Its 5 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Bear Drilling & Expl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Big Bear Drilling & Expl's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 40% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Big Bear Drilling & Expl operate?
By product class, 2 (40%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Okfuskee (OK) and Okmulgee (OK).
Notable wells operated by Big Bear Drilling & Expl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanzza #1 | 35-107-22157 | Orphaned | Other type | Okfuskee, OK | Big Bear Drilling & Expl Corp | — |
| Bonanaza #2 | 35-107-22163 | Other status | Other type | Okfuskee, OK | Big Bear Drilling & Expl Corp | — |
| Wesley #1 | 35-111-21281 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Okmulgee, OK | Big Bear Drilling & Expl Corp | — |
| Wilson #4-A | 35-111-25168 | Other status | Other type | Okmulgee, OK | Big Bear Drilling & Expl Corp | — |
| Wesley #b-1 | 35-111-25793 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Okmulgee, OK | Big Bear Drilling & Expl Corp | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big Bear Drilling & Expl operate?
Big Bear Drilling & Expl is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big Bear Drilling & Expl's wells are still active?
0 of Big Bear Drilling & Expl's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Big Bear Drilling & Expl operate wells?
Big Bear Drilling & Expl is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (5).
Does Big Bear Drilling & Expl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Big Bear Drilling & Expl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Big Bear Drilling & Expl'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 Bear Drilling & Expl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-bear-drilling-expl-13659 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).