WELL · 42-163-32889 · DISTRICT 1
Kerrco S Sterling Ranch #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Kerrco S Sterling Ranch #1 (API 42-163-32889) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged May 16, 2023, last operated by Ginco Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 19, 1990, permitted to 5,900 ft.
It was permitted by Dantex Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Ginco Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 2.07K barrels of oil and 259 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dantex Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 4 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ginco Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Ginco Operating Co.through Aug 2001 |
| Latest permit | Dantex Oil & Gas, Inc.Oct 19, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 19, 1990
- last permit issued
- Nov 21, 1990
- completed
- 2.07K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 259
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 21, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 16, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerrco's "Sterling Ranch" O-1-12834 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Ginco Operating Co. | 1 | 2.07K | 259 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dantex Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Olmos Partners, Inc.May 1993 → May 1994
- 3Pearsall Energy Group, Inc.Dec 1994 → Feb 1995
- 4Ginco Operating Co.Jun 1995 → Aug 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 379842-98 | Drill | Dantex Oil & Gas, Inc. | Feb 13, 1991 | Oct 19, 1990 | — | 5,786 |
| 379842-99 | Drill | Dantex Oil & Gas, Inc. | Oct 19, 1990 | Oct 19, 1990 | Oct 21, 1990 | 5,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12834 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 564 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 5,680 | -5,116 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,705 | 7,277 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 61 | 24 | — |
| 10.75 | 639 | 14.75 | 430 S |
| 7.625 | 5,705 | 9.875 | 240 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 7, 1991 | Dec 10, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 30, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-163-32889 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32889 → 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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