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
1982-09-0717098842-431-31185BADE 'B' #Q14HRUBETZ OIL COMPANYDRILL1,650
1982-09-0117070442-431-31184DOUTHIT '173' #1SAN ANGELO INVESTMENT CODRILL4,000
1982-08-3117056842-431-31224BADE 'B' #Q 4HRUBETZ OIL COMPANYDRILL1,650
1982-08-3017044342-431-31182ELLWOOD RANCH 65-18 #1HUFFCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL6,500
1982-08-2617022142-431-31181BARBEE "A" #103WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,700
1982-08-2617021642-431-31180DAVIS #1HIS INDUSTRIES INC.DRILL1,950
1982-08-2416995942-431-31179BADE 'A' #Q 11 WHRUBETZ OIL COMPANYDRILL1,700
1982-08-2017026442-431-31178HILDEBRAND #5020WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,400
1982-08-1816980842-431-31172BADE "B" #CF4HRUBETZ OIL COMPANYDRILL2,700
1982-08-1816980542-431-31171BADE "A" #CF9HRUBETZ OIL COMPANYDRILL2,700
1982-08-1616937342-431-31177JOHNSON, LOU E ESTATE A/C 1 #36EXXON CORP.DRILL7,100
1982-08-1616937242-431-31176JOHNSON, LOU E ESTATE A/C 1 #37EXXON CORP.DRILL7,100
1982-08-1216958142-431-31175STERLING "I" FEE #5TEXACO INC.DRILL8,105
1982-08-1216958042-431-31173STERLING "I" FEE #7TEXACO INC.DRILL8,065
1982-08-1216957942-431-31174STERLING "I" FEE #6TEXACO INC.DRILL8,020
1982-08-0516834142-431-31077COUNCIL, MARY E. ET AL #1SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP7,500
1982-07-2916780842-431-31170HILDEBRAND #4818WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,600
1982-07-2616778742-431-31167STERLING "E" FEE #10TEXACO INC.DRILL8,140
1982-07-2616778642-431-31166STERLING "E" FEE #11TEXACO INC.DRILL8,095
1982-07-2616778542-431-31165STERLING "E" FEE #12TEXACO INC.DRILL8,090
1982-07-2316710542-431-31169STERLING 'E' FEE #13TEXACO INC.DRILL8,130
1982-07-2216688642-431-31168HILDEBRAND #4918WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,600
1982-07-0216540842-431-31164CHAPPELL #07QUANAH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL5,200
1982-07-0216538342-431-31145ERWIN #01QUANAH PETROLEUM INC.OTHER5,000
1982-07-0116536342-431-31163MCENTIRE #2-CBLANKS ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,600
1982-06-2516485242-431-30834CONGER #436WAGNER & BROWNRECOMP5,360
1982-06-2516474942-431-31162ELLWOOD, I.L. #4SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENEDRILL5,300
1982-06-2516474942-431-31162ELLWOOD, I.L. #4ORYX ENERGY COMPANYFLD-XFR5,120
1982-06-2416463842-431-31161JOHNSON, LOU E. ESTATE A/C 1 #34EXXON CORP.DRILL7,100
1982-06-2416463742-431-31160JOHNSON, LOU E. ESTATE A/C 2 #33EXXON CORP.DRILL7,100
1982-06-1716396842-431-31159BASSHAM #04QUANAH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL5,200
1982-06-1716391342-431-31158FOSTER #05QUANAH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL5,200
1982-06-1716389142-431-31156GRIGSBY 'A' #1ADAMS EXPLORATION CO.DRILL9,400
1982-06-1616388842-431-31121HORWOOD #1MAY PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,900
1982-06-1516361542-431-31157ELLWOOD #1QUANAH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL5,200
1982-06-1118092042-431-31275FOSTER #3QUANAH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL5,200
1982-06-1016330542-431-31155CHAPPELL #06QUANAH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL5,200
1982-06-0816345942-431-31146FOSTER #4QUANAH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL5,200
1982-06-0716298542-431-31154STERLING 'G' FEE #4TEXACO INC.DRILL8,350
1982-06-0416291042-431-31153TOWLE #1-RQUANAH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL5,200
1982-06-0416290042-431-31152MCENTIRE #26-1BLANKS ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
1982-06-0416289142-431-31151STERLING 'Q' FEE #2TEXACO INC.DRILL8,150
1982-05-2816232942-431-31150STERLING 'Q' FEE #1TEXACO INC.DRILL8,100
1982-05-1416079742-431-31149BARBEE #206WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,600
1982-05-0716026442-431-31139CONGER, F. 19 #5DORCHESTER EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL8,808
1982-05-0716023542-431-31148GLASS "A" #513WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,400
1982-05-0716023442-431-31147GLASS "A" #613WAGNER & BROWNDRILL8,400
1982-05-0315907542-431-30161FOSTER '34' #1C & K PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP8,300
1982-04-3015891042-431-31145ERWIN #1QUANAH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL5,000
1982-04-3015890942-431-31144BASSHAM #3QUANAH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL5,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Sterling County.