If you are saying the oil puddles are outside of the valve / cam area, this isn't normal, but should be taken care of by you putting a new valve cover gasket on the engine. (mechanics.stackexchange.com)
Valve cover gaskets leaking on the coolant flanges is a really common example. (humblemechanic.com)
I changed the intake gaskets top and bottom along with valve cover gaskets on my Ford F - 150. (mechanics.stackexchange.com)