Sterling County, Texas Wells Summary
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Last 60 days
Prior 60 days
60-day trend
Sterling County contains 522 wells on file, with top operators including CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. and STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORP.
Wells in Sterling span several oil & gas fields including CONGER (PENN) and SPRABERRY (TREND AREA).
Most recent well on record: NELLIE SELLERS, operated by AMPAK OIL COMPANY — last updated March 2026.
Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29
By basin
- 162 Permian
- 44 Eagle Ford
- 28 Haynesville
- 20 Other
- 2 Granite Wash
Drilling for
- 209 Oil
- 47 Gas
Recent drilling permits 12 most recent permits filed
| Date | Operator | County | Permit # | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-18 | WINN OPERATING, LLC | Sterling | 910373 | 42-431-10363 |
| 2025-08-28 | KEK EXPLORATION LLC | Sterling | 910105 | 42-431-33043 |
| 2025-08-28 | KEK EXPLORATION LLC | Sterling | 910082 | 42-431-33530 |
| 2025-08-12 | KEK EXPLORATION LLC | Sterling | 909796 | 42-431-33529 |
| 2025-03-26 | BLACK RIVER OPERATING LLC | Sterling | 905433 | 42-431-32819 |
| 2024-02-14 | TALL DUNE RESOURCES LLC | Sterling | 893763 | 42-431-32025 |
| 2021-05-28 | CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC | Sterling | 870058 | 42-431-33528 |
| 2021-05-07 | SLANT OPERATING, LLC | Sterling | 869324 | 42-431-32940 |
| 2021-02-02 | MAVERICK OPERATING, LLC | Sterling | 867391 | 42-431-33527 |
| 2020-09-23 | INDEPENDENCE RESOURCES MGMT, LLC | Sterling | 865088 | 42-431-30850 |
| 2020-09-23 | INDEPENDENCE RESOURCES MGMT, LLC | Sterling | 865089 | 42-431-31251 |
| 2020-09-21 | INDEPENDENCE RESOURCES MGMT, LLC | Sterling | 865087 | 42-431-30889 |
Sterling County well density
Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells;
larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
164 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Sterling County by total wells
Operators: Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Steller Energy & Investment Corp, Eqt Production Texas, Llc, Apache Corporation, Chevron Midcontinent, L.p., Trek Resources, Inc., Independence Resources Mgmt, Llc, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Devon Energy Production Co, L.p., Hunt Oil Company.
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Sterling County
Fields: Conger (Penn), Spraberry (Trend Area), Conger, Sw (Wolfcamp), Garden City, S. (Wolfcamp), Herrell, East (Queen Sand), Lower Half (Wolfcamp), Sugg Ranch (Canyon Dist 08), Parochial-Bade (Queen Sand), Renderbrook Creek (Miss), Parochial-Bade (Clear Fork).
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Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NELLIE SELLERS | 2026-03-30 | 2 | AMPAK OIL COMPANY | 43133506 |
| HERRELL, E. QUEEN SAND UNIT | 2026-03-23 | 4 | BLACK RIVER OPERATING LLC | 43132761 |
| SPADE 18 | 2026-03-10 | 2 | not found | 43133529 |
| SPADE 18 | 2026-03-09 | 2 | not found | 43133530 |
| REED -F- | 2025-09-26 | 2 | WINN OPERATING, LLC | 43110363 |
| FOSTER 60 | 2025-09-09 | 2 | not found | 43133043 |
| BADE -B- | 2025-08-22 | 2 | D & D WELL SERVICE, L.L.C. | 43131193 |
| COPELAND, JOHN JR., C | 2025-05-13 | 8 | not found | 43131697 |
| BADE | 2025-04-21 | 4 | D & D WELL SERVICE, L.L.C. | 43131179 |
| BADE B | 2025-04-15 | 3 | WINN OPERATING, LLC | 43133259 |
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