WELL · 42-415-30651 · DISTRICT 8
Sterling W. H. #3
Scurry County · Sharon Ridge (2400) field · Vertical
Sterling W. H. #3 (API 42-415-30651) is a well in Scurry County operated by Murphy & Associates Inc., completed October 30, 1978.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1978, permitted to 3,520 ft.
It was permitted by Newmont Oil Company and has since transferred to Murphy & Associates Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 70.5K barrels of oil and 49 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Newmont Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Snyder, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 7, 1997 · 7 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Murphy & Associates Inc. |
| Production reports | Trek Resources, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Newmont Oil CompanyOct 17, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,520
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 1978
- last permit issued
- Oct 30, 1978
- completed
- 70.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 30, 1978
- 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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling, W. H. O-11-9055 | Sharon Ridge (Clear Fork) | Trek Resources, Inc. | 7 | 70.5K | 49 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Sterling, W. H. O-11-62084 | Sharon Ridge (2400) | Murphy & Associates, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Apr 1993 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,070 · prior 12 1,293(-17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Murphy & Associates, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1996
- 2Omni Operating Company(a)Nov 1996 → Jul 1998
- 3Bluestar Energy, Inc.Apr 2000 → Sep 2013
- 4Trek Resources, Inc.Oct 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34821-99 | Other | Newmont Oil Company | Oct 17, 1978 | Oct 17, 1978 | — | 3,520 |
| 14787-99 | Recompletion | Newmont Oil Company | Dec 28, 1977 | Dec 28, 1977 | — | 3,518 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-9055 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-62084 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,746 | 1,789 | Perforated |
| — | 2,454 | Perforated |
| — | 2,994 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 510 | 11 | 220 S |
| 4.5 | 3,518 | 7.875 | 590 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 | Apr 22, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-415-30651 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-415-30651 → 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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