Big M Petroleum
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BIG M PETROLEUM CORP · BIG M PETROLEUM CORPORATION
At a glance
Big M Petroleum is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 22 (96%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 22 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
22
Plugged
0
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 22 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 23
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 96%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big M Petroleum operate?
Big M Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Ohio (22) and West Virginia (1). Its 22 Ohio wells are 0.0% of the 242,052 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 M Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
96% of Big M Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 67 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Big M Petroleum operate?
By product class, 23 (100%) 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 Metts Gw& Ml/Van Fossen Jh& Jk 1 in Washington, OH at 2,392 ft. The wells listed below sit in Washington (OH) and Athens (OH). 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 M Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metts Gw& Ml/Van Fossen Jh& Jk 1 | 34-167-25269 | Active | Oil | Washington, OH | Big M Petroleum Corporation | 2,392 ft |
| O' Grady Jean C 1-P | 34-167-23594 | Active | Oil | Washington, OH | Big M Petroleum Corporation | 2,118 ft |
| Giffen Asa E Sr& Giffen Pauline E 4 | 34-167-25543 | Active | Oil | Washington, OH | Big M Petroleum Corporation | 2,110 ft |
| Noah James R&cheryl & Giffen Pauline E 1 | 34-167-25211 | Active | Oil | Washington, OH | Big M Petroleum Corporation | 2,091 ft |
| Griffin Asa 1 | 34-167-24172 | Active | Oil | Washington, OH | Big M Petroleum Corporation | 2,090 ft |
| Giffen Asa E Sr& Giffen Pauline E 3 | 34-167-25542 | Active | Oil | Washington, OH | Big M Petroleum Corporation | 2,062 ft |
| Giffen Asa & Pauline 2 | 34-167-25346 | Active | Oil | Washington, OH | Big M Petroleum Corporation | 2,047 ft |
| Male A F 1 | 34-167-23083 | Active | Oil | Washington, OH | Big M Petroleum Corporation | 2,032 ft |
| Copeland Chester 1 | 34-009-21539 | Active | Oil | Athens, OH | Big M Petroleum Corporation | 1,571 ft |
| Kayser 1 | 34-167-65899 | Active | Oil | Washington, OH | Big M Petroleum Corporation | 1,274 ft |
| Grose 7 | 34-167-65913 | Active | Oil | Washington, OH | Big M Petroleum Corporation | 1,186 ft |
| Grose 3 | 34-167-65910 | Active | Oil | Washington, OH | Big M Petroleum Corporation | 1,181 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big M Petroleum operate?
Big M Petroleum is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (22). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big M Petroleum's wells are still active?
22 of Big M Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Big M Petroleum operate wells?
Big M Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (22) and West Virginia (1).
Does Big M Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
23 of Big M Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Big M Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Metts Gw& Ml/Van Fossen Jh& Jk 1 in Washington, OH is the deepest at 2,392 ft.
Where Big M Petroleum'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 M Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-m-petroleum-77328 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).