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
1985-11-0528919442-431-31754REED "C" #1PETROLEUM EQUITIES CORP.DRILL7,800
1985-11-0428897642-431-31753HILDEBRAND #7712WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-11-0428897042-431-31751GLASS #1024WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-11-0428897142-431-31752HILDEBRAND #7516WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-11-0428896742-431-31750RAY "A" #1431WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-11-0428896442-431-31748GRIGSBY #914WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-11-0428896542-431-31749HILDEBRAND #7616WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-11-0128892342-431-31747FOSTER #803DAMSON OIL CORP.DRILL7,600
1985-10-3028867342-431-31746WESTBROOK #2904DAMSON OIL CORP.DRILL8,900
1985-10-2828849142-431-31745MCENTIRE 34 #4HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL8,800
1985-10-2428838342-431-31743FOSTER, W. L. JR. "B" #17UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL3,200
1985-10-2428837842-431-31742FOSTER, W. L. JR. "B" #18UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL3,200
1985-10-2428838642-431-31744FOSTER, W. L. JR. "B" #19UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL3,200
1985-10-1728764742-431-31741REYNOLDS, R. "C" #C1HOLLOWAY OIL COMPANYDRILL2,650
1985-10-1528744742-431-31738HILDEBRAND #7826WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-10-1528744842-431-31739GLASS #924WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-10-1528760042-431-31740MCENTIRE "A" #5ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL7,200
1985-10-0828682442-431-31737HORWOOD -40- #2INDIAN WELLS OIL COMPANYDRILL7,600
1985-10-0228636242-431-31735MUNN "A" #1HALVEY ENERGY CO.DRILL7,450
1985-10-0128638542-431-31736JOHNSON, LOU E. ESTATE A/C 2 #90EXXON CORP.DRILL7,100
1985-09-2728603142-431-31732ELLWOOD #2ESCONDIDO OPERATINGDRILL5,300
1985-09-1928524542-431-10121BADE #8HRUBETZ OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP1,515
1985-09-1728609242-431-31734STERLING "J" FEE #10TEXACO INC.DRILL7,980
1985-09-1728609142-431-31733STERLING "J" FEE #9TEXACO INC.DRILL7,960
1985-09-1628483142-431-31730GRIGSBY, MATTIE #3BRIGHT & CO.DRILL8,500
1985-09-1628483342-431-31731GLASS #10BRIGHT & SCHIFFDRILL8,300
1985-09-1228481642-431-31728COUNCIL #302WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,100
1985-09-1228481342-431-31727GLASS "G" #914WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-09-1228481742-431-31729GLASS "G" #1014WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-09-0528407842-431-31724GLASS #11BRIGHT & SCHIFFDRILL8,300
1985-09-0528407942-431-31725GLASS #12BRIGHT & SCHIFFDRILL8,300
1985-09-0428421542-431-31726STERLING "X" FEE #1TEXACO INC.DRILL8,400
1985-08-3028380342-431-31723STERLING "W" FEE #1TEXACO INC.DRILL8,500
1985-08-2728344842-431-31718STERLING "E" FEE #22TEXACO INC.DRILL8,140
1985-08-2728345142-431-31720STERLING "H" FEE #16TEXACO INC.DRILL8,160
1985-08-2728345242-431-31721STERLING "H" FEE #15TEXACO INC.DRILL8,250
1985-08-2728345442-431-31722STERLING "H" FEE #14TEXACO INC.DRILL8,250
1985-08-2728344942-431-31719STERLING "E" FEE #23TEXACO INC.DRILL8,125
1985-08-2628334942-431-31717HORWOOD, L. R. TRUST #101PARTEN, J. R.DRILL8,000
1985-08-2228306442-431-31712STERLING "M" FEE #6TEXACO INC.DRILL7,790
1985-08-2228306742-431-31714STERLING "J" FEE #11TEXACO INC.DRILL7,980
1985-08-2228306542-431-31713STERLING "O" FEE #11TEXACO INC.DRILL8,390
1985-08-2228306842-431-31715STERLING "O" FEE #10TEXACO INC.DRILL8,370
1985-08-2228307142-431-31716GLASS, R. E. #13TEXACO INC.DRILL7,950
1985-08-2228303942-431-31710GLASS, R. E. #12TEXACO INC.DRILL7,910
1985-08-2228303742-431-31709GLASS, R. E. #11TEXACO INC.DRILL8,030
1985-08-2128297442-431-31706COPELAND, JOHN JR. 73 "D" #1DUNN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL7,200
1985-08-2128301742-431-31707JOHNSON, LOU E. ESTATE A/C 1 #87EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1985-08-2128302042-431-31708JOHNSON, LOU E. ESTATE A/C4 #89EXXON CORP.DRILL7,100
1985-08-2028304042-431-31711HILDEBRAND #7420WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Sterling County.