Sterling Petroleum Operating
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: STERLING PETROLEUM OPERATING CO · Sterling Petroleum Operating Company
At a glance
Sterling Petroleum Operating is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (6%) are active, 14 (82%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 14 wells (82% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
1
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 14 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sterling Petroleum Operating operate?
Sterling Petroleum Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (14) and Oklahoma (3). Its 14 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 Petroleum Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Sterling Petroleum Operating's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sterling Petroleum Operating operate?
By product class, 4 (24%) 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 Selbe 1 in Sheridan, KS at 4,180 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sheridan (KS), Ellis (KS), Stafford (KS), Barton (KS), Russell (KS) and Rice (KS) and other counties. 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 Sterling Petroleum Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selbe 1 | 15-179-20780 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, KS | Sterling Petroleum Operating Company | 4,180 ft |
| Cave 3 | 15-051-05130 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Ellis, KS | Sterling Petroleum Operating Company | 3,904 ft |
| Herman Estate 1 | 15-051-21186 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ellis, KS | Sterling Petroleum Operating Company | 3,808 ft |
| Wilson(Staff) 4 | 15-185-22414 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stafford, KS | Sterling Petroleum Operating Company | 3,780 ft |
| Max Mater 4 | 15-009-30341 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Barton, KS | Sterling Petroleum Operating Company | 3,765 ft |
| Austin 2 | 15-167-22308 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Russell, KS | Sterling Petroleum Operating Company | 3,505 ft |
| Alexander 1 | 15-159-03801 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rice, KS | Sterling Petroleum Operating Company | 3,497 ft |
| Hall 2 | 15-167-04060 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Russell, KS | Sterling Petroleum Operating Company | 3,320 ft |
| Boxberger 3 | 15-167-21364 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Russell, KS | Sterling Petroleum Operating Company | 3,300 ft |
| G. D. Maier 1 | 15-167-07818 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Russell, KS | Sterling Petroleum Operating Company | 3,253 ft |
| Saint Aubyn G 1 | 15-167-08018 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Russell, KS | Sterling Petroleum Operating Company | 3,217 ft |
| Kopp #2 | 35-103-22676 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Noble, OK | Sterling Petroleum Operating Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sterling Petroleum Operating operate?
Sterling Petroleum Operating is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sterling Petroleum Operating's wells are still active?
1 of Sterling Petroleum Operating's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sterling Petroleum Operating operate wells?
Sterling Petroleum Operating is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (14) and Oklahoma (3).
Does Sterling Petroleum Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Sterling Petroleum Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sterling Petroleum Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Selbe 1 in Sheridan, KS is the deepest at 4,180 ft.
Where Sterling Petroleum Operating'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 Petroleum Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sterling-petroleum-operating-17894 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).