Yater Oil
Operator of record for 33 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: YATER OIL CO · YATER OIL CORP
At a glance
Yater Oil is the operator of record for 33 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (3%) are active, 14 (42%) plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 33 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
33
Active
1
Plugged
14
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 33 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
Is this your company?
Claim Yater Oil to keep this portfolio accurate — verified operators can correct well statuses and add plugging documentation.
Claim your operator profileWhere does Yater Oil operate?
Yater Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (33). Its 33 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Yater Oil's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 42% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Yater Oil operate?
By product class, 5 (15%) 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 Keller, Emmett 1 in Daviess, KY at 2,040 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daviess (KY), Webster (KY), Ohio (KY), McLean (KY) and Mclean (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 Yater Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keller, Emmett 1 | 16-059-05282 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Yater Oil Corp | 2,040 ft |
| Sands, E E 1 | 16-059-05969 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Yater Oil Corp | 2,000 ft |
| Sands, Ellis 1 | 16-059-05970 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Yater Oil Corp | 1,820 ft |
| Sands, Dalton 2 | 16-059-05966 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Yater Oil Corp | 1,710 ft |
| Wisands, Dalton 1 | 16-059-05965 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Yater Oil Corp | 1,700 ft |
| Busby, Boyd 13 | 16-233-01697 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Yater Oil Corp | 1,660 ft |
| Trunnell, J 1 | 16-059-06198 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Yater Oil Corp | 1,420 ft |
| French, A T 1 | 16-183-03494 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Yater Oil Corp | 1,122 ft |
| Yewell, Roy M 6 | 16-149-00841 | Other status | Other type | McLean, KY | Yater Oil Corp | 1,068 ft |
| Sands, C M 2 | 16-059-05963 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Yater Oil Corp | 1,054 ft |
| Sands, C M 4 | 16-059-00816 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Daviess, KY | Yater Oil Co | 1,015 ft |
| Blanchett, J C 7 | 16-149-00585 | Orphaned | Oil | Mclean, KY | Yater Oil Corp | 1,013 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 33 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Yater Oil operate?
Yater Oil is the operator of record for 33 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (33). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Yater Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Yater Oil's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Yater Oil operate wells?
Yater Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (33).
Does Yater Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Yater Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Yater Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Keller, Emmett 1 in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 2,040 ft.
Where Yater Oil'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 Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/yater-oil-68140 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).