Big E Drilling
Operator of record for 31 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Big E Drilling is the operator of record for 31 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (3%) are active, 14 (45%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 31 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
31
Active
1
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 31 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 23
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big E Drilling operate?
Big E Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (31). Its 31 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 E Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Big E Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 45% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Big E Drilling operate?
By product class, 23 (74%) 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 Thyer 1 in Linn, KS at 830 ft. The wells listed below sit in Linn (KS), Allen (KS) and Bourbon (KS).
Notable wells operated by Big E Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thyer 1 | 15-107-22312 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Linn, KS | Big E Drilling, Inc. | 830 ft |
| Maley (Jones) 19 | 15-001-01035 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Big E Drilling, Inc. | 750 ft |
| Maley (Jones) 8 | 15-001-70099 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Allen, KS | Big E Drilling, Inc. | 745 ft |
| Maley(Jones) 14 | 15-001-70332 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Big E Drilling, Inc. | 745 ft |
| Maley(Jones) 10 | 15-001-70353 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Big E Drilling, Inc. | 745 ft |
| Maley (Jones) 6 | 15-001-70098 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Big E Drilling, Inc. | 745 ft |
| Maley(Jones) 7 | 15-001-70461 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Allen, KS | Big E Drilling, Inc. | 709 ft |
| Maley(Jones) 11 | 15-001-70460 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, KS | Big E Drilling, Inc. | 709 ft |
| Lormor 6-91 | 15-011-22739 | Other status | Other type | Bourbon, KS | Big E Drilling, Inc. | 700 ft |
| Stephens 8-91 | 15-011-22740 | Other status | Other type | Bourbon, KS | Big E Drilling, Inc. | 700 ft |
| Cobb 4-85 | 15-107-22772 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Linn, KS | Big E Drilling, Inc. | 700 ft |
| Cobb 2-85 | 15-107-22770 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Linn, KS | Big E Drilling, Inc. | 700 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big E Drilling operate?
Big E Drilling is the operator of record for 31 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (31). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big E Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Big E Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Big E Drilling operate wells?
Big E Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (31).
Does Big E Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
23 of Big E Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Big E Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Thyer 1 in Linn, KS is the deepest at 830 ft.
Where Big E 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 E Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-e-drilling-86872 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).