TEXAS · WELLS · STERLING COUNTY · API 42-431-30910 · DISTRICT 7B
Sterling M Fee #3
Sterling County · Conger SW (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Sterling M Fee #3 (API 42-431-30910) is a plugged well in Sterling County, plugged September 28, 2016, last operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 2011, permitted to 7,900 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 Wolfcamp.
Its 3 leases have reported 131K barrels of oil and 700K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2022. The leases carry 14 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 | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.through Dec 2019 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jul 12, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 12, 2011
- last permit issued
- May 17, 2012
- completed
- 131K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 700K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 17, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 28, 2016
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 14 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling 'M' Fee O-10-38650 | Conger, SW (Wolfcamp) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 6 | 126K | 121K | Feb 2008 – Dec 2022 |
| Sterling "M" Fee G-10-159911 | Conger (Penn) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 140K | Aug 1996 – May 2012 |
| Sterling "M" Fee O-10-24815 | Conger (Penn) | Texaco E & P Inc. | 7 | 5.81K | 438K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1998 |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Dec 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 719782-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jul 6, 2011 | Jul 12, 2011 | Jan 21, 2012 | 7,900 |
| 94858-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Oct 6, 1980 | Oct 6, 1980 | — | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2012 | Sterling M Fee O-10-38650 | Conger SW (Wolfcamp) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Plugged | — |
| Oct 26, 1980 | Sterling M Fee O-10-24815 | Conger (Penn) | Texaco E & P Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Oct 26, 1980 | Sterling M Fee G-10-159911 | Conger (Penn) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,539 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,120 | 6,424 | Perforated |
| 6,583 | 6,806 | Perforated |
| 6,950 | 7,161 | Perforated |
| 7,345 | 7,704 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,883 | 11 | 2,350 S |
| 2.375 | 7,285 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,900 | 7.875 | 2,069 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 | Jun 14, 2013 | Jul 5, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jun 13, 2013 | Jun 27, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Oct 25, 1996 | Sep 9, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1996 | — | — |
| 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 42-431-30910 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-30910 → 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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