Sterling Energy
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: STERLING ENERGY CORPORATION · STERLING ENERGY INC · Sterling Energy Corp
At a glance
Sterling Energy is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 12 (80%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 12 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 12 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sterling Energy operate?
Sterling Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Pennsylvania (12), Wyoming (2) and Utah (1). Its 12 Pennsylvania wells are 0.0% of the 224,189 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 Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sterling Energy's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sterling Energy operate?
By product class, 13 (87%) 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 Nelda Fee 41-13 in Converse, WY at 8,933 ft. The wells listed below sit in Converse (WY), Warren (PA) and San Juan (UT). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Sterling Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelda Fee 41-13 | 49-009-21701 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Converse, WY | Sterling Energy Corporation | 8,933 ft |
| Mortons Scott 3 | 49-009-21618 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Converse, WY | Sterling Energy Corporation | 8,900 ft |
| Streich/Bright 22 | 37-123-38635 | Other status | Other type | Warren, PA | Sterling Energy Inc | — |
| Streich/Bright 23 | 37-123-38636 | Other status | Oil | Warren, PA | Sterling Energy Inc | — |
| Streich/Bright 3 | 37-123-38159 | Other status | Oil | Warren, PA | Sterling Energy Inc | — |
| Streich/Bright 9p | 37-123-38601 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, PA | Sterling Energy Inc | — |
| Streich/Bright 4p | 37-123-38596 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, PA | Sterling Energy Inc | — |
| Tohanadla 41-35 | 43-037-15877 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | San Juan, UT | Sterling Energy Corp | — |
| Streich/Bright 5p | 37-123-38597 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, PA | Sterling Energy Inc | — |
| Streich/Bright 12p | 37-123-38604 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, PA | Sterling Energy Inc | — |
| Streich/Bright 6p | 37-123-38598 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, PA | Sterling Energy Inc | — |
| Streich/Bright 11p | 37-123-38603 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, PA | Sterling Energy Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sterling Energy operate?
Sterling Energy is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sterling Energy's wells are still active?
0 of Sterling Energy's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sterling Energy operate wells?
Sterling Energy is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (12), Wyoming (2) and Utah (1).
Does Sterling Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Sterling Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sterling Energy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Nelda Fee 41-13 in Converse, WY is the deepest at 8,933 ft.
Where Sterling Energy'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 Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sterling-energy-73464 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).