TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · STERLING 15 LEASE · API 42-227-36256 · DISTRICT 7B
Sterling 15 #1
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Sterling 15 #1 (API 42-227-36256) is a well in Howard County operated by Highpeak Energy Holdings LLC, completed November 20, 2024 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 1, 2009, permitted to 6,445 ft.
It was permitted by Mariner Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Highpeak Energy Holdings LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 17.7K barrels of oil and 43.6K mcf of gas since October 2009, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mariner Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2024
- Permits on file
- 896
- Phone
- (817) 850-9200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Highpeak Energy Holdings LLC |
| Production reports | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLCthrough Nov 2022 |
| Latest permit | Mariner Energy, Inc.Sep 1, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,445
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 1, 2009
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 2024
- completed
- 17.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 43.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 2024
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2023
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 15 O-10-39742 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | 1 | 17.7K | 43.6K | Oct 2009 – 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.
- 1Mariner Energy, Inc.Oct 2009 → Nov 2010
- 2Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Nov 2019
- 3Bayswater Operating Company LLCDec 2019 → Jun 2021
- 4Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLCJul 2021 → Nov 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 684522-99 | Drill | Mariner Energy, Inc. | Aug 26, 2009 | Sep 1, 2009 | Sep 16, 2009 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2024 | Sterling 15 O-10-39742 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Highpeak Energy Holdings LLC | Shut In · shut in Feb 1, 2023 | 6,445 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,312 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfcamp | 6,196 | -3,884 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,196 | 6,214 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 465 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 8.625 | 3,536 | 11 | 820 S |
| 5.5 | 6,431 | 7.875 | 560 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 15, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | — |
| 00 | May 26, 2010 | Nov 6, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 5, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-227-36256 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36256 → 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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