Big Man Oil
Operator of record for 49 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BIG MAN OIL CO, INC · Big Man Oil Co., Inc.
At a glance
Big Man Oil is the operator of record for 49 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 9 (18%) are active, 33 (67%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 29 wells (59% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
49
Active
9
Plugged
33
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 29 |
| Kentucky | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 18%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big Man Oil operate?
Big Man Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (29) and Kentucky (20). Its 29 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 Man Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
18% of Big Man Oil's catalogued wells are active, 10 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Big Man Oil operate?
By product class, 12 (24%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Thomas, Stephen 1 in Hamilton, IL at 5,518 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hamilton (IL), Wayne (IL), Jefferson (IL), White (IL) and Clay (IL). 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 Man Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas, Stephen 1 | 12-065-01886 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Big Man Oil Co., Inc. | 5,518 ft |
| McCormick, Wanda 1 | 12-191-32667 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Big Man Oil Co., Inc. | 4,336 ft |
| Schlag, R. L. 2 | 12-081-24977 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Big Man Oil Co., Inc. | 4,250 ft |
| Stein, Florence 1 | 12-193-31982 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Big Man Oil Co., Inc. | 4,237 ft |
| Kessell, Marie 1 | 12-191-32427 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Big Man Oil Co., Inc. | 4,053 ft |
| Magna Trust Co. 1 | 12-081-24979 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Big Man Oil Co., Inc. | 3,875 ft |
| Valbert 4 | 12-025-28374 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Big Man Oil Co., Inc. | 3,847 ft |
| Wyatt 2-W | 12-025-28380 | Active | Injection | Clay, IL | Big Man Oil Co., Inc. | 3,732 ft |
| Wyatt 1 | 12-025-28233 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Big Man Oil Co., Inc. | 3,720 ft |
| Willison 2 | 12-025-28477 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Big Man Oil Co., Inc. | 3,714 ft |
| Klanke 1 | 12-025-28388 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Big Man Oil Co., Inc. | 3,708 ft |
| Wyatt 3 | 12-025-28381 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Big Man Oil Co., Inc. | 3,696 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big Man Oil operate?
Big Man Oil is the operator of record for 49 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (29). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big Man Oil's wells are still active?
9 of Big Man Oil's catalogued wells are active; 33 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Big Man Oil operate wells?
Big Man Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (29) and Kentucky (20).
Does Big Man Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Big Man Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Big Man Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Thomas, Stephen 1 in Hamilton, IL is the deepest at 5,518 ft.
Where Big Man 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 Man Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-man-oil-66215 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).