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

0

Operators (30d)

0

Latest Permit

2026-07-10

All Time

3,842

3,842 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1994-01-2042023642-431-32732GLASSCOCK 'AB' FEE #9TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL8,575
1994-01-2042023542-431-32731STERLING 'R' FEE #13TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL8,450
1994-01-2042023442-431-32730STERLING 'R' FEE #12TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL8,425
1994-01-1842029342-431-32734WESTBROOK, F. 22 #6AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.DRILL8,000
1994-01-1142003942-431-32729BAILEY 10 #17IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,900
1994-01-1042003442-431-32728COPELAND "A" #1YSNOW OIL & GAS INC.DRILL8,300
1994-01-1041993142-431-32726PFLUGER A #1409IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,950
1994-01-1041993042-431-32727SUGG AA #907IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,050
1994-01-0541986642-431-32725BAILEY 16 #15IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,150
1994-01-0541986542-431-32724BAILEY 16 #16IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,150
1993-12-3141983242-431-32723FOSTER, LENA 4 #5AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.DRILL8,500
1993-12-2741963642-431-00480CLARK, L. C. #27LEVENS, C. H.RECOMP1,400
1993-12-2241953342-431-32722STERLING 'X' FEE #12TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL8,300
1993-12-2241953242-431-32721STERLING 'X' FEE #11TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL8,335
1993-12-2241953142-431-32720STERLING 'X' FEE #10TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL8,325
1993-12-2241953142-431-32720STERLING 'X' FEE #10TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL8,325
1993-12-2241953042-431-32719STERLING 'X' FEE #9TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL8,340
1993-12-2141943842-431-32718JOHNSTONE #2MARIAH ENERGY CORP.DRILL8,800
1993-12-1041920542-431-32717STERLING 'D' FEE #13TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL8,000
1993-12-0741896342-431-32715CONGER, FOSTER #3TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL7,495
1993-12-0641901342-431-32716WESTBROOK, R. 32 #11AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.DRILL6,000
1993-11-2241852042-431-32714PRICE 7 #2AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.DRILL8,500
1993-11-0541770242-431-32713WESTBROOK 22 #5AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.DRILL8,000
1993-10-2941762742-431-32712FOSTER, LENA -4- #4AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.DRILL8,500
1993-10-2741756942-431-32711COPELAND A #1SNOW OIL & GAS INC.DRILL8,300
1993-10-2741748642-431-32710COUNCIL #2315WAGNER & BROWN, LTD.DRILL8,600
1993-10-1541692542-431-32709FOSTER "18" #18DRICKS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL7,300
1993-10-1541692542-431-32709FOSTER "18" #18DRICKS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL7,300
1993-10-1241703442-431-32708BUNTON "37" #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL8,400
1993-09-2941498842-431-32702STEWART #1ROCA RESOURCE COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,000
1993-09-2141629142-431-32707FOSTER "57" #2BRIGHT & CO.DRILL8,400
1993-09-2141606842-431-32706GLASS #101IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,500
1993-09-1341583742-431-32704BAILEY 16 #13IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,200
1993-09-1341583642-431-32705BAILEY 16 #14IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,200
1993-09-1041576542-431-31073COPE, R.L. #5UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP8,500
1993-09-1041569342-431-30859TERRY, I.W. #4UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP9,500
1993-09-1041568942-431-30849TERRY, I.W. #3UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP8,335
1993-09-0941489042-431-32520GLASS G #2214WAGNER & BROWN, LTD.OTHER5,850
1993-09-0841568842-431-30879TERRY, I.W. #7UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP8,450
1993-09-0841568742-431-30891TERRY, I.W. #6UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP8,500
1993-08-2741535242-431-32703SUGG A #1716IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,100
1993-08-2641521142-431-32701SUGG C #4306IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,200
1993-08-2641520942-431-32699SUGG C #4405IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,200
1993-08-2441521042-431-32700SUGG C #4307IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,200
1993-08-2441509042-431-32698FERGUSON B #918WAGNER & BROWN, LTD.DRILL8,600
1993-08-1941502842-431-32697COUNCIL #2216WAGNER & BROWN, LTD.DRILL8,600
1993-08-1741491042-431-30046FOSTER "18" #2RICKS EXPLORATION, INC.RECOMP8,569
1993-08-1641488942-431-32696COUNCIL #2115WAGNER & BROWN, LTD.DRILL8,600
1993-08-0541464742-431-32695FOSTER "60" #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL8,400
1993-08-0541362242-431-32684STERLING 'F' FEE #10TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL8,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Sterling County.