TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · STERLING LEASE · API 42-439-36025 · DISTRICT 7C
Sterling #5H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Sterling #5H (API 42-439-36025) is a horizontal well in Tarrant County operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC, completed April 23, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 4 times), issued June 29, 2011, permitted to 6,832 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Tep Barnett USA LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Atoka, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 2.62K barrels of oil and 2.34M mcf of gas since December 2011, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 10, 2026
- Permits on file
- 371
- Phone
- (817) 720-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TEP Barnett USA LLC |
| Production reports | TEP Barnett USA, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jun 29, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,832
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Jun 29, 2011
- last permit issued
- Apr 23, 2012
- completed
- 2.62K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.34M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2012 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 23, 2012
- 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling G-13-263638 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 2.62K | 2.34M | Dec 2011 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 70,774 · prior 12 72,793(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 2012 → Oct 2014
- 2Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2014 → Jul 2017
- 3TEP Barnett USA, LLCAug 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 718977-94 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Nov 28, 2011 | Jun 29, 2011 | Dec 17, 2011 | 9,000 |
| 718977-95 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Oct 7, 2011 | Jun 29, 2011 | Dec 17, 2011 | 9,000 |
| 718977-96 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Sep 6, 2011 | Jun 29, 2011 | — | 9,000 |
| 718977-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Aug 2, 2011 | Jun 29, 2011 | — | 9,000 |
| 718977-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jun 22, 2011 | Jun 29, 2011 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2012 | Sterling G-13-263638 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA LLC | Producing | 6,832 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 828 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,262 | 7,826 | Perforated |
| 7,924 | 8,488 | Perforated |
| 8,586 | 9,151 | Perforated |
| 9,249 | 9,813 | Perforated |
| 9,911 | 10,475 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,049 | 12.25 | 390 S |
| 5.5 | 10,913 | 8.75 | 340 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 31, 2013 | Jun 5, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jun 5, 2012 | Feb 6, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-439-36025 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-36025 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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