WELL · 42-431-31615 · DISTRICT 8
Star Mahaffey #1
Sterling County · Conger (Penn) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Star Mahaffey #1 (API 42-431-31615) is a well in Sterling County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed August 25, 1985 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 19, 1985, permitted to 8,302 ft.
It was permitted by Grand Banks Energy Company and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wichita-Albany, Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 15.6K barrels of oil and 733K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Grand Banks Energy Company; 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 | Grand Banks Energy CompanyMar 19, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,302
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 19, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 25, 1985
- completed
- 15.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 733K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 25, 1985
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2022
- 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Mahaffey G-10-280193 | Conger (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 17.1K | Jun 2016 – Jul 2026 |
| Star Mahaffey O-10-29961 | Conger (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 3 | 15.6K | 716K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,226 · prior 12 4,024(-20%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 39 · prior 12 31(+26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Grand Banks Energy CompanyJan 1993 → May 1994
- 2Lomak Production CompanyJun 1994 → Aug 1998
- 3Range Production CompanySep 1998 → Jul 2014
- 4EQT Production Texas, LLCSep 2014 → Jun 2018
- 5Stanolind Production LLCJul 2018 → Dec 2020
- 6Slant Operating, LLCJan 2021 → Dec 2021
- 7Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.Jan 2022 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269841-99 | Drill | Grand Banks Energy Company | Mar 13, 1985 | Mar 19, 1985 | May 17, 1985 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 1985 | Star Mahaffey G-10-280193 | Conger (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2022 | 8,302 |
| Aug 9, 1985 | Star Mahaffey O-10-29961 | Conger (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,600 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 5,900 | -3,300 |
| CanyonCANYON SAND | 7,740 | -5,140 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,758 | 7,920 | Perforated |
| 7,997 | 8,226 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,025 | 12.25 | 1,215 S |
| 4.5 | 8,301 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 29, 2016 | Jun 20, 2016 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 29, 1985 | Aug 30, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 30, 1985 | Jul 12, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 25, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-431-31615 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-31615 → 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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