Big Dipper Oil
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Big Dipper Oil is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (29%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 21 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 21 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big Dipper Oil operate?
Big Dipper Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (21). Its 21 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 Dipper Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Big Dipper Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 29% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Big Dipper Oil 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 Duncan, W 1 in Warren, KY at 1,185 ft. The wells listed below sit in Warren (KY) and Allen (KY).
Notable wells operated by Big Dipper Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan, W 1 | KGS record 2043816 | Other status | Other type | Warren, KY | Big Dipper Oil Co | 1,185 ft |
| Covington, Terra 1 | KGS record 2047021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Big Dipper Oil Co | 1,000 ft |
| Wye, Lena Covington 1 | KGS record 2044097 | Other status | Other type | Warren, KY | Big Dipper Oil Co | 1,000 ft |
| Nye, Lana Covington 1 | KGS record 2040216 | Other status | Other type | Warren, KY | Big Dipper Oil Co | 1,000 ft |
| Jewell, George F 7 | KGS record 2000809 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Big Dipper Oil Co | 380 ft |
| Jewell, George F 6 | KGS record 2000808 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Big Dipper Oil Co | 360 ft |
| Jewell, Lizzie 7 | KGS record 2000823 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Big Dipper Oil Co | 330 ft |
| Jewell, Lizzie 5 | KGS record 2000821 | Other status | Other type | Allen, KY | Big Dipper Oil Co | 327 ft |
| Jewell, George F 5 | KGS record 2000807 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Big Dipper Oil Co | 322 ft |
| Jewell, George F 1 | KGS record 2000803 | Other status | Other type | Warren, KY | Big Dipper Oil Co | 309 ft |
| Jewell, George F 2 | KGS record 2000804 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Big Dipper Oil Co | 309 ft |
| Jewell, George F 4 | KGS record 2000806 | Other status | Other type | Warren, KY | Big Dipper Oil Co | 304 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 21 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big Dipper Oil operate?
Big Dipper Oil is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (21). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big Dipper Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Big Dipper Oil's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Big Dipper Oil operate wells?
Big Dipper Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (21).
Does Big Dipper Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Big Dipper Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Big Dipper Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Duncan, W 1 in Warren, KY is the deepest at 1,185 ft.
Where Big Dipper Oil'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 Dipper Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-dipper-oil-115870 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).