Big Buck Development
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Big Buck Development is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (20%) are active, 1 (20%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
1
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 20%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big Buck Development operate?
Big Buck Development's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (5). Its 5 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Buck Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
20% of Big Buck Development's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 20% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Big Buck Development operate?
By product class, 4 (80%) 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 Griffith, Dan 2 in Breathitt, KY at 1,761 ft. The wells listed below sit in Breathitt (KY) and Owsley (KY).
Notable wells operated by Big Buck Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffith, Dan 2 | 16-025-00060 | Other status | Oil | Breathitt, KY | Big Buck Development Corp | 1,761 ft |
| Griffith, Dan 3 | 16-025-00061 | Active | Oil | Breathitt, KY | Big Buck Development Corp | 950 ft |
| Griffith, Dan 1 | 16-025-00059 | Other status | Oil | Breathitt, KY | Big Buck Development Corp | 0 ft |
| Griffith, Dan 4 | KGS record 75641 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Breathitt, KY | Big Buck Development Corp | — |
| Bowman 1 | KGS record 2000243 | Other status | Other type | Owsley, KY | Big Buck Development Corp | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big Buck Development operate?
Big Buck Development is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big Buck Development's wells are still active?
1 of Big Buck Development's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Big Buck Development operate wells?
Big Buck Development is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (5).
Does Big Buck Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Big Buck Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Big Buck Development's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Griffith, Dan 2 in Breathitt, KY is the deepest at 1,761 ft.
Where Big Buck Development'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 Buck Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-buck-development-67576 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).