TEXAS · WELLS · STERLING COUNTY · API 42-431-31401 · DISTRICT 7B
Sterling E Fee #15
Sterling County · Big Salute (Leonard) field · Producing · Vertical
Sterling E Fee #15 (API 42-431-31401) is a well in Sterling County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed November 26, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1997, permitted to 5,520 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including San Andres, San Angelo, Clear Fork, Spraberry.
Its 2 leases have reported 368K barrels of oil and 448K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco E & P 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 | Texaco E & P Inc. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Dec 16, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,520
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 16, 1997
- last permit issued
- Nov 26, 1997
- completed
- 368K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 448K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 26, 1997
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling "E" Fee O-10-24089 | Big Salute (Leonard) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 8 | 346K | 431K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Sterling "E" Fee O-10-24316 | Big Salute (Leonard "A") | Texaco E & P Inc. | 1 | 22.3K | 17.2K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1998 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,778 · prior 12 8,230(-30%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 15,964 · prior 12 5,427(+194%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 471291-99 | Recompletion | Texaco E & P Inc. | Dec 16, 1997 | Dec 16, 1997 | Nov 21, 1997 | 5,520 |
| 221201-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Oct 3, 1983 | Nov 1, 1983 | — | 5,530 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 1997 | Sterling E Fee O-10-24089 | Big Salute (Leonard) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Producing | 5,520 |
| Dec 18, 1983 | Sterling E Fee O-10-24316 | Big Salute (Leonard a ) | Texaco E & P Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,622 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 2,340 | 282 |
| San Angelo | 2,890 | -268 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 3,010 | -388 |
| Spraberry | 4,260 | -1,638 |
| LeonardLEONARD "A" | 5,070 | -2,448 |
| Leonard | 5,210 | -2,588 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,086 | 5,096 | Perforated |
| 5,086 | 5,186 | Perforated |
| 5,118 | 5,128 | Perforated |
| 5,140 | 5,186 | Perforated |
| 5,292 | 5,330 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,000 | 11 | 1,800 S |
| 5.5 | 5,520 | 7.875 | 1,300 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, 1998 | Jan 21, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 13, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 17, 1984 | Jan 9, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 16, 1984 | Jan 9, 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 42-431-31401 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-31401 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000087600 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 2,000 | 1,500 | 5,086–5,330 |
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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