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)

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Latest Permit

2026-07-10

All Time

3,842

3,842 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1985-03-1926983942-431-31614STAR-MAHAFFEY #3GRAND BANKS ENERGY COMPANYDRILL8,500
1985-03-1526949542-431-31613COUNCIL #115WAGNER & BROWNDRILL9,500
1985-03-1526946742-431-31611FOSTER, R. W. "23" #18AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL1,200
1985-03-1526946842-431-31612FOSTER, R. W. "23" #17AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL2,400
1985-03-0626898542-431-31610GLASS "F" #512WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-02-2826812042-431-31609JOHNSON, LOU E. ESTATE A/C 1 #83EXXON CORP.DRILL7,000
1985-02-2826811642-431-31608JOHNSON, LOU E. ESTATE A/C 2 #82EXXON CORP.DRILL7,010
1985-02-2826811442-431-31607JOHNSON, LOU E. ESTATE A/C 1 #81EXXON CORP.DRILL6,950
1985-02-2826811342-431-31606JOHNSON, LOU E. ESTATE A/C 1 #84EXXON CORP.DRILL6,970
1985-02-2726795542-431-31604CONGER #636WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-02-2726796642-431-32379BADE "B" #217WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-02-2726795342-431-31603HILDEBRAND #6707WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-02-2526776742-431-31602JOHNSON, LOU E. ESTATE A/C 1 #80EXXON CORP.DRILL6,920
1985-02-2226771342-431-31601KOCH LIVELY KNIGHT #3KOCH EXPL.CO.DIV.OF KOCH IND.INCDRILL7,000
1985-02-2026733742-431-31599STERLING "R" FEE #3TEXACO INC.DRILL8,312
1985-02-2026733542-431-31598STERLING "R" FEE #4TEXACO INC.DRILL8,347
1985-02-1926749042-431-31600GLASS "A" #813WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-02-1526699742-431-31597MARGARET #314WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-02-0626611742-431-31592HILDEBRAND #6818WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-02-0526613942-431-31594GASCONADES CREEK #1MAGNATEX PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL5,300
1985-02-0426593442-431-31589CLARK, L. C. #31LEVENS, C. H.DRILL1,500
1985-02-0426593342-431-31588CLARK, L. C. #32LEVENS, C. H.DRILL1,500
1985-02-0426662042-431-31595COPE, E. B. #10TEXACO INC.DRILL8,172
1985-02-0426613342-431-31593COPE, E. B. #9TEXACO INC.DRILL8,162
1985-02-0426609342-431-31591STERLING "I" FEE #11TEXACO INC.DRILL8,102
1985-02-0426666142-431-31596STERLING "I" FEE #10TEXACO INC.DRILL8,092
1985-02-0426608842-431-31590STERLING "I" FEE #9TEXACO INC.DRILL8,107
1985-01-3126570342-431-31587STERLING "U" FEE #3TEXACO INC.DRILL8,342
1985-01-2526565142-431-31586HILDEBRAND #6418WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-01-1726452142-431-31585GLASS "F" #412WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1985-01-1026386142-431-30207GLASS, ROY #1SLEDGE, H. G.OTHER8,200
1984-12-3126277042-431-31581HORWOOD "257" #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL8,000
1984-12-3126277342-431-31582HORWOOD "4" #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL8,250
1984-12-3126354542-431-31584ELLWOOD #1JUBILEE ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL8,400
1984-12-3126270942-431-31580HILDEBRAND #6312WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1984-12-2826311242-431-31583SELLERS 67 #1OGE DRILLING, INC.DRILL7,900
1984-12-2726218542-431-31579FLINT #2JUBILEE ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
1984-12-1726139842-431-31577HORWOOD, L. R. TRUST #1201PARTEN, J. R.DRILL8,200
1984-12-1726146142-431-31578FOSTER, W. L. JR. "B" #16UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIADRILL8,600
1984-12-1126079242-431-31576STEWART #801KENNEDALE ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1984-12-0726011842-431-31572GLASS "I" #738WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,500
1984-12-0626018742-431-31573HORWOOD #1FIVEASH OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,700
1984-12-0626034042-431-31574CHAMPLIN-FOSTER #1HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.DRILL8,800
1984-12-0626033842-431-31574CHAMPLIN-FOSTER #1HENDRIX, JOHN H. CORP.DRILL8,800
1984-12-0626070242-431-31575JOHNSON, LOU E. ESTATEA/C 4 #76EXXON CORP.DRILL7,200
1984-12-0525993242-431-31571HULL #203WAGNER & BROWNDRILL4,000
1984-12-0525988242-431-31570MCENTIRE "2" #2BRIGHT & CO.DRILL8,400
1984-12-0325969442-431-31569REED "S" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL8,100
1984-11-3025943242-431-31568FOSTER,R. T. JR. "28" #6028MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL8,000
1984-11-2925929942-431-31567STEWART #534KENNEDALE ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Sterling County.