WELL · 42-431-30895 · DISTRICT 8
Sterling R Fee #1
Sterling County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Sterling R Fee #1 (API 42-431-30895) is a well in Sterling County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed May 13, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 2014, permitted to 8,371 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 11 formation tops, including Cisco, Canyon, Coleman Junction, Glorieta.
Its 4 leases have reported 69.8K barrels of oil and 777K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 21 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
- 383
- 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.Jan 18, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,371
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 2014
- last permit issued
- May 13, 2014
- completed
- 69.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 777K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 13, 2014
- 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 21 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling 'R' Fee O-10-39376 | Conger, SW (Wolfcamp) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 5 | 50K | 104K | Jan 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Sterling 'R' Fee O-10-57994 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 5 | 5.24K | 33.3K | Nov 2020 – Jul 2026 |
| Sterling -R- Fee G-10-256664 | Conger (Penn) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 5.14K | May 2010 – May 2014 |
| Sterling -R- Fee O-10-26233 | Conger (Penn) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 10 | 14.5K | 634K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2010 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,118 · prior 12 1,354(-17%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,520 · prior 12 5,021(+50%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 776726-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jan 7, 2014 | Jan 18, 2014 | Mar 8, 2014 | 8,500 |
| 88118-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Jul 29, 1980 | Jul 29, 1980 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2014 | Sterling R Fee O-10-57994 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Producing | 8,371 |
| May 13, 2014 | Sterling R Fee O-10-39376 | Conger SW (Wolfcamp) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Not on Schedule | — |
| Oct 4, 1980 | Sterling -R- Fee G-10-256664 | Conger (Penn) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
| Oct 4, 1980 | Sterling -R- Fee O-10-26233 | Conger (Penn) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,655 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | 7,863 | -5,208 |
| Canyon | — | — |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Leon | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| Mississippian | — | — |
| Montoya | — | — |
| PennsylvanianPENNSYLVANIAN-CISCO | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,416 | 6,774 | Perforated |
| 6,900 | 7,138 | Perforated |
| 7,414 | 7,595 | Perforated |
| 7,863 | 8,231 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,006 | 11 | 1,750 S |
| 2.375 | 7,824 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,371 | 7.875 | 1,800 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 | Jun 24, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Oct 29, 2014 | Jun 24, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Jul 28, 2010 | Jun 11, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 9, 1980 | — |
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 42-431-30895 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-30895 → 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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