Ma Yost Operations
Operator of record for 37 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ma Yost Operations is the operator of record for 37 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 13 (35%) are active, 22 (59%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 37 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
37
Active
13
Plugged
22
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 37 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 29
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 2
- Active share
- 35%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ma Yost Operations operate?
Ma Yost Operations's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (37). Its 37 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Ma Yost Operations’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
35% of Ma Yost Operations's catalogued wells are active, 6 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 59% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells (5%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ma Yost Operations operate?
By product class, 29 (78%) 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 B. Nelson 1 in Pawnee, KS at 4,000 ft.
Notable wells operated by Ma Yost Operations
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Nelson 1 | 15-145-21376 | Active | Injection | Pawnee, KS | M.A. Yost Operations, Inc | 4,000 ft |
| Bixby 'P' 3 | 15-145-21311 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pawnee, KS | M.A. Yost Operations, Inc | 3,900 ft |
| Nelson 'C' 1 | 15-145-21597 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pawnee, KS | M.A. Yost Operations, Inc | 3,900 ft |
| Nelson 'A' 5 | 15-145-21567 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pawnee, KS | M.A. Yost Operations, Inc | 3,887 ft |
| Nelson 'A' 4 | 15-145-21548 | Shut-in | Oil | Pawnee, KS | M.A. Yost Operations, Inc | 3,884 ft |
| Bixby 'P' 4 | 15-145-21556 | Active | Oil | Pawnee, KS | M.A. Yost Operations, Inc | 3,870 ft |
| Nelson 'A' 3 | 15-145-21355 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pawnee, KS | M.A. Yost Operations, Inc | 3,860 ft |
| Nelson 'A' 2 | 15-145-21330 | Active | Oil | Pawnee, KS | M.A. Yost Operations, Inc | 3,850 ft |
| Bixby 'P' 1 | 15-145-01259 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pawnee, KS | M.A. Yost Operations, Inc | 3,817 ft |
| P. Bixby 2 | 15-145-01262 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pawnee, KS | M.A. Yost Operations, Inc | 3,805 ft |
| Hanson 1 | 15-145-21539 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pawnee, KS | M.A. Yost Operations, Inc | 3,750 ft |
| Nelson 'A' 1 | 15-145-21126 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pawnee, KS | M.A. Yost Operations, Inc | 3,681 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ma Yost Operations operate?
Ma Yost Operations is the operator of record for 37 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (37). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ma Yost Operations's wells are still active?
13 of Ma Yost Operations's catalogued wells are active; 22 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ma Yost Operations operate wells?
Ma Yost Operations is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (37).
Does Ma Yost Operations operate mostly oil or gas wells?
29 of Ma Yost Operations's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ma Yost Operations's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, B. Nelson 1 in Pawnee, KS is the deepest at 4,000 ft.
Where Ma Yost Operations'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, “Ma Yost Operations — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ma-yost-operations-75943 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).