Oil and gas leases in Sterling County — page 3

Sterling County, Texas has 1,824 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission. 706 of them are oil leases and 1,118 are gas leases. Between them they carry 4,433 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 35.0 million barrels of oil and 211.7 million Mcf of gas. 156 operators file returns here. Every lease below has its own page with a decline-curve forecast and an estimate of what the whole lease is worth.

Key facts about Sterling County

How many oil and gas leases are in Sterling County?: Sterling County has 1,824 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Sterling County produced?: Leases in Sterling County have reported 35,015,684 barrels of oil (bbl) and 211,725,043 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
How many operators are active in Sterling County?: 156 operators file production returns for leases in Sterling County.
How much are mineral rights in Sterling County worth?: There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Sterling County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 1,824 leases listed here has its own page with the full production history the operator reported, a decline-curve forecast, and an estimate of what a royalty interest in it is worth today.

Leases — page 3 of 10

FERGUSON BROTHERS "34" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 221 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 28 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 221 thousand reported
WILKINSON 14 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 221 thousand reported
GLASS A — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 220 thousand reported
MCENTIRE 21 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 220 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 32 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 219 thousand reported
STERLING "H" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 219 thousand reported
BROWNFIELD 15 — gas, Houghton Oil & Gas, Inc., Sterling County, 218 thousand reported
FERGUSON D — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 217 thousand reported
FOSTER 8 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 216 thousand reported
MCENTIRE 28 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 216 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 27 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 214 thousand reported
REYNOLDS 3A — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 214 thousand reported
BLUE 15 — oil, Bright & Co., Sterling County, 213 thousand reported
STERLING "R" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 213 thousand reported
SUGG "G" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 212 thousand reported
STERLING "I" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 212 thousand reported
STERLING "R" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 212 thousand reported
STERLING "J" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 211 thousand reported
SUGG "D" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 211 thousand reported
GLASS G — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 211 thousand reported
CARPER 12 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 210 thousand reported
MCENTIRE — gas, Waskom, Reagan Operating Company, Sterling County, 210 thousand reported
GLASS "C" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 209 thousand reported
STERLING "O" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 209 thousand reported
TERRY 7 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 208 thousand reported
FERGUSON BROTHERS "34" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 208 thousand reported
STERLING 'U' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 206 thousand reported
STERLING "O" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 206 thousand reported
STERLING "J" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 206 thousand reported
F. CONGER 6 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 205 thousand reported
MCENTIRE 16 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 205 thousand reported
GLASS "F" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 204 thousand reported
STERLING "O" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 203 thousand reported
RAY — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 203 thousand reported
STERLING "S" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 202 thousand reported
CONGER 5 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 202 thousand reported
SUGG "G" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 201 thousand reported
STERLING "H" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 201 thousand reported
FOSTER, R. T. 20 — gas, Houghton Oil & Gas, Inc., Sterling County, 201 thousand reported
TERRY, I. W. — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Sterling County, 201 thousand reported
BROWNFIELD, V. E. — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 201 thousand reported
GLASS, D. L. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 200 thousand reported
BADE — gas, Bennett, R. C., Company, Sterling County, 200 thousand reported
RAY 30 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 200 thousand reported
FOSTER 18 — gas, Ricks Exploration, Inc., Sterling County, 200 thousand reported
GLASS, R. E. — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 199 thousand reported
GLASS C — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 199 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 33 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 199 thousand reported
STERLING -N- FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 198 thousand reported
WILKINSON 10 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 198 thousand reported
TERRY, I.W. — oil, Rme Petroleum Company, Sterling County, 196 thousand reported
MCENTIRE 15 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 196 thousand reported
STERLING "J" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 196 thousand reported
F. CONGER 7 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 195 thousand reported
STERLING -S- FEE — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 195 thousand reported
HILDEBRAND — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 195 thousand reported
GLASS, R. E. — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 195 thousand reported
COPE, R. L. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 194 thousand reported
RAY — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 194 thousand reported
CONGER — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 193 thousand reported
RT FOSTER 11 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 193 thousand reported
MAHAFFEY ESTATE — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 192 thousand reported
TERRY, I. W. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 192 thousand reported
GLASS — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 191 thousand reported
HILDEBRAND — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 191 thousand reported
SUGG "F" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 190 thousand reported
RT FOSTER 10 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 190 thousand reported
FLINT ESTATE — gas, BFP Black Canyon, LLC, Sterling County, 190 thousand reported
FOSTER, R. T. 17 — gas, Houghton Oil & Gas, Inc., Sterling County, 189 thousand reported
FOSTER 18 — gas, Ricks Exploration, Inc., Sterling County, 188 thousand reported
STERLING "O" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 188 thousand reported
MAHAFFEY — gas, Lomak Production Company, Sterling County, 188 thousand reported
MCENTIRE 15 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 188 thousand reported
GLASS A — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 188 thousand reported
SUGG "D" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 187 thousand reported
FOSTER, R. W. 15 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 186 thousand reported
HORWOOD — oil, Firewheel Operating, LLC, Sterling County, 185 thousand reported
STERLING "G" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 185 thousand reported
STEWART, REED — oil, Steller Energy & Investment Corp, Sterling County, 185 thousand reported
STERLING "E" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 185 thousand reported
STERLING 'P' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 185 thousand reported
STERLING "H" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 185 thousand reported
STERLING "I" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 183 thousand reported
RT FOSTER 11 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 183 thousand reported
CONGER — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 182 thousand reported
GLASS F — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 182 thousand reported
REYNOLDS 4 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 182 thousand reported
BAILEY -12- — oil, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 182 thousand reported
STERLING 'J' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 182 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 21 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 181 thousand reported
COPE, R. L. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 181 thousand reported
F. CONGER 19 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 180 thousand reported
STERLING 'G' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 180 thousand reported
SUGG "D" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 180 thousand reported
STERLING 'Y' FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 180 thousand reported
BAILEY -16- — oil, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 179 thousand reported
BETTY GLASS 42 — oil, Hannathon Petroleum, LLC, Sterling County, 179 thousand reported
SUGG "D" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 179 thousand reported
COPE, E. B. "B" — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 178 thousand reported
SUGG -AA- — oil, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 178 thousand reported
STERLING "T" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 178 thousand reported
F. CONGER 7 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 177 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 32 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 176 thousand reported
SUGG "F" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 176 thousand reported
RAY "A" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 176 thousand reported
REYNOLDS 32 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 175 thousand reported
WESTBROOK — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 175 thousand reported
CALDWELL -25- — gas, Hamman Oil & Refining Company, Sterling County, 175 thousand reported
FOSTER, R. T. JR. 28 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Sterling County, 175 thousand reported
SUGG 'F' — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 174 thousand reported
STERLING "E" FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 174 thousand reported
COPE, E. B. — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 174 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 29 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 174 thousand reported
TERRY 16 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 174 thousand reported
COPE, E. B. — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 174 thousand reported
STERLING "S" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 174 thousand reported
GLASS — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 174 thousand reported
STERLING "N" FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 171 thousand reported
STERLING 'S' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 171 thousand reported
GRIGSBY — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 171 thousand reported
STERLING 'T' FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 171 thousand reported
STERLING "N" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 169 thousand reported
COLE RANCHES — oil, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Sterling County, 169 thousand reported
STERLING 'J' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 168 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 28 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 168 thousand reported
BROWNFIELD, V. E. — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 167 thousand reported
BAILEY 16 — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 167 thousand reported
WESTBROOK, F. 22 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 167 thousand reported
RAY "C" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 166 thousand reported
F. CONGER 6 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 166 thousand reported
RT FOSTER 10 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 166 thousand reported
FLINT ESTATE -B- — gas, BFP Black Canyon, LLC, Sterling County, 166 thousand reported
SUGG "F" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 166 thousand reported
STERLING "I" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 165 thousand reported
MCENTIRE 15 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 165 thousand reported
TERRY, I. W. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 165 thousand reported
GLASS A — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 164 thousand reported
STERLING "H" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 164 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 27 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 164 thousand reported
MCENTIRE — gas, Houghton Oil & Gas, Inc., Sterling County, 164 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 28 — oil, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 164 thousand reported
STERLING 'K' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 164 thousand reported
TERRY, I. W. — oil, Hunt Oil Company, Sterling County, 164 thousand reported
COPE, E. B. — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 163 thousand reported
RAY 'A' — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 163 thousand reported
COUNCIL — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 163 thousand reported
COPE, R. L. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 162 thousand reported
CONGER 5 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 161 thousand reported
FOSTER, R. T. JR. 28 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Sterling County, 161 thousand reported
STERLING "I" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 161 thousand reported
STERLING "N" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 161 thousand reported
WATSON, J. E. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 161 thousand reported
STERLING "T" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 160 thousand reported
STERLING "M" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 159 thousand reported
RAY 'A' — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 159 thousand reported
STERLING 'K' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 159 thousand reported
STERLING 'K' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 158 thousand reported
BADE "C" — gas, Bennett, R. C., Company, Sterling County, 158 thousand reported
F. CONGER 7 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 158 thousand reported
GLASS, R. E. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 158 thousand reported
GLASS "K" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 157 thousand reported
STERLING 'K' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 156 thousand reported
STERLING 'K' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 156 thousand reported
BARBEE, E. E. — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 156 thousand reported
STERLING "H" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 156 thousand reported
BAILEY "32" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 155 thousand reported
GLASS, D. L. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 155 thousand reported
STERLING "J" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 155 thousand reported
SUGG "E" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 155 thousand reported
GLASS — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 154 thousand reported
STERLING 'L' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 154 thousand reported
FOSTER, ROSS - D — oil, HMH Operators, Inc., Sterling County, 153 thousand reported
STERLING "H" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 153 thousand reported
TERRY — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 153 thousand reported
STERLING "R" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 152 thousand reported
REYNOLDS 4 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 152 thousand reported
STEWART — gas, Steller Energy & Investment Corp, Sterling County, 151 thousand reported
MAHAFFEY -A- — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 151 thousand reported
STERLING "H" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 151 thousand reported
TERRY, I. W. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 151 thousand reported
GLASS — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 151 thousand reported
COPE, E. B. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 150 thousand reported
TERRY, I. W. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 150 thousand reported
STERLING "J" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 149 thousand reported
F. CONGER 6 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 148 thousand reported
STERLING 'K' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 148 thousand reported
BAILEY -10- — oil, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 147 thousand reported
COUNCIL — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 147 thousand reported
HILDEBRAND — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 146 thousand reported
MCENTIRE 16 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 146 thousand reported
STERLING 'K' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 146 thousand reported
WESTBROOK — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 146 thousand reported
RAY "A" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 145 thousand reported
SUGG -D- — oil, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 145 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 8 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 145 thousand reported
BAILEY -12- — oil, Pure Resources, L.P., Sterling County, 145 thousand reported
SUGG "D" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 144 thousand reported
STERLING "T" FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 144 thousand reported
STERLING 'J' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 143 thousand reported

Production figures are as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Values shown on lease pages are estimates produced by fitting a decline curve to that reported history; they are not offers or appraisals.