TEXAS · WELLS · STERLING COUNTY · API 42-431-31173 · DISTRICT 7B
Sterling I Fee #7
Sterling County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Sterling I Fee #7 (API 42-431-31173) is a well in Sterling County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed June 1, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 2011, permitted to 8,065 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 3 formation tops, including Red Bed, Wolfcamp, Conger (Penn).
Its 4 leases have reported 44.3K barrels of oil and 2.15M 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
- 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.Jul 13, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,065
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 2011
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 2012
- completed
- 44.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.15M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 2012
- 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 "I" Fee G-10-159905 | Conger (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 165K | Sep 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Sterling "I" Fee O-10-24809 | Conger (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 16 | 35.9K | 1.95M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Sterling 'I' Fee O-10-40378 | Conger, SW (Wolfcamp) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 2 | 7.67K | 26.9K | Jan 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Sterling 'I' Fee O-10-57997 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 2 | 705 | 6.14K | Nov 2020 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,648 · prior 12 1,109(+49%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 132 · prior 12 239(-45%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 719799-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jul 7, 2011 | Jul 13, 2011 | Mar 8, 2012 | 8,065 |
| 169580-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Aug 12, 1982 | Aug 12, 1982 | — | 8,065 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2012 | Sterling I Fee O-10-57997 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Producing | 8,065 |
| Oct 22, 1982 | Sterling I Fee G-10-159905 | Conger (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Temp Abandoned · shut in May 1, 2012 | 8,065 |
| Jun 1, 2012 | Sterling I Fee O-10-40378 | Conger SW (Wolfcamp) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Not on Schedule | — |
| Oct 22, 1982 | Sterling I Fee O-10-24809 | Conger (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,635 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Red Bed | 400 | 2,235 |
| WolfcampLOWER WOLFCAMP | 6,530 | -3,895 |
| Conger (Penn) | 7,543 | -4,908 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,530 | 6,682 | Perforated |
| 6,798 | 7,040 | Perforated |
| 7,304 | 7,477 | Perforated |
| 7,582 | 8,037 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,000 | 9.875 | 1,600 S |
| 8.625 | 2,000 | 11 | 2,150 S |
| 2.375 | 7,487 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,050 | 7.875 | 1,250 S |
| 5.5 | 8,065 | 7.875 | 1,250 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 100 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 29, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Dec 4, 2013 | Jun 29, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Oct 25, 1996 | Sep 10, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 18, 1982 | — |
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 42-431-31173 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-31173 → 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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