Big E Oil
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Big E Oil Co. · Big E Oil Co., Inc. · Big E Oil Company
At a glance
Big E Oil is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (29%) are active, 10 (59%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
5
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 29%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big E Oil operate?
Big E Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (17). Its 17 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 E Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
29% of Big E Oil's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 59% 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 Oil operate?
By product class, 13 (76%) 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 Flota, Ernie 1 in White, IL at 4,204 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL) and Wayne (IL). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Big E Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flota, Ernie 1 | 12-193-30115 | Active | Injection | White, IL | Big E Oil Company | 4,204 ft |
| Mitchell 2 | 12-193-31449 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Big E Oil Company | 4,170 ft |
| Miller 1 | 12-191-32123 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Big E Oil Company | 4,078 ft |
| Johnson, D. B. etal 2 | 12-193-31303 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Big E Oil Company | 3,251 ft |
| Johnson, D. B. etal 3 | 12-193-31208 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Big E Oil Company | 3,240 ft |
| Bryant 2 | 12-193-31319 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Big E Oil Co., Inc. | 3,235 ft |
| Flota, Ernie 2 | 12-193-31043 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Big E Oil Company | 3,200 ft |
| Mills 3 | 12-193-31258 | Other status | Oil | White, IL | Big E Oil Company | 3,175 ft |
| Bryant 1 | 12-193-31318 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Big E Oil Co., Inc. | 3,170 ft |
| Flota 9 | 12-193-31251 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Big E Oil Company | 3,145 ft |
| Mills, Freda 1 | 12-193-01262 | Other status | Oil | White, IL | Big E Oil Company | 3,137 ft |
| Mitchell 1 | 12-193-31270 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Big E Oil Co. | 3,122 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big E Oil operate?
Big E Oil is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big E Oil's wells are still active?
5 of Big E Oil's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Big E Oil operate wells?
Big E Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (17).
Does Big E Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Big E Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Big E Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Flota, Ernie 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 4,204 ft.
Where Big E 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 E Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-e-oil-67230 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).