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Sterling County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

522
Sterling County

Last 60 days

1
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

0
to compare against

60-day trend

+1
vs prior 60d

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: HERRELL, E. QUEEN SAND UNIT, operated by BLACK RIVER OPERATING LLC — last updated July 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48431

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-08-21

281 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 176 Permian
  • 50 Eagle Ford
  • 32 Haynesville
  • 22 Other
  • 1 Barnett

Drilling for

  • 227 Oil
  • 54 Gas

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

CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.82STELLER ENERGY & INVESTMENT CORP48EQT PRODUCTION TEXAS, LLC33APACHE CORPORATION31CHEVRON MIDCONTINENT, L.P.24TREK RESOURCES, INC.23INDEPENDENCE RESOURCES MGMT, LLC23BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD.22DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.21HUNT OIL COMPANY14

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

CONGER (PENN)134SPRABERRY (TREND AREA)116CONGER, SW (WOLFCAMP)56GARDEN CITY, S. (WOLFCAMP)54HERRELL, EAST (QUEEN SAND)27LOWER HALF (WOLFCAMP)22SUGG RANCH (CANYON DIST 08)19PAROCHIAL-BADE (QUEEN SAND)13RENDERBROOK CREEK (MISS)11PAROCHIAL-BADE (CLEAR FORK)9

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).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Sterling against the other busiest counties in Texas:

  • Midland · 11,361 wells
  • Martin · 10,748 wells
  • Andrews · 9,670 wells
  • Reeves · 7,427 wells
  • Ector · 7,218 wells
  • Upton · 6,935 wells
  • Howard · 6,527 wells
  • Karnes · 5,993 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,424 wells
  • Reagan · 5,243 wells
  • Loving · 4,971 wells
  • La Salle · 4,753 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
HERRELL, E. QUEEN SAND UNIT 2026-07-21 5 BLACK RIVER OPERATING LLC 43132761
NELLIE SELLERS 2026-03-30 2 AMPAK OIL COMPANY 43133506
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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