Ted Sterling Operator
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ted Sterling Operator is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ted Sterling Operator operate?
Ted Sterling Operator's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (4). Its 4 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Ted Sterling Operator’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ted Sterling Operator's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ted Sterling Operator operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Yolo (CA), Kern (CA) and Tulare (CA).
Notable wells operated by Ted Sterling Operator
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union-Amerada-Vaughn 1 | 04-113-00196 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yolo, CA | Ted Sterling, Operator | — |
| Browning 1 | 04-113-00299 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yolo, CA | Ted Sterling, Operator | — |
| Standard-Carver 1 | 04-029-30597 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Ted Sterling, Operator | — |
| Doe 1 | 04-107-00205 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tulare, CA | Ted Sterling, Operator | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ted Sterling Operator operate?
Ted Sterling Operator is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ted Sterling Operator's wells are still active?
0 of Ted Sterling Operator's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ted Sterling Operator operate wells?
Ted Sterling Operator is the operator of record for wells in California (4).
Does Ted Sterling Operator operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Ted Sterling Operator's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Ted Sterling Operator'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, “Ted Sterling Operator — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ted-sterling-operator-9724 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).