Yates Drilling
Operator of record for 114 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: YATES DRILLING CO · YATES DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
Yates Drilling is the operator of record for 114 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 1 (0.9%) are active, 95 (83%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 82 wells (72% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
114
Active
1
Plugged
95
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 82 |
| Kentucky | 29 |
| Wyoming | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 62
- Gas wells
- 12
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Yates Drilling operate?
Yates Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: New Mexico (82), Kentucky (29) and Wyoming (3). Its 82 New Mexico wells are 0.1% of the 141,088 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 Yates Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0.9% of Yates Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Yates Drilling operate?
By product class, 62 (54%) are oil wells and 12 (11%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is State G #002 in Eddy, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Eddy (NM), Lea (NM) and Chaves (NM). 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 Yates Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State G #002 | 30-015-02010 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eddy, NM | Yates Drilling Co | 99,999 ft |
| Gulf Angle State #002 | 30-025-02002 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lea, NM | Yates Drilling Co | 99,999 ft |
| Denton Hover #001 | 30-015-03447 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eddy, NM | Yates Drilling Co | 99,999 ft |
| Federal Dy #003 | 30-015-03526 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Eddy, NM | Yates Drilling Co | 99,999 ft |
| Logan Draw Ot Federal #001 | 30-015-23718 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eddy, NM | Yates Drilling Co | 99,999 ft |
| Phyllis #002 | 30-005-20631 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaves, NM | Yates Drilling Co | 99,999 ft |
| Berry Federal Com #001 | 30-015-22691 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eddy, NM | Yates Drilling Co | 99,999 ft |
| Denton Federal #009 | 30-015-25068 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eddy, NM | Yates Drilling Co | 99,999 ft |
| Pebble Queen #003 | 30-005-00743 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaves, NM | Yates Drilling Co | 99,999 ft |
| Cactus Queen Unit #015 | 30-005-21116 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaves, NM | Yates Drilling Co | 99,999 ft |
| Federal Dy #001 | 30-015-03524 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eddy, NM | Yates Drilling Co | 99,999 ft |
| Turkey State #001 | 30-015-21470 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eddy, NM | Yates Drilling Co | 99,999 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Yates Drilling operate?
Yates Drilling is the operator of record for 114 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (82). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Yates Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of Yates Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 95 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Yates Drilling operate wells?
Yates Drilling is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (82), Kentucky (29) and Wyoming (3).
Does Yates Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
62 of Yates Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 12 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Yates Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, State G #002 in Eddy, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where 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, “Yates Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/yates-drilling-2689 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).