Big Four & Hayes
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Big Four & Hayes is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 3 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big Four & Hayes operate?
Big Four & Hayes's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (3). Its 3 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 Four & Hayes’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Big Four & Hayes'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 Four & Hayes 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 Burgett 1 in Lawrence, IL at 2,501 ft.
Notable wells operated by Big Four & Hayes
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgett 1 | 12-101-00402 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Big Four & Hayes | 2,501 ft |
| O Heath 1 | 12-101-04168 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Big Four & Hayes | 2,425 ft |
| Fearheiley, J.P. 1 | 12-101-05012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Big Four & Hayes | 2,263 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big Four & Hayes operate?
Big Four & Hayes is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big Four & Hayes's wells are still active?
0 of Big Four & Hayes's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Big Four & Hayes operate wells?
Big Four & Hayes is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (3).
Does Big Four & Hayes operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Big Four & Hayes's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Big Four & Hayes's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Burgett 1 in Lawrence, IL is the deepest at 2,501 ft.
Where Big Four & Hayes'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 Four & Hayes — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-four-hayes-103336 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).