WELL · 42-431-31726 · DISTRICT 8
Sterling 'X' Fee #1
Sterling County · Vertical
Sterling 'X' Fee #1 (API 42-431-31726) is a permitted well in Sterling County filed by Texaco E & P Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1984 and 2002, permitted to 8,400 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Conger Sand.
Its 3 leases have reported 623K barrels of oil and 3.47M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 38 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Delinquent, filed Jan 22, 2003 · 3,332 permits on file · (281) 561-3713
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Jun 27, 2002 |
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 27, 2002
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 623K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.47M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 38 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling 'X' Fee O-10-36929 | Conger, SW (Wolfcamp) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 13 | 506K | 1.7M | Jun 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Sterling 'X' Fee O-10-57969 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 13 | 26.2K | 180K | Nov 2020 – Jul 2026 |
| Sterling "X" Fee O-10-30378 | Conger, SW (Penn) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 12 | 90.7K | 1.59M | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,225 · prior 12 55,724(-78%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,253 · prior 12 5,890(+6%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520797-99 | Recompletion | Texaco E & P Inc. | Jun 10, 2002 | Jun 27, 2002 | May 22, 2002 | 7,650 |
| 284215-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Sep 3, 1985 | Sep 4, 1985 | — | 8,400 |
| 242894-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Jun 21, 1984 | Jun 22, 1984 | — | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-30378 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-36929 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-57969 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,640 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,991 | 7,026 | Perforated |
| 7,698 | 8,342 | Perforated |
| 7,916 | 8,011 | Perforated |
| 8,118 | 8,147 | Perforated |
| 8,236 | 8,284 | Perforated |
| 8,306 | 8,342 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,000 | 11 | 1,650 S |
| 5.5 | 8,400 | 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 | Dec 2, 2022 | Jul 5, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 24, 2002 | Jul 5, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 4, 2002 | Apr 26, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1991 | Apr 26, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1986 | Jan 8, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-431-31726 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-31726 → 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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