Big Sandy Oil
Operator of record for 64 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BIG SANDY OIL CO · BIG SANDY OIL INC
At a glance
Big Sandy Oil is the operator of record for 64 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 55 (86%) are active, 7 (11%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 62 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
64
Active
55
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 62 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 55
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 86%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Big Sandy Oil operate?
Big Sandy Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Pennsylvania (62). Its 62 Pennsylvania wells are 0.0% of the 224,189 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 Sandy Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
86% of Big Sandy Oil's catalogued wells are active, 57 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 11% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Big Sandy Oil operate?
By product class, 55 (86%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. 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 Sandy Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcdowell 13 | 37-121-41184 | Active | Oil | Venango, PA | Big Sandy Oil Co | — |
| Gordon 30 | 37-121-41202 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Venango, PA | Big Sandy Oil Co | — |
| Bean 2 | 37-121-41222 | Active | Oil | Venango, PA | Big Sandy Oil Co | — |
| Miller Graham 1 | 37-121-41229 | Active | Oil | Venango, PA | Big Sandy Oil Co | — |
| Bean 18 | 37-121-41224 | Active | Oil | Venango, PA | Big Sandy Oil Co | — |
| Mcdowell 29 | 37-121-41191 | Active | Oil | Venango, PA | Big Sandy Oil Co | — |
| Gordon 51 | 37-121-41208 | Active | Oil | Venango, PA | Big Sandy Oil Co | — |
| Gordon 45 | 37-121-41205 | Active | Oil | Venango, PA | Big Sandy Oil Co | — |
| Gordon 002 | 37-121-41216 | Active | Injection | Venango, PA | Big Sandy Oil Co | — |
| Gordon 16 | 37-121-41196 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Venango, PA | Big Sandy Oil Co | — |
| Gordon 76 | 37-121-41214 | Active | Oil | Venango, PA | Big Sandy Oil Co | — |
| Gordon 23 | 37-121-41201 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Venango, PA | Big Sandy Oil Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big Sandy Oil operate?
Big Sandy Oil is the operator of record for 64 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (62). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big Sandy Oil's wells are still active?
55 of Big Sandy Oil's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Big Sandy Oil operate wells?
Big Sandy Oil is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (62).
Does Big Sandy Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
55 of Big Sandy Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Big Sandy 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 Sandy Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-sandy-oil-35738 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).