Yeager Lester E
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Yeager Lester E is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (24%) are active, 12 (57%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 21 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
5
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 21 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 24%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Yeager Lester E operate?
Yeager Lester E's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (21). Its 21 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 Yeager Lester E’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
24% of Yeager Lester E's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Yeager Lester E operate?
By product class, 6 (29%) 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 Hoover, William D 1 in Ohio, KY at 1,452 ft.
Notable wells operated by Yeager Lester E
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover, William D 1 | 16-183-03688 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Yeager, Lester E | 1,452 ft |
| Hoover Heirs 2 | 16-183-03677 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Yeager, Lester E | 1,312 ft |
| Hoover, E D Heirs 1 | 16-183-03676 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Yeager, Lester E | 1,310 ft |
| Hoover, Alvey 1 | 16-183-03680 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Yeager, Lester E | 1,273 ft |
| Hoover Heirs 4 | 16-183-03679 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Yeager, Lester E | 1,251 ft |
| Hoover Heirs 3 | 16-183-03678 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Yeager, Lester E | 1,230 ft |
| Shown, Clay 1 | 16-183-04200 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Yeager, Lester E | 1,030 ft |
| Morgan, Barcus 1 | 16-183-03146 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Yeager, Lester E | 882 ft |
| Mitchell - Birkhead 3-A | 16-183-00861 | Active | Oil | Ohio, KY | Yeager, Lester E | 747 ft |
| Shouse, Elmer 1 | 16-183-04201 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Yeager, Lester E | 740 ft |
| Chapman-Ambrose 1 | 16-183-00864 | Active | Oil | Ohio, KY | Yeager, Lester E | 678 ft |
| Hoover, William Cody 1 | 16-183-00863 | Active | Oil | Ohio, KY | Yeager, Lester E | 616 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Yeager Lester E operate?
Yeager Lester E is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (21). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Yeager Lester E's wells are still active?
5 of Yeager Lester E's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Yeager Lester E operate wells?
Yeager Lester E is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (21).
Does Yeager Lester E operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Yeager Lester E's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Yeager Lester E's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hoover, William D 1 in Ohio, KY is the deepest at 1,452 ft.
Where Yeager Lester E'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, “Yeager Lester E — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/yeager-lester-e-100384 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).