WELL · 42-227-35518 · DISTRICT 8
Sterling Trust #1
Howard County · Coronet (2900) field · Producing · Vertical
Sterling Trust #1 (API 42-227-35518) is a well in Howard County operated by Gng Operating LLC, completed August 23, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 17, 2000, permitted to 2,950 ft.
It was permitted by Brahaney Drilling CO. and has since transferred to Gng Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 31.3K barrels of oil since August 2000, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Brahaney Drilling Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (940) 549-0131
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | GNG Operating LLC |
| Production reports | GNG Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Brahaney Drilling Co.May 17, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 17, 2000
- last permit issued
- Aug 23, 2000
- completed
- 31.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 23, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 Trust O-10-36411 | Coronet (2900) | GNG Operating LLC | 1 | 31.3K | 0 | Aug 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 43 · prior 12 1,097(-96%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Brahaney Drilling Co.Aug 2000 → Dec 2009
- 2Desert Production, Inc.Jan 2010 → Sep 2021
- 3R & C Oil Company LLCOct 2021 → Feb 2024
- 4Hatch, Tucker RoyMar 2024 → May 2024
- 5GNG Operating LLCJun 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495046-99 | Drill | Brahaney Drilling Co. | May 15, 2000 | May 17, 2000 | Jul 7, 2000 | 2,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-36411 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,331 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 2,370 | -39 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 2,710 | -379 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,843 | 2,910 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 400 | 12.25 | 195 S |
| 5.5 | 2,915 | 7.875 | 955 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 28, 2000 | Sep 1, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 2, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-227-35518 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-35518 → 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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