Yater David
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Yater David is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (45%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Yater David operate?
Yater David's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (11). Its 11 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 Yater David’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Yater David's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 45% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Yater David operate?
By product class, 3 (27%) 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 Paulsen, L C Et Al Unit 1 in Mclean, KY at 2,230 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mclean (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Ohio (KY) and Daviess (KY).
Notable wells operated by Yater David
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulsen, L C Et Al Unit 1 | 16-149-02156 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Yater, David | 2,230 ft |
| Payne, O R 1 | 16-149-02157 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Yater, David | 2,125 ft |
| Martin, Herbert 1 | 16-177-03974 | Other status | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Yater, David | 1,394 ft |
| Patton & Morgan 1 | 16-149-02155 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Yater, David | 1,242 ft |
| Carter, Remus 1 | 16-183-00509 | Orphaned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Yater, David | 1,162 ft |
| Freels, S E 1w | 16-183-04467 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Yater, David | 1,052 ft |
| Baird, James 1 | 16-059-04327 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Yater, David | 932 ft |
| Walker, Floyd 4 | 16-177-00775 | Other status | Injection | Muhlenberg, KY | Yater, David | 677 ft |
| Walker, Floyd 3 | 16-177-00774 | Other status | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Yater, David | 671 ft |
| Walker, Floyd 2 | 16-177-00773 | Orphaned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Yater, David | 653 ft |
| Perkins, S C 1 | 16-149-02158 | Other status | Other type | Mclean, KY | Yater, David | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Yater David operate?
Yater David is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Yater David's wells are still active?
0 of Yater David's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Yater David operate wells?
Yater David is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (11).
Does Yater David operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Yater David's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Yater David's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Paulsen, L C Et Al Unit 1 in Mclean, KY is the deepest at 2,230 ft.
Where Yater David'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, “Yater David — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/yater-david-69211 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).