Sterling Oil
Operator of record for 26 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: STERLING OIL CORP · Sterling Oil Co. · Sterling Oil Co., Inc.
At a glance
Sterling Oil is the operator of record for 26 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 22 (85%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 18 wells (69% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
26
Active
0
Plugged
22
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 18 |
| Montana | 6 |
| California | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sterling Oil operate?
Sterling Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kansas (18), Montana (6), California (1) and Michigan (1). Its 6 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sterling Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 85% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sterling Oil operate?
By product class, 15 (58%) 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 Hall 1 in Hodgeman, KS at 4,450 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hodgeman (KS), Sheridan (KS), Reno (KS), Barton (KS), Pawnee (KS) and Stafford (KS). 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 Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall 1 | 15-083-21397 | Other status | Other type | Hodgeman, KS | Sterling Oil Co., Inc. | 4,450 ft |
| Rogers 'E' 2 | 15-179-20124 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sheridan, KS | Sterling Oil Co., Inc. | 4,090 ft |
| Diehl 1 | 15-155-21253 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Reno, KS | Sterling Oil Co., Inc. | 4,020 ft |
| Clark 6 | 15-009-24435 | Other status | Other type | Barton, KS | Sterling Oil Co., Inc. | 3,950 ft |
| Powers 2 | 15-145-21033 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pawnee, KS | Sterling Oil Co., Inc. | 3,898 ft |
| Zenith Waterflood Unit ZU-26 | 15-185-22031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stafford, KS | Sterling Oil Co., Inc. | 3,870 ft |
| Spreier 1 | 15-145-21341 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pawnee, KS | Sterling Oil Co., Inc. | 3,870 ft |
| Zenith W F Zu 6w | 15-185-19330 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Stafford, KS | Sterling Oil Co., Inc. | 3,850 ft |
| Zenith Waterflood Unit 20 | 15-185-21986 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | Sterling Oil Co., Inc. | 3,840 ft |
| Foster 'P' 1 | 15-145-21434 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pawnee, KS | Sterling Oil Co., Inc. | 3,840 ft |
| Zenith Ut 7-W | 15-185-70092 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | Sterling Oil Co., Inc. | 3,796 ft |
| Zenith Waterflood Unit 11 | 15-185-19314 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | Sterling Oil Co., Inc. | 3,750 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sterling Oil operate?
Sterling Oil is the operator of record for 26 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sterling Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Sterling Oil's catalogued wells are active; 22 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sterling Oil operate wells?
Sterling Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (18), Montana (6), California (1) and Michigan (1).
Does Sterling Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Sterling Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sterling Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hall 1 in Hodgeman, KS is the deepest at 4,450 ft.
Where Sterling Oil'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 Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sterling-oil-12701 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).