WELL · 42-606-30171 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 52-S #1
High IS-SB County · St. Tr. 60-S East (K Sand) field · Producing · Vertical
State Tract 52-S #1 (API 42-606-30171) is a well in High IS-SB County operated by Sterling Expl. & Prod. CO. LLC, completed June 2, 1990 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 20, 1990, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Weeks Exploration Company and has since transferred to Sterling Expl. & Prod. CO. LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Amph B, Siphonina Davisi, G, Lower G.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co. LLC
Permitted by Weeks Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 29 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co. LLC |
| Production reports | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLCthrough Aug 2008 |
| Latest permit | Weeks Exploration CompanyMar 20, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 20, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jun 2, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.42M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 2, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 52-S G-3-136473 | St. Tr. 60-S, East (H1 Sand) | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| State Tract 52-S G-3-136475 | St. Tr. 60-S, East (K Sand) | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.42M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Weeks Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1995
- 2Santos USA Corp.Sep 1995 → Jul 1998
- 3Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLCSep 1999 → Aug 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371114-99 | Drill | Weeks Exploration Company | Mar 19, 1990 | Mar 20, 1990 | Apr 29, 1990 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-136473 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-136475 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Amph B | 5,466 |
| Siphonina Davisi | 7,412 |
| G | 7,699 |
| Lower G | 7,741 |
| H | 7,866 |
| I | 7,990 |
| K | 8,284 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,861 | 7,868 | Perforated |
| 8,265 | 8,288 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 289 | — | — |
| 16 | 1,130 | 17.5 | 1,375 S |
| 10.75 | 4,516 | 14.75 | 2,100 S |
| 7.625 | 8,530 | 9.875 | 930 S |
| 30 | — | — | — |
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 | Feb 13, 1991 | Nov 20, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 16, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-606-30171 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-606-30171 → 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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