WELL · 42-405-30467 · DISTRICT 6
Sterling GU Sag #1H
San Augustine County · Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Sterling GU Sag #1H (API 42-405-30467) is a horizontal well in San Augustine County operated by Rockcliff Energy Operating Iii, completed April 20, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 16, 2011, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Rockcliff Energy Operating Iii on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including James Lime, Cotton Balley, Cotton Valley, Bossier.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Rockcliff Energy Operating III
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 63 permits on file · (713) 351-0500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rockcliff Energy Operating III |
| Production reports | Rockcliff Energy Operating IIIthrough Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 16, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 16, 2011
- last permit issued
- Apr 20, 2012
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.68M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 20, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 GU Sag G-6-263553 | Carthage (Haynesville Shale) | Rockcliff Energy Operating III | 1 | 0 | 1.68M | Dec 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,448 · prior 12 9,353(-20%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 2012 → Oct 2014
- 2Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2014 → Dec 2014
- 3SND Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2015 → Sep 2017
- 4Weatherly Oil & Gas, LLCOct 2017 → May 2019
- 5Shelby Boswell Operator, LLCJun 2019 → Dec 2025
- 6Rockcliff Energy Operating IIIJan 2026 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 724284-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Dec 27, 2011 | Sep 16, 2011 | Oct 25, 2011 | 15,000 |
| 724284-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Sep 15, 2011 | Sep 16, 2011 | Oct 25, 2011 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-263553 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 313 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James Lime | 7,778 | -7,465 |
| Cotton Balley | 11,688 | -11,375 |
| Cotton Valley | 11,688 | -11,375 |
| Bossier | 12,625 | -12,312 |
| Haynesville | 13,284 | -12,971 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,342 | 18,189 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,800 | 17.5 | 2,010 S |
| 7.625 | 12,650 | 9.875 | 1,970 S |
| 5.5 | 18,294 | 6.75 | 820 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 25, 2013 | May 29, 2012 | — |
| 00 | May 29, 2012 | Feb 6, 2012 | 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 42-405-30467 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-405-30467 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/40530467, documented in the API reference.