Big Muddy Mining
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Big Muddy Mining is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (60%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big Muddy Mining operate?
Big Muddy Mining's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (5). Its 5 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 Muddy Mining’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Big Muddy Mining's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 60% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Big Muddy Mining 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 Dodds, J. M. 1 in Jefferson, IL at 1,685 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jefferson (IL), Marion (IL) and Jackson (IL).
Notable wells operated by Big Muddy Mining
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodds, J. M. 1 | 12-081-00060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Big Muddy Mining | 1,685 ft |
| Fischer-Veach 2 | 12-121-00086 | Other status | Other type | Marion, IL | Big Muddy Mining | 772 ft |
| Fisher-Veach 1 | 12-121-00085 | Other status | Other type | Marion, IL | Big Muddy Mining | 755 ft |
| Well API 12-077-00792 | 12-077-00792 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, IL | Big Muddy Mining | 1 ft |
| 2 | 12-077-00795 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, IL | Big Muddy Mining | 1 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big Muddy Mining operate?
Big Muddy Mining is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big Muddy Mining's wells are still active?
0 of Big Muddy Mining's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Big Muddy Mining operate wells?
Big Muddy Mining is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (5).
Does Big Muddy Mining operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Big Muddy Mining's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Big Muddy Mining's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dodds, J. M. 1 in Jefferson, IL is the deepest at 1,685 ft.
Where Big Muddy Mining'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 Muddy Mining — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-muddy-mining-101715 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).