WELL · 42-606-30172 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 60-S #5
High IS-SB County · St. Tr. 60-S West (G Sand) field · Directional
State Tract 60-S #5 (API 42-606-30172) is a well in High IS-SB County operated by Sterling Expl. & Prod. CO. LLC, completed February 9, 1991.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 2002, permitted to 8,866 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Amph "B", Siph Davisi, G Sand, "G" Sd.
Its 3 leases have reported 402K barrels of oil and 697K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co. LLC
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 3, 2008
- Permits on file
- 29
- Phone
- (713) 789-0500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co. LLC |
| Production reports | High Island Gas LLCthrough Mar 2014 |
| Latest permit | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLCOct 31, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,866
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 31, 2002
- last permit issued
- Feb 9, 1991
- completed
- 402K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 697K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 9, 1991
- 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 60-S G-3-193901 | St. Tr. 60-S, West (L Sand) | High Island Gas LLC | 1 | 0 | 411K | Nov 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| State Tract 60-S O-3-21031 | St. Tr. 60-S, West (I Sand) | High Island Gas LLC | 2 | 265K | 174K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| State Tract 60-S O-3-20937 | St. Tr. 60-S, West (G Sand) | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLC | 1 | 137K | 112K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2003 |
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 → Jun 2010
- 4High Island Gas LLCJul 2010 → Mar 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524935-99 | Recompletion | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLC | Oct 24, 2002 | Oct 31, 2002 | Nov 14, 2002 | 8,500 |
| 373248-99 | Drill | Weeks Exploration Company | May 11, 1990 | May 15, 1990 | Jan 11, 1991 | 8,866 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-193901 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20937 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-21031 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 83 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Amph "B" | 5,494 | -5,411 |
| Siph Davisi | 7,547 | -7,464 |
| G Sand | 7,809 | -7,726 |
| "G" SD | 7,809 | -7,726 |
| I Sand | 8,133 | -8,050 |
| "I" SD | 8,133 | -8,050 |
| K Sand | 8,471 | -8,388 |
| L Sand | 8,672 | -8,589 |
| "L" SD | 8,672 | -8,589 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,809 | 7,815 | Perforated |
| 8,136 | 8,146 | Perforated |
| 8,672 | 8,688 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1,060 | 22 | 1,500 S |
| 10.75 | 4,588 | 14.75 | 2,110 S |
| 7.625 | 8,780 | 9.875 | 900 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 | May 8, 2003 | Feb 3, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 10, 2003 | Jan 14, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Feb 7, 2003 | Feb 19, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 23, 1991 | Feb 19, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 27, 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 42-606-30172 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-606-30172 → 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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