Sterling Operators
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Sterling Operators is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 14 (93%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
14
Plugged
0
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 93%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sterling Operators operate?
Sterling Operators's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Michigan (15). Its 15 Michigan wells are 0.0% of the 85,673 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 Operators’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
93% of Sterling Operators's catalogued wells are active, 64 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (7%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sterling Operators operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Kozial, Stanley 3 in Arenac, MI at 4,225 ft. The wells listed below sit in Arenac (MI) and Bay (MI).
Notable wells operated by Sterling Operators
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kozial, Stanley 3 | 21-011-19657 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Sterling Operators Inc | 4,225 ft |
| Wojtas, William & Christine 1 | 21-011-19933 | Shut-in | Other type | Arenac, MI | Sterling Operators Inc | 4,049 ft |
| Rebischke 1-27 Hd | 21-011-52925 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Sterling Operators Inc | 4,000 ft |
| Ross A F & U M & Demaray L 1 | 21-017-16813 | Active | Other type | Bay, MI | Sterling Operators Inc | 3,157 ft |
| Snyder, May Et Al 1 | 21-017-17007 | Active | Other type | Bay, MI | Sterling Operators Inc | 3,127 ft |
| Mctaggart 1-22 | 21-011-38393 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Sterling Operators Inc | 3,022 ft |
| Kerr, A 1 | 21-011-07908 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Sterling Operators Inc | 2,880 ft |
| Mc Taggart, Walter A-3 | 21-011-09009 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Sterling Operators Inc | 2,880 ft |
| Kerr 2 | 21-011-08667 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Sterling Operators Inc | 2,863 ft |
| Kocot, Tony 4 | 21-011-12002 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Sterling Operators Inc | 2,782 ft |
| Klimek, Stanley 4 | 21-011-12003 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Sterling Operators Inc | 2,781 ft |
| Kozial, S 2 | 21-011-11640 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Sterling Operators Inc | 2,780 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sterling Operators operate?
Sterling Operators is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sterling Operators's wells are still active?
14 of Sterling Operators's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sterling Operators operate wells?
Sterling Operators is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (15).
Does Sterling Operators operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Sterling Operators's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sterling Operators's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kozial, Stanley 3 in Arenac, MI is the deepest at 4,225 ft.
Where Sterling Operators'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 Operators — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sterling-operators-116127 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).