Young
Operator of record for 250 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: YOUNG · YOUNG, L C · YOUNG, LC · Young L C
At a glance
Young is the operator of record for 250 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 100 (40%) are active, 84 (34%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 249 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
250
Active
100
Plugged
84
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 249 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 17
- Gas wells
- 118
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 40%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Young operate?
Young's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (249) and Illinois (1). Its 249 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Young’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
40% of Young's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 34% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Young operate?
By product class, 17 (7%) are oil wells and 118 (47%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Caudill, E R 26 in Ohio, KY at 2,240 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ohio (KY), Magoffin (KY), Wolfe (KY), Breathitt (KY), Mclean (KY) and Grayson (KY). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Young
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caudill, E R 26 | KGS record 2043493 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Young, L C | 2,240 ft |
| Caudill, E R 25 | KGS record 35873 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Young, L C | 2,240 ft |
| Miller, E C 1 | KGS record 80697 | Active | Gas | Wolfe, KY | Young, L C | 2,145 ft |
| Arnett, Virgil 1 | 16-237-00459 | Active | Gas | Wolfe, KY | Young, L C | 2,120 ft |
| Shackleford, W H 1 | KGS record 76388 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Breathitt, KY | Young, L C | 2,044 ft |
| Nickell, D T 1 | 16-237-01039 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wolfe, KY | Young, L C | 2,035 ft |
| Martin, Pauline 1 | 16-237-01030 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wolfe, KY | Young, L C | 1,887 ft |
| Leachman, W E 1 | KGS record 2025362 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | Young, L C | 1,850 ft |
| Nash, Rig 1 | KGS record 28682 | Active | Gas | Grayson, KY | Young, L C | 1,847 ft |
| Brewer, Merida 2 | 16-237-00929 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Wolfe, KY | Young, L C | 1,845 ft |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible Inst 1 | 16-025-01009 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Breathitt, KY | Young, L C | 1,843 ft |
| Mitchell, Lem 1 | KGS record 2025502 | Other status | Other type | Mclean, KY | Young, L C | 1,760 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Young operate?
Young is the operator of record for 250 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (249). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Young's wells are still active?
100 of Young's catalogued wells are active; 84 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Young operate wells?
Young is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (249) and Illinois (1).
Does Young operate mostly oil or gas wells?
17 of Young's catalogued wells are oil wells and 118 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Young's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Caudill, E R 26 in Ohio, KY is the deepest at 2,240 ft.
Where Young'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, “Young — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/young-67584 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).