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
1985-06-0727712642-431-31662STERLING "E" FEE #17TEXACO INC.DRILL8,145
1985-06-0627687942-431-31650GLASS "B" #1022WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-06-0427691842-431-31659GLASS "D" #1625WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-06-0427691742-431-31658GLASS "D" #1225WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-06-0427691542-431-31657GLASS "D" #1125WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-06-0427691342-431-31656GLASS "B" #1322WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-06-0427690942-431-31655GLASS "D" #1325WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-06-0427690342-431-31654GLASS "B" #1222WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-06-0427689542-431-31651GLASS "B" #1522WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-06-0427690042-431-31653GLASS "B" #1422WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-06-0427689842-431-31652STERLING "G" FEE #10TEXACO INC.DRILL8,070
1985-06-0327702642-431-31660GLASS "D" #1425WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-05-2927627842-431-31648STERLING "E" FEE #16TEXACO INC.DRILL8,140
1985-05-2927627242-431-31647STERLING "I" FEE #12TEXACO INC.DRILL8,160
1985-05-2927629242-431-31649STERLING "G" FEE #9TEXACO INC.DRILL8,150
1985-05-2427625742-431-31620STERLING "I" FEE #13TEXACO INC.OTHER8,055
1985-05-2227598042-431-31645GLASS "D" #1525WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-05-2227597842-431-31644GLASS "D" #925WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-05-2227597742-431-31643GLASS "D" #1025WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-05-2227578742-431-31641GLASS "B" #922WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-05-2227597642-431-31642GLASS "B" #1122WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-05-2227598142-431-31646GLASS "B" #1622WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-05-2127560942-431-31640SUGG, JOEL D. "C" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL6,900
1985-05-1527515642-431-31638STEWART 5 #1DURHAM, INC.DRILL9,400
1985-05-1527515642-431-31638STEWART 5 #1DURHAM, INC.DRILL7,785
1985-05-1427498942-431-31637BARBEE, HELEN "A" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL6,900
1985-05-0827462142-431-31636HILDEBRAND #6918WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-05-0127384142-431-31635GLASS "F" #612WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-04-2927357542-431-31634COPELAND, JOHN JR. #7301DUNN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL7,500
1985-04-1827280042-431-31632BARBEE, E. E. JR. #3TEXACO INC.DRILL7,940
1985-04-1827280242-431-31633BARBEE, E. E. JR. #4TEXACO INC.DRILL7,950
1985-04-1127179642-431-10122BADE "B" #9BHRUBETZ OIL COMPANYRECOMP1,516
1985-04-1027187742-431-31629ELLWOOD-AINSWORTH ETAL #1ESCONDIDO OPERATINGDRILL5,300
1985-04-0927196542-431-31631MCDONALD #601STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL9,500
1985-04-0827188142-431-31630MAHAFFEY #2GRAND BANKS ENERGY COMPANYDRILL8,500
1985-04-0427153942-431-31628ALLEIN "A" #1234WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-04-0127543842-431-31639FOSTER #5MARLINE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1985-03-2827079342-431-31627TERRY #81CLEERE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,900
1985-03-2727064942-431-31626STERLING "D" FEE #8TEXACO INC.DRILL8,087
1985-03-2627064642-431-31625STERLING "D" FEE #7TEXACO INC.DRILL7,947
1985-03-2527030842-431-31624MCCABE #1TRANSIERRA EXPLORATION CORP.DRILL8,800
1985-03-2127005642-431-31621MAHAFFEY "B" #1GRAND BANKS ENERGY COMPANYDRILL8,500
1985-03-2127006142-431-31622MAHAFFEY "B" #2GRAND BANKS ENERGY COMPANYDRILL8,500
1985-03-2127006442-431-31623MAHAFFEY "B" #3GRAND BANKS ENERGY COMPANYDRILL8,500
1985-03-1926984342-431-31616STAR-MAHAFFEY #2GRAND BANKS ENERGY COMPANYDRILL8,500
1985-03-1927003842-431-31620STERLING "I" FEE #13TEXACO INC.DRILL2,000
1985-03-1927003742-431-31619MCENTIRE 34 #3HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL8,800
1985-03-1927000842-431-31618FOSTER, R. W. "23" #19AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL1,200
1985-03-1926986742-431-31617REED "C" #1COSTEX RESOURCES, INC.DRILL7,600
1985-03-1926984142-431-31615STAR-MAHAFFEY #1GRAND BANKS ENERGY COMPANYDRILL8,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Sterling County.