Big Valley Oil
Operator of record for 44 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BIG VALLEY OIL CO · Big Valley Oil Co.
At a glance
Big Valley Oil is the operator of record for 44 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 4 (9%) are active, 29 (66%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 43 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
44
Active
4
Plugged
29
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 43 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
Is this your company?
Claim Big Valley Oil to keep this portfolio accurate — verified operators can correct well statuses and add plugging documentation.
Claim your operator profileWhere does Big Valley Oil operate?
Big Valley Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (43) and Illinois (1). Its 43 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Valley Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Big Valley Oil's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 66% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Big Valley Oil operate?
By product class, 14 (32%) 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 Meacham, Charles 1 in Union, KY at 4,657 ft. The wells listed below sit in Union (KY), Hopkins (KY), Jasper (IL) and Henderson (KY). 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 Valley Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meacham, Charles 1 | 16-225-02450 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Big Valley Oil Co | 4,657 ft |
| Anderson Brothers 1c | 16-225-00859 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, KY | Big Valley Oil Co | 3,767 ft |
| Oakley, Goebel 1 | 16-107-02251 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Big Valley Oil Co | 3,670 ft |
| Acklin, George 1 | 12-079-03095 | Active | Oil | Jasper, IL | Big Valley Oil Co. | 3,150 ft |
| Shreve Heirs & Sam Hatfield 1 | 16-225-02347 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Big Valley Oil Co | 3,000 ft |
| Robinson, Harvey 1 | 16-225-02561 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, KY | Big Valley Oil Co | 2,910 ft |
| Mcelroy & Luckett Et Al (1)jl5 | KGS record 104659 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Big Valley Oil Co | 2,820 ft |
| Mson, Reburn 4 | 16-225-02445 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Big Valley Oil Co | 2,800 ft |
| Crenshaw, R M 1 | 16-101-05001 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Big Valley Oil Co | 2,765 ft |
| Meacham, C M 1 | 16-225-02451 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Big Valley Oil Co | 2,745 ft |
| Loveland, P W 1 | KGS record 92311 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Big Valley Oil Co | 2,742 ft |
| Robinson, Harvey 2 | 16-225-01131 | Active | Oil | Union, KY | Big Valley Oil Co | 2,735 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 44 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Big Valley Oil operate?
Big Valley Oil is the operator of record for 44 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (43). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Big Valley Oil's wells are still active?
4 of Big Valley Oil's catalogued wells are active; 29 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Big Valley Oil operate wells?
Big Valley Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (43) and Illinois (1).
Does Big Valley Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Big Valley Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Big Valley Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Meacham, Charles 1 in Union, KY is the deepest at 4,657 ft.
Where Big Valley 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 Valley Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/big-valley-oil-99613 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).