Sterling County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Sterling County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-10.

Sterling County permitting is running 0.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (2 total, versus 1 in the prior quarter). IKE OPERATING, LLC leads with 2 permits in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

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Operators (30d)

0

Latest Permit

2026-07-10

All Time

3,842

3,842 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2010-03-1769270142-431-33289DAVIS 2 #1CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.DRILL2,400
2010-03-1669247142-431-32750STERLING 'Y' FEE #9CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,580
2010-03-1669245142-431-31779STERLING 'T' FEE #9CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,300
2010-03-1569241442-431-31932STERLING 'R' FEE #8CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,350
2010-03-1169238742-431-33002STERLING 'AA' FEE #6CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,450
2010-03-1169237642-431-30946COPE, E. B. 'B' #2CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,349
2010-03-1169237442-431-32514GLASSCOCK 'AB' FEE #2CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,655
2010-03-0869236242-431-33288INTER-AMERICAN OIL WORKS #2CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.DRILL3,200
2010-03-0569220542-431-32780COPE, R. L. #8MERIT ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP8,525
2010-03-0369145942-431-31396ROSS FOSTER "D" #7AGGIETECH OIL, LTD.RECOMP2,187
2010-02-2569156642-431-33287INTER-AMERICAN OIL WORKS #2CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.DRILL3,200
2010-02-2569156642-431-33287INTER-AMERICAN OIL WORKS 12 #1CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.DRILL3,200
2010-01-2969040042-431-33286BADE #2BENNETT, R. C., COMPANYDRILL8,150
2010-01-2669025242-431-33285GUNTER #7BFP BLACK CANYON, LLCDRILL8,500
2010-01-2668999842-431-33284GLASS 59 #2BRIGHT & CO.DRILL7,000
2010-01-2269003942-431-33283SELLERS '63' #2WILLIAMS, CLAYTON ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,600
2010-01-1268929442-431-33281REED RANCH #1STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL9,000
2010-01-0568932842-431-33282ATECA 55 #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL7,000
2009-12-2168885642-431-33280SELLERS "63" #1WILLIAMS, CLAYTON ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,600
2009-12-2168868042-431-30963ELEANOR HOPPE #2STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPRENTR8,000
2009-12-1668865942-431-33279PARRAMORE "66" #651WILLIAMS, CLAYTON ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,300
2009-12-1068839842-431-33213FOSTER RANCH #1WALTER OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP8,252
2009-10-3068599742-431-33278ROSS FOSTER 'D' #5AGGIETECH OIL, LTD.DRILL2,300
2009-10-2068633942-431-30708FOSTER, R. T. JR. 28 #4LEGACY RESERVES OPERATING LPRECOMP8,000
2009-10-1468612042-431-33277STEWART #503STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL9,000
2009-10-1368605642-431-33225ROSS FOSTER "D" #9AGGIETECH OIL, LTD.RECOMP2,600
2009-10-1268603342-431-32498STERLING 'X' FEE #5CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,245
2009-10-0868590942-431-33243HOPPE SELLERS #1XSAGA PETROLEUM LLC OF COLORADORECOMP9,000
2009-10-0868590542-431-33275ATECA 54 #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL7,000
2009-10-0868589742-431-33276ATECA 72 #2BRIGHT & CO.DRILL8,500
2009-10-0768587242-431-31874STERLING 'N' FEE #11CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,326
2009-10-0768583042-431-33274SELLERS "60" #1WILLIAMS, CLAYTON ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,800
2009-10-0668586042-431-31703STERLING "G" FEE #16CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,070
2009-10-0668582342-431-31281BROWNFIELD, V. #5CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,200
2009-09-1668516942-431-30872BADE "B" #8STETSON PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP8,600
2009-09-1668513542-431-33273HORWOOD #1HWALTER OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,000Y
2009-08-2568444442-431-32753STERLING 'Y' FEE #6CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,635
2009-08-2568443942-431-32482STERLING "P" FEE #7CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,450
2009-08-2568443642-431-31661STERLING 'I' FEE #15CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,050
2009-08-2568443542-431-30949COPE, E. B. #2CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,428
2009-08-1268399842-431-32708BUNTON 37 #1XBRIGHT & CO.RECOMP8,323
2009-08-1168399742-431-30077COLLINS #3BRIGHT & CO.RECOMP8,096
2009-08-1168361542-431-32755STEWART #901STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPRENTR9,000
2009-07-2368331042-431-33072SPADE UNIT #1BRIGHT & CO.RECOMP7,972
2009-07-1568310542-431-33217FOSTER 14 #1BRIGHT & CO.RECOMP8,223
2009-07-0168259242-431-31055STERLING 'T' FEE #2CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,400
2009-07-0168258842-431-31555STERLING -S- FEE #4CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,120
2009-07-0168257342-431-32808BARBEE, E. E. JR. #6CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,850
2009-06-3068257542-431-32002STERLING "P" FEE #5CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,950
2009-06-1168180442-431-30759WILLIAMS #1SAMSON LONE STAR, LLCRECOMP8,538
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Sterling County.