TEXAS · WELLS · STERLING COUNTY · API 42-431-31682 · DISTRICT 7B
Sterling I Fee #16
Sterling County · Conger (Penn) field · Producing · Vertical
Sterling I Fee #16 (API 42-431-31682) is a well in Sterling County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed August 11, 1985 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 5, 1985, permitted to 8,130 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Conger Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 35.9K barrels of oil and 2.11M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 17 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco 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 | Texaco Inc.Jul 5, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,130
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 5, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 11, 1985
- completed
- 35.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.11M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 11, 1985
- 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 17 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling "I" Fee G-10-162506 | Conger (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 161K | Mar 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Sterling "I" Fee O-10-24809 | Conger (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 16 | 35.9K | 1.95M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,429 · prior 12 1,402(+73%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 279453-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Jun 26, 1985 | Jul 5, 1985 | — | 8,130 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 1985 | Sterling I Fee G-10-162506 | Conger (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Producing | 8,130 |
| Aug 11, 1985 | 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 2,664 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP SAND | 7,532 | -4,868 |
| Conger Sand | 7,822 | -5,158 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,599 | 7,620 | Perforated |
| 7,643 | 7,746 | Perforated |
| 7,897 | 7,996 | Perforated |
| 8,001 | 8,003 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,000 | 11 | 1,650 S |
| 5.5 | 8,130 | 7.875 | 2,150 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 | May 16, 1997 | Mar 27, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1985 | Sep 18, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 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 42-431-31682 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-31682 → 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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