WELL · 42-457-30606 · DISTRICT 3
BP Sterne #1
Tyler County · Spurger E. (5500) field · Vertical
BP Sterne #1 (API 42-457-30606) is a plugged well in Tyler County, plugged May 3, 2016, last operated by Gaither Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2005 and 2012, permitted to 6,100 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yegua.
Its 2 leases have reported 10.3K barrels of oil and 526K mcf of gas since December 2005, last reporting in February 2017. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Katy, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 117 permits on file · (281) 830-7878
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gaither Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Gaither Petroleum Corporationthrough Nov 2014 |
| Latest permit | Gaither Petroleum CorporationNov 16, 2012 |
- 6,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 16, 2012
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 2005
- completed
- 10.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 526K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2005 THROUGH Feb 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 3, 2016
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.P. Sterne O-3-26088 | Spurger, E. (5050) | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 10.3K | 2.45K | Jun 2011 – Feb 2017 |
| BP Sterne G-3-218874 | Spurger, E. (5500) | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 524K | Dec 2005 – Nov 2011 |
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.
- 1Gaither Petroleum CorporationDec 2005 → Nov 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751380-99 | Recompletion | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | Nov 12, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | May 2, 2011 | 5,968 |
| 604922-98 | Drill | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | Aug 15, 2006 | Aug 15, 2005 | Oct 18, 2005 | 6,100 |
| 604922-99 | Drill | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | Aug 12, 2005 | Aug 15, 2005 | Oct 18, 2005 | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-218874 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-26088 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 124 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,056 | 5,058 | Perforated |
| 5,535 | 5,537 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 50 | 16 | — |
| 8.625 | 1,404 | 12.25 | 635 S |
| 5.5 | 5,895 | 7.875 | 293 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 | Jul 3, 2013 | Nov 26, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Apr 27, 2007 | Jul 12, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Feb 5, 2007 | Aug 31, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 12, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-457-30606 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-457-30606 → 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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