Yost Oil
Operator of record for 46 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Yost Oil is the operator of record for 46 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (11%) are active, 21 (46%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 46 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
46
Active
5
Plugged
21
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 46 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Yost Oil operate?
Yost Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (46). Its 46 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 Yost Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Yost Oil's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 46% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Yost Oil operate?
By product class, 8 (17%) are oil wells and 2 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Piercy, Rodney 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,925 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY) and Warren (KY).
Notable wells operated by Yost Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piercy, Rodney 1 | 16-053-01676 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | Yost Oil Co | 1,925 ft |
| Carver, Raymond 1 | 16-057-02867 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Yost Oil Co | 1,912 ft |
| Carver, Raymond E 2 | 16-057-02870 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Yost Oil Co | 1,905 ft |
| Pruitt, Earl R 1 | 16-057-02816 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Yost Oil Co | 1,855 ft |
| Hendrick, William C 2 | 16-227-00705 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Yost Oil Co | 1,754 ft |
| Carver, Raymond E 3 | 16-057-03037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Yost Oil Co | 1,750 ft |
| Garner, Clete 4 | 16-053-02966 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Yost Oil Co | 1,680 ft |
| Williams, Bewey 1 | 16-057-00257 | Active | Gas | Cumberland, KY | Yost Oil Co | 1,505 ft |
| Carver, John 2 | 16-057-00439 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Yost Oil Co | 1,500 ft |
| Branham, Earl & Holland 14 | 16-057-02877 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Yost Oil Co | 1,494 ft |
| Williams, Bewey 2 | 16-057-02899 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Yost Oil Co | 1,470 ft |
| Compton, Doc 1 | 16-057-03045 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Yost Oil Co | 1,409 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Yost Oil operate?
Yost Oil is the operator of record for 46 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (46). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Yost Oil's wells are still active?
5 of Yost Oil's catalogued wells are active; 21 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Yost Oil operate wells?
Yost Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (46).
Does Yost Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Yost Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Yost Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Piercy, Rodney 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,925 ft.
Where Yost 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, “Yost Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/yost-oil-67989 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).