WELL · 42-431-32486 · DISTRICT 8
Sterling 'U' Fee #5
Sterling County · Vertical
Sterling 'U' Fee #5 (API 42-431-32486) is a permitted well in Sterling County filed by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1992 and 2003, permitted to 8,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dean, Cisco, Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 26.1K barrels of oil and 1.12M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2014. The leases carry 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 9,293
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.through May 2012 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Dec 18, 2003 |
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 18, 2003
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 26.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.12M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2014
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling 'U' Fee G-10-149822 | Conger, SW (Penn) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 206K | May 1994 – Jun 2014 |
| Sterling "U" Fee O-10-27154 | Conger, SW (Penn) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 10 | 26.1K | 914K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2008 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
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 → May 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 539787-98 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jul 11, 2005 | Dec 18, 2003 | — | 7,700 |
| 539787-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Dec 17, 2003 | Dec 18, 2003 | — | 7,700 |
| 401618-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Jul 24, 1992 | Jul 28, 1992 | Aug 11, 1992 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-149822 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-27154 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,639 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,998 | 8,100 | Perforated |
| 8,230 | 8,333 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,000 | 11 | 600 S |
| 4.5 | 8,550 | 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 | Aug 21, 2014 | Dec 19, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Oct 14, 1994 | Jun 13, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jul 14, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 20, 1992 | Sep 25, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 15, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-431-32486 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-32486 → 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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