Sterling Development
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Sterling Development is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (6%) are active, 4 (22%) plugged & abandoned and 11 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 18 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
1
Plugged
4
Orphaned
11
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sterling Development operate?
Sterling Development's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (18). Its 18 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Sterling Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Sterling Development's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 22% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 11 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Sterling Development operate?
By product class, 15 (83%) 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 Pyle 3-83 in Nemaha, KS at 3,952 ft. The wells listed below sit in Nemaha (KS), Sedgwick (KS), Franklin (KS) and Miami (KS).
Notable wells operated by Sterling Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyle 3-83 | 15-131-20075 | Active | Oil | Nemaha, KS | Sterling Development Co., Inc. | 3,952 ft |
| Pyle 1-83 | 15-131-20058 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nemaha, KS | Sterling Development Co., Inc. | 3,280 ft |
| Gladys Unit 48-1 | 15-173-00466 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sedgwick, KS | Sterling Development Co., Inc. | 3,180 ft |
| Unger 4-82 | 15-059-22778 | Orphaned | Oil | Franklin, KS | Sterling Development Co., Inc. | 800 ft |
| D. Folks 1-82 | 15-121-23938 | Orphaned | Oil | Miami, KS | Sterling Development Co., Inc. | 781 ft |
| Unger 11-82 | 15-059-22968 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, KS | Sterling Development Co., Inc. | 780 ft |
| Unger 5-82 | 15-059-22878 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, KS | Sterling Development Co., Inc. | 767 ft |
| M. M. Silvius 2-82 | 15-121-23939 | Orphaned | Oil | Miami, KS | Sterling Development Co., Inc. | 763 ft |
| D. Folks 6-82 | 15-121-24013 | Orphaned | Oil | Miami, KS | Sterling Development Co., Inc. | 726 ft |
| D. Folks 11-82 | 15-121-24035 | Orphaned | Oil | Miami, KS | Sterling Development Co., Inc. | 720 ft |
| D. Folks 10-82 | 15-121-24025 | Orphaned | Oil | Miami, KS | Sterling Development Co., Inc. | 720 ft |
| D. Folks 3-82 | 15-121-23940 | Orphaned | Oil | Miami, KS | Sterling Development Co., Inc. | 720 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sterling Development operate?
Sterling Development is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sterling Development's wells are still active?
1 of Sterling Development's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 11 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Sterling Development operate wells?
Sterling Development is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (18).
Does Sterling Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Sterling Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sterling Development's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Pyle 3-83 in Nemaha, KS is the deepest at 3,952 ft.
Where Sterling Development'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, “Sterling Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sterling-development-84806 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).