WELL · 42-199-32165 · DISTRICT 3
Sternenberg #D1
Hardin County · Saratoga field · Vertical
Sternenberg #D1 (API 42-199-32165) is a plugged well in Hardin County, plugged October 27, 2010, last operated by Contango Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 3, 1984, permitted to 2,200 ft.
It was permitted by Caskids Operating Company and has since transferred to Contango Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 10.2K barrels of oil and 41 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2020. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Caskids Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 19, 2020
- Permits on file
- 7
- Phone
- (713) 236-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Contango Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Setex Oil and Gas Companythrough Jul 2000 |
| Latest permit | Caskids Operating CompanyAug 3, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 3, 1984
- last permit issued
- Aug 28, 1984
- completed
- 10.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 41
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 28, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 27, 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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sternenberg O-3-14780 | Saratoga | Contango Resources, Inc. | 3 | 10.2K | 41 | Jan 1993 – Feb 2020 |
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.
- 1Arista Novelty, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Transoil, Inc.Aug 1994 → May 1996
- 3Westco Producing CompanyJun 1996 → Aug 1997
- 4Westco Oil CompanySep 1997 → May 1998
- 5Setex Oil and Gas CompanyFeb 1999 → Jul 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247292-99 | Drill | Caskids Operating Company | Aug 2, 1984 | Aug 3, 1984 | — | 2,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-14780 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,324 | 1,329 | Perforated |
| 1,331 | 1,336 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,075 | 6.75 | 250 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 | Nov 7, 1984 | Sep 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 27, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-199-32165 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-32165 → 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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