WELL · 42-071-32188 · DISTRICT 3
Sterling #1
Chambers County · Hematite Sand (Vicksburg) field · Directional
Sterling #1 (API 42-071-32188) is a plugged well in Chambers County, plugged July 23, 2010, last operated by Galveston Bay Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 3, 2000, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Vintage Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Galveston Bay Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Vintage Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 6 permits on file · (281) 661-7388
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Galveston Bay Energy LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Oct 3, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 3, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jan 19, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2001 THROUGH Jul 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 19, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 23, 2010
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling G-3-198251 | Hematite Sand (Vicksburg) | Galveston Bay Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 2001 – Jul 2010 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500358-97 | Drill | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Sep 11, 2002 | Oct 3, 2000 | — | 11,000 |
| 500358-99 | Drill | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Oct 3, 2000 | Oct 3, 2000 | Oct 10, 2000 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-198251 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 66 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,358 | 10,379 | Perforated |
| 10,400 | 10,473 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,000 | 14.75 | 1,589 S |
| 7.625 | 9,720 | 10 | 745 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 3, 2004 | May 15, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 6, 2004 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-071-32188 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-32188 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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