Ambrose B Sterling
Operator of record for 488 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: AMBROSE, B STERLING · AMBROSE, B. STERLING
At a glance
Ambrose B Sterling is the operator of record for 488 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 165 (34%) are active, 230 (47%) plugged & abandoned and 40 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 488 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
488
Active
165
Plugged
230
Orphaned
40
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 488 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 204
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 34%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ambrose B Sterling operate?
Ambrose B Sterling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (488). Its 488 Kentucky wells are 0.2% 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 Ambrose B Sterling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
34% of Ambrose B Sterling's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 47% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 40 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Ambrose B Sterling operate?
By product class, 204 (42%) are oil wells and 3 (0.6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Salmon Heirs 1 in Daviess, KY at 3,321 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daviess (KY), Ohio (KY) and Muhlenberg (KY). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Ambrose B Sterling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon Heirs 1 | 16-059-05943 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Ambrose, B Sterling | 3,321 ft |
| Mullican, W J 1 | 16-059-05589 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Ambrose, B Sterling | 2,605 ft |
| Tanner Heirs 1 | 16-183-00696 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Ambrose, B Sterling | 2,520 ft |
| Browder, R W 1 | 16-177-03435 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Ambrose, B Sterling | 2,418 ft |
| Durham, R L Heirs 1 | 16-183-03400 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Ambrose, B Sterling | 2,285 ft |
| Head, Ben 5-0 | 16-107-01190 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Ambrose, B Sterling | 2,224 ft |
| Harrel, C A10 | 16-183-03600 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Ambrose, B Sterling | 2,220 ft |
| Harrel, C A20 | 16-183-03601 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Ambrose, B Sterling | 2,176 ft |
| Knox Co Farm Corp 1 | 16-059-05319 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Ambrose, B Sterling | 2,134 ft |
| Moss, Stanley 1 | 16-059-05579 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Ambrose, B Sterling | 2,130 ft |
| St Raphael Church 1 | 16-059-05942 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Ambrose, B Sterling | 2,060 ft |
| Payne, Maude A-14-W | 16-059-00878 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Ambrose, B Sterling | 1,940 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ambrose B Sterling operate?
Ambrose B Sterling is the operator of record for 488 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (488). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ambrose B Sterling's wells are still active?
165 of Ambrose B Sterling's catalogued wells are active; 230 are plugged & abandoned and 40 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ambrose B Sterling operate wells?
Ambrose B Sterling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (488).
Does Ambrose B Sterling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
204 of Ambrose B Sterling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ambrose B Sterling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Salmon Heirs 1 in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 3,321 ft.
Where Ambrose B Sterling'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, “Ambrose B Sterling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ambrose-b-sterling-67722 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).