Young Cores
Operator of record for 35 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Young Cores is the operator of record for 35 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 27 (77%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 35 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
35
Active
0
Plugged
27
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 35 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Young Cores operate?
Young Cores's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (35). Its 35 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Cores’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Young Cores's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Young Cores operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Oakley CO-18 in Coles, IL at 748 ft. The wells listed below sit in Coles (IL), Mclean (IL) and Livingston (IL).
Notable wells operated by Young Cores
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakley CO-18 | 12-029-01896 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Young Cores, Inc. | 748 ft |
| Teft CO-12 | 12-029-01892 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Young Cores, Inc. | 707 ft |
| Sims CO-7 | 12-029-01884 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Young Cores, Inc. | 676 ft |
| Melton, James F. CO-4 | 12-029-01866 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Young Cores, Inc. | 660 ft |
| Melton CO-15 | 12-029-01895 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Young Cores, Inc. | 652 ft |
| Melton, James F. 6 | 12-029-01850 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Young Cores, Inc. | 640 ft |
| Pinnel CO-1 | 12-029-01867 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Young Cores, Inc. | 637 ft |
| Melton CO-15-A | 12-029-24090 | Other status | Other type | Coles, IL | Young Cores, Inc. | 628 ft |
| Huisinga CO-10 | 12-029-01894 | Other status | Other type | Coles, IL | Young Cores, Inc. | 606 ft |
| Weber MC-2 | 12-113-00410 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, IL | Young Cores, Inc. | 599 ft |
| Melton, Denny CO-5 | 12-029-01870 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coles, IL | Young Cores, Inc. | 561 ft |
| Spence W D LI-7 | 12-105-00803 | Other status | Other type | Livingston, IL | Young Cores, Inc. | 555 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 35 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Young Cores operate?
Young Cores is the operator of record for 35 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (35). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Young Cores's wells are still active?
0 of Young Cores's catalogued wells are active; 27 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Young Cores operate wells?
Young Cores is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (35).
Does Young Cores operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Young Cores's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Young Cores's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Oakley CO-18 in Coles, IL is the deepest at 748 ft.
Where Young Cores'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 Cores — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/young-cores-91864 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).