TEXAS · WELLS · STERLING COUNTY · API 42-431-30315 · DISTRICT 7B
Sterling J Fee #3
Sterling County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Sterling J Fee #3 (API 42-431-30315) is a well in Sterling County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed July 16, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 5, 2008, permitted to 7,940 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Canyon.
Its 4 leases have reported 99.4K barrels of oil and 1.58M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 24 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 384
- Phone
- (940) 397-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 5, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,940
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 5, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jul 16, 2008
- completed
- 99.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.58M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 16, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 24 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling "J" Fee G-10-148889 | Conger (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 321K | Mar 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Sterling "J" Fee O-10-24810 | Conger (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 13 | 36.4K | 1.1M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Sterling 'J' Fee O-10-38565 | Conger, SW (Wolfcamp) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 5 | 47.7K | 117K | Nov 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| Sterling 'J' Fee O-10-57983 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 5 | 15.3K | 45.9K | Nov 2020 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,096 · prior 12 5,918(-31%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 24,827 · prior 12 13,853(+79%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Jul 2021
- 3Slant Operating, LLCAug 2021 → Dec 2021
- 4Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.Jan 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 662194-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | May 16, 2008 | Jun 5, 2008 | Jun 6, 2008 | 7,940 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2008 | Sterling J Fee O-10-57983 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Producing | 7,940 |
| — | Sterling J Fee G-10-148889 | Conger (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Partial Plug · shut in Jul 1, 2008 | 7,940 |
| Jul 16, 2008 | Sterling J Fee O-10-38565 | Conger SW (Wolfcamp) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Not on Schedule | — |
| Jan 1, 1978 | Sterling J Fee O-10-24810 | Conger (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Sterling -J- Fee O-10-24407 | Big Salute (Canyon) | Texaco Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,607 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon | 7,494 | -4,887 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,282 | 6,521 | Perforated |
| 6,620 | 6,772 | Perforated |
| 6,917 | 7,132 | Perforated |
| 7,494 | 7,890 | Perforated |
| — | 7,739 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,005 | 11 | 1,450 S |
| 5.5 | 7,940 | 7.875 | 1,250 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 | Dec 2, 2022 | Dec 3, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 2, 2009 | Dec 3, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | May 1, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 23, 1994 | Apr 1, 1994 | — |
| 00 | May 4, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 27, 1977 | — |
| 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 42-431-30315 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-30315 → 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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