Big Joe Oil
Operator of record for 186 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BIG JOE OIL CO. · BIG JOE OIL COMPANY
At a glance
Big Joe Oil is the operator of record for 186 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 176 (95%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 175 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
186
Active
0
Plugged
176
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 175 |
| Mississippi | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big Joe Oil operate?
Big Joe Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (175) and Mississippi (11). Its 175 Louisiana wells are 0.1% of the 225,728 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 Joe Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Big Joe Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 95% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Big Joe Oil operate?
By product class, 1 (0.5%) 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 Black Stone Minerals C 001 in Avoyelles, LA at 12,600 ft. The wells listed below sit in Avoyelles (LA) and Concordia (LA). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Big Joe Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Stone Minerals C 001 | 17-009-20548 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Avoyelles, LA | Big Joe Oil Co. | 12,600 ft |
| Vua;w Descant 001 | 17-009-20484 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Avoyelles, LA | Big Joe Oil Co. | 10,500 ft |
| Dale Rogers 001 | 17-029-22432 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Big Joe Oil Co. | 10,005 ft |
| Mobil Fee Oc 001 | 17-029-22429 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Big Joe Oil Co. | 9,697 ft |
| Mobil Fee Gb 001 | 17-029-22428 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Big Joe Oil Co. | 9,556 ft |
| Davis 001 | 17-029-22830 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Big Joe Oil Co. | 8,860 ft |
| N J Bordelon 001 | 17-009-20496 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Avoyelles, LA | Big Joe Oil Co. | 8,810 ft |
| Black Stone Minerals A 003 | 17-009-20552 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Avoyelles, LA | Big Joe Oil Co. | 8,723 ft |
| Black Stone Minerals A 002 | 17-009-20550 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Avoyelles, LA | Big Joe Oil Co. | 8,700 ft |
| Santa Fe Fee O 001 | 17-009-20502 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Avoyelles, LA | Big Joe Oil Co. | 8,660 ft |
| Santa Fe Fee L 001 | 17-009-20454 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Avoyelles, LA | Big Joe Oil Co. | 8,610 ft |
| Santa Fe Fee U 001 | 17-009-20532 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Avoyelles, LA | Big Joe Oil Co. | 8,600 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big Joe Oil operate?
Big Joe Oil is the operator of record for 186 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (175). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big Joe Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Big Joe Oil's catalogued wells are active; 176 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Big Joe Oil operate wells?
Big Joe Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (175) and Mississippi (11).
Does Big Joe Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Big Joe Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Big Joe Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Black Stone Minerals C 001 in Avoyelles, LA is the deepest at 12,600 ft.
Where Big Joe 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 Joe Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-joe-oil-76650 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).