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

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-10

All Time

3,842

3,842 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2012-06-01	741247	42-431-32462	PFLUGER 'A' #1407	CHEVRON MIDCONTINENT, L.P.	RECOMP	7,935
2012-06-01	741244	42-431-32463	PFLUGER 'A' #1406	CHEVRON MIDCONTINENT, L.P.	RECOMP	7,930
2012-05-31	741254	42-431-32342	PFLUGER 'A' #1408	CHEVRON MIDCONTINENT, L.P.	RECOMP	7,905
2012-05-31	741226	42-431-30979	MAHAFFEY, P. T. #1	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	RECOMP	8,200
2012-05-31	741154	42-431-32496	STERLING 'X' FEE #7	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	RECOMP	8,290
2012-05-31	741133	42-431-31243	STERLING 'N' FEE #5	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	RECOMP	8,350
2012-05-25	740896	42-431-32517	GLASSCOCK 'AB' FEE #3	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	RECOMP	8,500
2012-05-25	740858	42-431-33368	H & H RANCH #41	FIREWHEEL OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,500	Y
2012-05-25	740858	42-431-33368	H & H RANCH #41	FIREWHEEL OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,500	Y
2012-05-24	740727	42-431-33366	STROMAN RANCH #7H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	8,600	Y
2012-05-24	740727	42-431-33366	STROMAN RANCH #7H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	8,600	Y
2012-05-24	739338	42-431-32333	RENDERBROOK CREEK (MISS) UNIT #363	PPC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	RENTR	9,000
2012-05-22	740558	42-431-33365	COUSINS #2	STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORP	DRILL	9,000
2012-05-22	740553	42-431-33367	PARRAMORE 66 #1	STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORP	DRILL	9,000
2012-05-16	739922	42-431-33364	HORWOOD #2151	FIREWHEEL OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,500	Y
2012-05-16	739922	42-431-33364	HORWOOD #2151H	FIREWHEEL OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,500	Y
2012-05-08	739008	42-431-33363	RENDERBROOK CREEK (MISS) UNIT #500	PPC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	9,000
2012-05-03	738736	42-431-33362	RENDERBROOK CREEK (MISS) UNIT #401	PPC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	9,000
2012-05-03	738733	42-431-33361	RENDERBROOK CREEK (MISS) UNIT #400	PPC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	9,000
2012-05-01	737457	42-431-33360	FOSTER #604	STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORP	DRILL	8,500
2012-04-23	737998	42-431-33359	CASCADE F BAR C #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	8,500	Y
2012-04-23	737998	42-431-33359	CASCADE F BAR C #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	8,500	Y
2012-04-23	737998	42-431-33359	CASCADE F BAR C #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	8,500	Y
2012-04-23	737852	42-431-33358	F. CONGER 19 #1H	RANGE PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-04-16	735862	42-431-33350	STROMAN RANCH #1 W	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	1,000
2012-04-12	737040	42-431-33355	VIRGINIA CITY COLE C #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-04-12	737040	42-431-33355	VIRGINIA CITY COLE C #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-04-06	735785	42-431-33354	PAT FOSTER #3	STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORP	DRILL	8,500
2012-04-06	735782	42-431-33353	REED STEWART #4	STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORP	DRILL	8,500
2012-04-06	735779	42-431-33352	FOSTER #603	STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORP	DRILL	8,500
2012-03-30	735408	42-431-33351	STEWART #508	STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORP	DRILL	8,500
2012-03-26	736102	42-431-33349	STROMAN WSW #2	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	1,000
2012-03-16	735403	42-431-33348	REED '16' #2	STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORP	DRILL	8,500
2012-03-07	734558	42-431-32780	COPE, R.L. #8	MERIT ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	8,525
2012-02-23	733033	42-431-31123	GLASS, D.L. #6	MERIT ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	8,485
2012-02-21	733463	42-431-33347	STROMAN RANCH #5H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	8,600	Y
2012-02-21	733463	42-431-33347	STROMAN RANCH #5H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	8,600	Y
2012-02-21	733215	42-431-31072	WATSON, J. E. #3	MERIT ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	8,503
2012-02-16	733264	42-431-32782	COPE-BODINE #3	MERIT ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	8,510
2012-01-24	731791	42-431-33346	MCENTIRE '6' #1	STRAND ENERGY, L.C.	DRILL	9,000
2012-01-09	730960	42-431-33345	FOSTER MCDONALD #603	WILLIAMS, CLAYTON ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	8,200
2012-01-09	730949	42-431-33344	FOSTER MCDONALD #602	WILLIAMS, CLAYTON ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	8,200
2012-01-09	730949	42-431-33344	FOSTER MCDONALD #602	WILLIAMS, CLAYTON ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	9,000
2011-12-27	730427	42-431-33343	SPADE RANCH #S450H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2011-12-27	730427	42-431-33343	SPADE RANCH #S450H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2011-12-23	730422	42-431-33342	SPADE RANCH #S250HR	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2011-11-22	728329	42-431-33341	JRS #5H	STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORP	DRILL	7,400	Y
2011-11-17	727885	42-431-33340	HOPPE, ELEANOR #5	STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORP	DRILL	8,500
2011-10-06	725478	42-431-33339	STROMAN RANCH #4	MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	8,700
2011-10-06	725478	42-431-33339	STROMAN RANCH #4	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	8,700

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Sterling County.