John M Young
Operator of record for 26 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
John M Young is the operator of record for 26 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 26 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 26 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
26
Active
0
Plugged
26
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 26 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does John M Young operate?
John M Young's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (26). Its 26 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 John M Young’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of John M Young's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does John M Young operate?
By product class, 3 (12%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Kings (CA), San Joaquin (CA), San Mateo (CA), Kern (CA) and Los Angeles (CA).
Notable wells operated by John M Young
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone 27X | 04-031-00621 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kings, CA | John M. Young | — |
| Lease by John M. Young 54-20 | 04-077-00396 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Joaquin, CA | John M. Young | — |
| Petz 20-46 | 04-077-00397 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Joaquin, CA | John M. Young | — |
| Core Hole 1 | 04-081-00024 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Mateo, CA | John M. Young | — |
| Elkus 1 | 04-081-00025 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Mateo, CA | John M. Young | — |
| Marty 1 | 04-029-16573 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | John M. Young | — |
| Young 1 | 04-029-16574 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | John M. Young | — |
| Cardoza 1 | 04-077-00248 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Joaquin, CA | John M. Young | — |
| Basolo 1 | 04-077-00297 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Joaquin, CA | John M. Young | — |
| Stone 1 | 04-031-00620 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kings, CA | John M. Young | — |
| Kings 1 | 04-031-00619 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kings, CA | John M. Young | — |
| Cable 1 | 04-037-00869 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | John M. Young | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does John M Young operate?
John M Young is the operator of record for 26 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of John M Young's wells are still active?
0 of John M Young's catalogued wells are active; 26 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does John M Young operate wells?
John M Young is the operator of record for wells in California (26).
Does John M Young operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of John M Young's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where John M Young'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, “John M Young — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/john-m-young-8175 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).