Big Joe Operating
Operator of record for 95 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BIG JOE OPERATING COMPANY, INC. · BIG-JOE OPERATING, CO.
At a glance
Big Joe Operating is the operator of record for 95 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 91 (96%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 48 wells (51% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
95
Active
0
Plugged
91
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 48 |
| Mississippi | 47 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 34
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big Joe Operating operate?
Big Joe Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (48) and Mississippi (47). Its 47 Mississippi wells are 0.1% of the 34,924 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 Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Big Joe Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 96% 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 Operating operate?
By product class, 34 (36%) 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 Peabody Vhp 003 in Concordia, LA at 9,512 ft. The wells listed below sit in Concordia (LA) and Avoyelles (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 Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peabody Vhp 003 | 17-029-22382 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Concordia, LA | Big Joe Operating Company, Inc. | 9,512 ft |
| Black Stone Minerals A 001 | 17-009-20547 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Avoyelles, LA | Big Joe Operating Company, Inc. | 8,600 ft |
| Moreau 002 | 17-009-20464 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Avoyelles, LA | Big Joe Operating Company, Inc. | 8,564 ft |
| Moreau 001 | 17-009-20448 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Avoyelles, LA | Big Joe Operating Company, Inc. | 8,563 ft |
| Peabody Vhp 001 | 17-029-22264 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Concordia, LA | Big Joe Operating Company, Inc. | 8,525 ft |
| Peabody Vhp 011 | 17-029-22501 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Concordia, LA | Big Joe Operating Company, Inc. | 8,518 ft |
| Peabody Vhp 002 | 17-029-22323 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Concordia, LA | Big Joe Operating Company, Inc. | 8,515 ft |
| Ed Rb Sua;bordelon Et Al 001 | 17-009-20382 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Avoyelles, LA | Big Joe Operating Company, Inc. | 8,500 ft |
| Peabody Vhp 009 | 17-029-22459 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Concordia, LA | Big Joe Operating Company, Inc. | 8,500 ft |
| Rey Ra Suc;ellis Reynaud 004 | 17-009-20389 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Avoyelles, LA | Big Joe Operating Company, Inc. | 8,495 ft |
| Roy O Martin A 001 | 17-009-00216 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Avoyelles, LA | Big Joe Operating Company, Inc. | 8,300 ft |
| Santa Fe Fee E 002 | 17-009-20452 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Avoyelles, LA | Big Joe Operating Company, Inc. | 8,250 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big Joe Operating operate?
Big Joe Operating is the operator of record for 95 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (48). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big Joe Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Big Joe Operating's catalogued wells are active; 91 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Big Joe Operating operate wells?
Big Joe Operating is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (48) and Mississippi (47).
Does Big Joe Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
34 of Big Joe Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Big Joe Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Peabody Vhp 003 in Concordia, LA is the deepest at 9,512 ft.
Where Big Joe Operating'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 Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-joe-operating-75829 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).