Big Sand Drilling
Operator of record for 409 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BIG SAND DRILLING CO INC · BIG SAND DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
Big Sand Drilling is the operator of record for 409 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 331 (81%) are active, 1 (0.2%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 406 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
409
Active
331
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 406 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 28
- Gas wells
- 135
- Shut-in
- 77
- Active share
- 81%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big Sand Drilling operate?
Big Sand Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: West Virginia (406) and Pennsylvania (3). Its 406 West Virginia wells are 0.3% of the 118,569 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 Sand Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
81% of Big Sand Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 52 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0.2% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 77 wells (19%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Big Sand Drilling operate?
By product class, 28 (7%) are oil wells and 135 (33%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Westmoreland (PA), Putnam (WV), Ritchie (WV), Monongalia (WV), Allegheny (PA) and Tucker (WV) and other counties. 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 Sand Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk Stewart 1 | 37-129-00827 | Active | Gas | Westmoreland, PA | Big Sand Drilling Co Inc | — |
| Hedrick, Oscar 1-L-1010 | 47-079-00551 | Active | Other type | Putnam, WV | Big Sand Drilling Company | — |
| Glannon, E. Mark Up-Ug 1 | 47-085-05995 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Big Sand Drilling Company | — |
| Glannon, E. Mark F-Ug-1 | 47-085-06063 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Big Sand Drilling Company | — |
| Deems, William A., Etux 1 | 47-085-06368 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Big Sand Drilling Company | — |
| Seaman, S. B. Seaman 1 | 47-061-00767 | Active | Gas | Monongalia, WV | Big Sand Drilling Company | — |
| Bowman 1 | 37-003-01188 | Active | Other type | Allegheny, PA | Big Sand Drilling Co Inc | — |
| Allman, Ruth 1 | 47-093-00056 | Active | Gas | Tucker, WV | Big Sand Drilling Company | — |
| Strader, D. J. 1 | 47-097-02323 | Active | Gas | Upshur, WV | Big Sand Drilling Company | — |
| Shipman, Joseph Gould 1 | 47-097-02288 | Active | Oil | Upshur, WV | Big Sand Drilling Company | — |
| Cutright, Clydia L. 1 | 47-097-01032 | Active | Gas | Upshur, WV | Big Sand Drilling Company | — |
| Deklewa 1 | 37-003-01187 | Active | Other type | Allegheny, PA | Big Sand Drilling Co Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big Sand Drilling operate?
Big Sand Drilling is the operator of record for 409 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (406). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big Sand Drilling's wells are still active?
331 of Big Sand Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Big Sand Drilling operate wells?
Big Sand Drilling is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (406) and Pennsylvania (3).
Does Big Sand Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
28 of Big Sand Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 135 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Big Sand Drilling'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 Sand Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-sand-drilling-103204 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).