Don Yates Drilling
Operator of record for 67 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DON YATES DRILLING CO · DON YATES DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
Don Yates Drilling is the operator of record for 67 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (1%) are active, 55 (82%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 67 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
67
Active
1
Plugged
55
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 67 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Don Yates Drilling operate?
Don Yates Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (67). Its 67 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 Don Yates Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
1% of Don Yates Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Don Yates Drilling operate?
By product class, 7 (10%) are oil wells and 2 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Williams, Jerry 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,950 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY), Adair (KY), Russell (KY) and Green (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 Don Yates Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, Jerry 1 | 16-053-03645 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Don Yates Drilling Co | 1,950 ft |
| Bennett, Lyndell 1 | 16-001-01880 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Don Yates Drilling Co | 1,929 ft |
| Appleby, Harold 2 | 16-001-00858 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Don Yates Drilling Co | 1,890 ft |
| Appleby, Harold 1 | 16-001-00857 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Don Yates Drilling Co | 1,880 ft |
| Barnes, Wilbur 2 | 16-207-00410 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Don Yates Drilling Co | 1,855 ft |
| Holmes, Junior 1 | 16-001-00921 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Don Yates Drilling Co | 1,855 ft |
| Hadley, Buford 1 | 16-001-00862 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Don Yates Drilling Co | 1,851 ft |
| Burton, Forrest 1 | 16-001-00884 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Don Yates Drilling Co | 1,850 ft |
| Grant, C W 7 | 16-001-01027 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Don Yates Drilling Co | 1,825 ft |
| Burton, Forrest 2 | 16-001-00883 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Don Yates Drilling Co | 1,801 ft |
| Davis, Keith 1 | 16-087-01061 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | Don Yates Drilling Co | 1,800 ft |
| Barnes, Wilbur 7 | 16-207-00411 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Don Yates Drilling Co | 1,800 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 67 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Don Yates Drilling operate?
Don Yates Drilling is the operator of record for 67 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (67). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Don Yates Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Don Yates Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 55 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Don Yates Drilling operate wells?
Don Yates Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (67).
Does Don Yates Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Don Yates Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Don Yates Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Williams, Jerry 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,950 ft.
Where Don Yates 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, “Don Yates Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/don-yates-drilling-97853 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).