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

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3,842 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2011-10-0472537442-431-33338HILDEBRAND 16 #1HRANGE PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL14,000Y
2011-10-0472537442-431-33338HILDEBRAND 16 #1HRANGE PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,660Y
2011-09-3072529442-431-33337STROMAN RANCH #3MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,700
2011-09-3072529442-431-33337STROMAN RANCH 2-210 #3DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL8,700
2011-09-3072529442-431-33337STROMAN RANCH #3DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL8,700
2011-09-2872434442-431-33336REED STEWART #3STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,500
2011-09-2372453042-431-33335REED 16 #1STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,500
2011-09-2172419242-431-33276ATECA 72 #2BRIGHT & CO.RECOMP8,104
2011-09-1572370342-431-33334FOSTER #602STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,500
2011-09-1572370242-431-33333FOSTER, PAT #2STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,500
2011-09-1572370042-431-33332JRS #4STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,500
2011-09-1572369942-431-33331STEWART #507STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,500
2011-09-1472402242-431-31053TERRY, I.W. #13MERIT ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP8,400
2011-09-0872190542-431-33327W. E. ALLEN #3RVISION NATURAL RESOURCES, LPDRILL5,000
2011-09-0772362442-431-33330GLASS #1ALPINE PETROLEUMDRILL1,600
2011-09-0272334242-431-33329STERLING 'W' FEE #6CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL10,800
2011-08-3172319942-431-33328GLASS 24 #1HRANGE PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL14,500Y
2011-08-1272114742-431-33321L.C. CLARK #42C. H. LEVENS, INC.DRILL1,500
2011-08-1272114442-431-33320L.C. CLARK #41C. H. LEVENS, INC.DRILL1,500
2011-08-0871977942-431-31420STERLING 'G' FEE #6CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,100
2011-08-0472143442-431-33323SPADE RANCH #S350HCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL9,000Y
2011-08-0472143242-431-33325SPADE RANCH #S150HCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL9,000Y
2011-08-0472143242-431-33325SPADE RANCH #S150HCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL9,000Y
2011-08-0472142942-431-33324SPADE RANCH #S249CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL9,000
2011-08-0472142542-431-33326SPADE RANCH #S250HCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL9,000Y
2011-08-0472142542-431-33326SPADE RANCH #S250HCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL9,000Y
2011-08-0372114542-431-30890R.L. COPE #4MERIT ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP8,500
2011-08-0172125742-431-33322SPADE RANCH #S149CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL9,000
2011-08-0172125742-431-33322SPADE RANCH #S149CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL9,000
2011-07-2572050542-431-33319STERLING 'AA' FEE #7CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL10,800
2011-07-1471986542-431-31280BROWNFIELD, V. E. #6CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,345
2011-07-1471986242-431-31765COPE, E. B. #11CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,180
2011-07-1471986142-431-32748STERLING 'Y' FEE #11CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,520
2011-07-1371981342-431-31852STERLING 'R' FEE #6CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,335
2011-07-1371980742-431-31714STERLING 'J' FEE #11CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,980
2011-07-1371979942-431-31173STERLING 'I' FEE #7CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,065
2011-07-1271978242-431-30910STERLING 'M' FEE #3CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,900
2011-06-1371803242-431-33318BETTY GLASS 42 #1HANNATHON PETROLEUM, LLCDRILL10,000
2011-05-3071727342-431-33317BLUE 20 #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL8,000
2011-05-2471687042-431-33316SELLERS 67 #2AMPAK OIL COMPANYDRILL8,000
2011-05-2471687042-431-33316SELLERS 67 #2AMPAK OIL COMPANYDRILL8,400
2011-05-0671539142-431-33315SELLERS, BUZZ #1STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,500
2011-04-2270600342-431-33304FOSTER #601STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,400
2011-04-1971403742-431-33291JRS #1STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPRECOMP8,950
2011-04-1571353242-431-33314COUSINS #1STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,500
2011-04-1471346742-431-33313STEWART, REED #2STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL9,500
2011-04-1271316942-431-33312FOSTER, PAT #1STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,500
2011-04-0671294842-431-33276ATECA 72 #2BRIGHT & CO.RECOMP8,200
2011-03-2871270142-431-33311FOSTER MCDONALD #601WILLIAMS, CLAYTON ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,200
2011-03-2471238542-431-33310JRS #3STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Sterling County.