WELL · 42-221-30601 · DISTRICT 7
Sterling Gas Unit #1
Hood County · Vertical
Sterling Gas Unit #1 (API 42-221-30601) is a permitted well in Hood County filed by Empire Exploration Corporation; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1980 and 1988, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Operator of record
Empire Exploration Corporation
Lebanon, MO · P-5 Y, filed Feb 15, 1989 · 9 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Marshall, Samthrough May 1996 |
| Latest permit | Empire Exploration CorporationDec 12, 1988 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 12, 1988
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Gas Unit G-8-88772 | Granbury, NE. (Marble Falls) | Marshall, Sam | 1 | 0 | 10.2K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2005 |
| Sterling Gas Unit G-8-92671 | Granbury, N.E. (Atoka) | Marshall, Sam | 1 | 0 | 440 | Jan 1993 – May 2000 |
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.
- 1Empire Exploration Corp. 1989Jan 1993 → Aug 1995
- 2Marshall, SamDec 1995 → May 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 349878-99 | Recompletion | Empire Exploration Corporation | Aug 8, 1988 | Dec 12, 1988 | — | 5,917 |
| 114784-99 | Drill | Cimmaron Oil Co., Inc. | Jan 14, 1981 | Jan 14, 1981 | — | 5,917 |
| 74913-99 | Drill | Cimmaron Oil Co., Inc. | Mar 11, 1980 | Mar 11, 1980 | Mar 20, 1980 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-88772 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-8-92671 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,780 | 3,792 | Perforated |
| 5,254 | 5,764 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 503 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 2.375 | 5,086 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,837 | 7.875 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 5,881 | 7.875 | 500 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 26, 1981 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 11, 1980 | Yes |
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 42-221-30601 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-221-30601 → 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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