Big Bear Explor
Operator of record for 1 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Big Bear Explor is the operator of record for 1 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 1 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big Bear Explor operate?
Big Bear Explor's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (1). Its 1 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Explor’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Big Bear Explor'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 Bear Explor operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Easley 1 in Adams, IL at 560 ft.
Notable wells operated by Big Bear Explor
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easley 1 | 12-001-22089 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | Big Bear Explor., Inc. | 560 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 1 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big Bear Explor operate?
Big Bear Explor is the operator of record for 1 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (1). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big Bear Explor's wells are still active?
0 of Big Bear Explor's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Big Bear Explor operate wells?
Big Bear Explor is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (1).
Does Big Bear Explor operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Big Bear Explor's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Big Bear Explor's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Easley 1 in Adams, IL is the deepest at 560 ft.
Where Big Bear Explor'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 Explor — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-bear-explor-91090 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).