WELL · 42-227-33805 · DISTRICT 8
Sterling #1
Howard County · Bellows (Canyon) field · Vertical
Sterling #1 (API 42-227-33805) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged August 28, 1990, last operated by Bettis Boyle & Stovall.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 8, 1985, permitted to 7,600 ft.
It was permitted by Coquina Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Bettis Boyle & Stovall on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coquina Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 7, 2022 · 530 permits on file · (940) 456-2143
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bettis Boyle & Stovall |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Coquina Oil CorporationJul 8, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 8, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 23, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 23, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 28, 1990
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — O-10-30147 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 279672-99 | Drill | Coquina Oil Corporation | Jul 5, 1985 | Jul 8, 1985 | — | 7,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-30147 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,295 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 952 | 1,343 |
| San Andres | 2,049 | 246 |
| Glorieta | 2,738 | -443 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,026 | -1,731 |
| SpraberrySPRAYBERRY | 4,278 | -1,983 |
| Dean | 5,450 | -3,155 |
| Wolfcamp | 5,608 | -3,313 |
| Sayers (Zone of WC) | 6,020 | -3,725 |
| CanyonCANYON (PENN REEF) | 7,438 | -5,143 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,438 | 7,445 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 355 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 8.625 | 2,098 | 11 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 7,446 | 7.875 | 940 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 | Oct 24, 1985 | Sep 5, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-227-33805 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-33805 → 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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