Wells, the son of former Sussex batsman Alan, made 143 and put on an unbeaten 217 with Murray Goodwin, who also made a century as Sussex closed on 295 for two.
Yorkshire began well with the wickets of Chris Nash and Joe Gatting, but they failed to take a wicket in the final two sessions as captain Andrew Gale was made to regret his decision to field first.
Gale probably felt a pitch with an even covering of grass would assist his seam attack and Ajmal Shahzad, one of the contenders to replace James Anderson in the England squad for the Lord’s Test, did take the scalp of the in-form Nash in the ninth over with a ball that nipped back - but the Yorkshire skipper’s call soon looked to have backfired.
Wells was only opening because Nash’s regular partner Ed Joyce is playing for Ireland.
Kent’s batsmen enjoyed a fine start to their game against Leicestershire at Tunbridge Wells, with Joe Denly scoring his first Championship century for two years.
They closed on 376 for three, with Rob Key making 91 and Sam Northeast 99 before agonisingly being out off the last ball of the day.
Northeast, going for three figures before the close, attempted to flick a ball from Andrew McDonald wide of mid-on and was lbw to the fifth delivery of the 96th over.
There were also plenty of runs at Wantage Road, as Division Two leaders Northamptonshire closed on 325 for three against Glamorgan. Stephen Peters and Rob White both made centuries.
Glamorgan, who started the day three points behind their opponents in the table, struggled with the ball throughout, although Chris Ashling did take two for 74.
Chesney Hughes scored 124 to lead Derbyshire to 375 for seven on day one of their game against Surrey at Derby. The Anguillan rode his luck during the early overcast conditions but hung on to record his first century of the season.
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