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.

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Latest Permit

2026-07-10

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3,842 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2011-03-2171227142-431-33309GLASS '14' #1EXCO RESOURCES, INC.DRILL5,000
2011-03-1671165342-431-33308STEWART #506STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,500
2011-02-0970939242-431-33307W. E. ALLEN #1VISION NATURAL RESOURCES, LPDRILL5,000
2011-02-0270947242-431-33306PARRAMORE '66' #672WILLIAMS, CLAYTON ENERGY, INC.DRILL7,500
2011-01-2870926042-431-32859BARBEE, B.H. JR. '52' #1BURLESON PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR9,800
2010-12-1470648242-431-33245LERUTH STEWART #2STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPRECOMP9,160
2010-12-0370600542-431-33305REED RANCH #2STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,400
2010-12-0370599842-431-33303ELEANOR HOPPE #4STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,400
2010-11-1770511842-431-31529W. E. ALLEN #4VISION NATURAL RESOURCES, LPRENTR800
2010-11-1770511542-431-10326W. E. ALLEN #3VISION NATURAL RESOURCES, LPRENTR5,000
2010-10-2970441542-431-30956STROMAN RANCH #2MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC.RENTR8,700
2010-10-2970441542-431-30956STROMAN RANCH 2-128 #2DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.RENTR8,700
2010-10-2970441542-431-30956STROMAN RANCH #2DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.RENTR8,700
2010-10-2770398942-431-33302SUGG 45 #3CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,800
2010-09-2970279342-431-30730TERRY, I. W. #1MERIT ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP9,800
2010-09-2470237942-431-33301JRS #2STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,500
2010-09-2370233842-431-33300STEWART #505STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,500
2010-09-2170225842-431-33299ELLWOOD #1CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.DRILL5,000
2010-09-2070210142-431-33298MCDONALD #1STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,500
2010-09-0770150742-431-33297SUGG 45 #2CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,000
2010-08-2770106742-431-33296STONE '3' #1AGGIETECH OIL, LTD.DRILL2,500
2010-08-2070089442-431-30993TERRY, I. W. #11MERIT ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP8,400
2010-08-1069872142-431-31733STERLING 'J' FEE #9CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,960
2010-07-1369877342-431-32499STERLING 'X' FEE #4CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,290
2010-07-1369876642-431-30983STERLING -S- FEE #1CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,265
2010-07-1369875942-431-30959STERLING 'N' FEE #2CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,400
2010-07-1369870142-431-30582STERLING 'G' FEE #2CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,130
2010-07-1269872042-431-31101WATSON, J. E. #4MERIT ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP8,500
2010-07-0869850342-431-33147DOUBLE 7 #1BRIGHT & CO.RECOMP8,086
2010-07-0769819042-431-30837LUCKY '13' #1STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPRENTR8,500
2010-07-0169817042-431-33197AMF 38 #1BRIGHT & CO.RECOMP8,286
2010-06-2969806142-431-33295HOPPE, ELEANOR #3STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL8,400
2010-06-2569802742-431-33294STROMAN RANCH #1MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,900
2010-06-2569802742-431-33294STROMAN RANCH 14-4 #1DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL8,900
2010-06-2569802742-431-33294STROMAN RANCH #1DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL8,900
2010-06-1569740942-431-33267BLUE 15 #2BRIGHT & CO.RECOMP8,162
2010-06-0269686942-431-30285FOSTER, R. T. JR. 28 #1LEGACY RESERVES OPERATING LPRECOMP7,420
2010-05-2169615342-431-00413BADE -C- #1STETSON PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP2,272
2010-05-1369564942-431-33231BUNTON 37 #2BRIGHT & CO.RECOMP8,411
2010-05-0769542642-431-33293GLASS 59 #3BRIGHT & CO.DRILL7,000
2010-04-0969239842-431-30583STERLING "K" FEE #3CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP8,061
2010-04-0869240842-431-31381STERLING 'M' FEE #4CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP7,800
2010-04-0669362442-431-33291JRS #1STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL9,500
2010-04-0669362442-431-33291JRS #1STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL9,500
2010-04-0669362342-431-33292STEWART #504STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORPDRILL9,000
2010-04-0169368542-431-33290CALDWELL #1V-F PETROLEUM INC.DRILL7,500
2010-04-0169368542-431-33290CALDWELL #1V-F PETROLEUM INC.DRILL8,500
2010-04-0169368542-431-33290CALDWELL #1V-F PETROLEUM INC.DRILL8,700
2010-04-0169355242-431-33215INTER AMERICAN OIL WORKS #1CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.RECOMP8,442
2010-03-1769270142-431-33289DAVIS 2 #1CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.DRILL2,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Sterling County.