Oil and gas leases in Sterling County — page 4

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 4 of 10

GRIGSBY — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 143 thousand reported
TERRY, I. W. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 143 thousand reported
HILDEBRAND — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 142 thousand reported
GLASS "F" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 142 thousand reported
JOHNSON, LOU E. ESTATE A/C 2 — oil, Miresco, Inc., Sterling County, 142 thousand reported
STERLING 'U' FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 142 thousand reported
FLINT -B- — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 141 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 27 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 141 thousand reported
STERLING 'S' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 141 thousand reported
STERLING 'D' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 141 thousand reported
REYNOLDS 4 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 141 thousand reported
MCENTIRE, S. — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 141 thousand reported
STERLING "P" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 140 thousand reported
STERLING "M" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 140 thousand reported
GLASS "H" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 140 thousand reported
SUGG "D" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 140 thousand reported
STERLING 'K' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 139 thousand reported
STERLING "T" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 139 thousand reported
COPE, R. L. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 138 thousand reported
GLASS, D. L. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 138 thousand reported
PRICE 7 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 138 thousand reported
STERLING 'K' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 138 thousand reported
RW FOSTER 16 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 137 thousand reported
GRIGSBY — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 137 thousand reported
BROWNFIELD, V. E. — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 136 thousand reported
STERLING 'K' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 136 thousand reported
BROWNFIELD, V. E. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 136 thousand reported
STERLING "M" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 136 thousand reported
WATSON, J. E. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 136 thousand reported
TERRY, I. W. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 135 thousand reported
FOSTER, R. W. — gas, Zachry Oil And Gas Properties, Sterling County, 135 thousand reported
WILKINSON -14- — gas, Hamman Oil & Refining Company, Sterling County, 135 thousand reported
TERRY — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 135 thousand reported
F. CONGER 1 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 134 thousand reported
FOSTER '73' — oil, Bright & Co., Sterling County, 134 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 22 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 134 thousand reported
STERLING "H" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 134 thousand reported
HILDEBRAND — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 133 thousand reported
STERLING "W" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 133 thousand reported
GLASS — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 132 thousand reported
FOSTER, R. W. 14 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 132 thousand reported
SUGG "D" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 131 thousand reported
FOSTER — oil, Steller Energy & Investment Corp, Sterling County, 131 thousand reported
STERLING "R" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 131 thousand reported
RAY "A" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 131 thousand reported
PRICE 7 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 131 thousand reported
TERRY, I. W. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 131 thousand reported
MAHAFFEY -A- — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 131 thousand reported
SUGG 'BB' — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 130 thousand reported
GRIGSBY — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 129 thousand reported
J. WILKINSON 9 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 129 thousand reported
CONGER 5 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 128 thousand reported
HOPPE, ELEANOR — oil, Steller Energy & Investment Corp, Sterling County, 128 thousand reported
STERLING "T" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 128 thousand reported
GLASS "H" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 127 thousand reported
TERRY, I. W. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 127 thousand reported
COUNCIL — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 127 thousand reported
REED ESTATE 13 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 126 thousand reported
BADE "B" — oil, Stetson Petroleum Corp., Sterling County, 126 thousand reported
STERLING 'M' FEE — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 126 thousand reported
GLASS, R. E. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 125 thousand reported
WHISKEY CHUTE — gas, Houghton Oil & Gas, Inc., Sterling County, 125 thousand reported
HILDEBRAND — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 125 thousand reported
STERLING "H" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 125 thousand reported
STERLING "H" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 124 thousand reported
RAY "A" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 124 thousand reported
STERLING 'X' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 124 thousand reported
GLASS — gas, Chevron Midcontinent, L.P., Sterling County, 123 thousand reported
FOSTER, W. L., JR. -B- — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Sterling County, 123 thousand reported
REED RANCH — oil, Steller Energy & Investment Corp, Sterling County, 123 thousand reported
WATSON, J. E. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 122 thousand reported
FLINT -B- — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 121 thousand reported
MCENTIRE -34- — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 121 thousand reported
STERLING 'P' FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 121 thousand reported
MCENTIRE 27 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 121 thousand reported
TERRY, I. W. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 121 thousand reported
CARPER "12" — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 120 thousand reported
HILDEBRAND — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 120 thousand reported
COPE, E. B. "B" — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 120 thousand reported
GLASS "G" — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 120 thousand reported
COUNCIL — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 119 thousand reported
CONGER — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 119 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 8 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 119 thousand reported
REYNOLDS 4 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 119 thousand reported
F. CONGER 1 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 118 thousand reported
AINSWORTH "10" — oil, Fasken Oil And Ranch, Ltd., Sterling County, 118 thousand reported
WATSON, J. E. 'A' — gas, Merit Energy Company, Sterling County, 118 thousand reported
FERGUSON "B" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 117 thousand reported
GLASS, R. E. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 117 thousand reported
RAY 'A' — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 117 thousand reported
GLASS — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 117 thousand reported
STERLING 'P' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 116 thousand reported
GLASS "K" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 116 thousand reported
GLASS — oil, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 116 thousand reported
BAILEY -32- — oil, Pure Resources, L.P., Sterling County, 115 thousand reported
TXL -D- — oil, Marathon Oil Company, Sterling County, 115 thousand reported
SUGG RANCH 18 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Sterling County, 115 thousand reported
RAY A — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 114 thousand reported
THELMA — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 113 thousand reported
GLASS F — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 113 thousand reported
RAY — gas, Bennett, R. C., Company, Sterling County, 113 thousand reported
GLASS A — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 113 thousand reported
TERRY 16 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 113 thousand reported
MCENTIRE 36 — oil, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 113 thousand reported
FOSTER, R. T. JR. 28 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Sterling County, 113 thousand reported
COPE, R. L. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 113 thousand reported
MAHAFFEY -B- — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 113 thousand reported
RAY "A" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 112 thousand reported
GLASS "B" — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 112 thousand reported
REED, J. C. ESTATE "A" — gas, Baker Operating, Inc., Sterling County, 112 thousand reported
GLASS "G" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 112 thousand reported
STERLING 'O' FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 112 thousand reported
TERRY 7 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 112 thousand reported
TXL -A- — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Sterling County, 111 thousand reported
RAY 'A' — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 111 thousand reported
REED 14 — oil, Enduring Resources, LLC, Sterling County, 111 thousand reported
GUNTER, MYRTLE — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 111 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 29 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 111 thousand reported
COPE, R. L. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 110 thousand reported
REYNOLDS 3A — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 110 thousand reported
STERLING "E" FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 109 thousand reported
13 MILES — oil, Bright & Co., Sterling County, 109 thousand reported
STERLING "D" FEE — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 109 thousand reported
COUNCIL — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 109 thousand reported
JENNIE RAY -A- — oil, Marathon Oil Company, Sterling County, 108 thousand reported
FOSTER MCDONALD — oil, Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc., Sterling County, 108 thousand reported
COPE, E. B. — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 108 thousand reported
GRIGSBY — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 108 thousand reported
COPE, E. B. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 107 thousand reported
GRIGSBY — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 107 thousand reported
MCENTIRE 33 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 107 thousand reported
STERLING "H" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 107 thousand reported
CONGER, F. "6" — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 107 thousand reported
BROWNFIELD, V.E. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 107 thousand reported
STERLING "G" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 107 thousand reported
HORWOOD, ELIZABETH — oil, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Sterling County, 106 thousand reported
PFLUGER "A" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 106 thousand reported
GLASS -A- — oil, Parapetroleum, Sterling County, 106 thousand reported
GLASS -A- — oil, Parapetroleum, Sterling County, 106 thousand reported
STERLING 'X' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 106 thousand reported
STERLING 'T' FEE — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 106 thousand reported
GLASS "I" — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 106 thousand reported
COPE-SEALE UNIT — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 105 thousand reported
HILDEBRAND — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 105 thousand reported
GLASS "H" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 104 thousand reported
COPE, E. B. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 104 thousand reported
MCENTIRE — oil, Strand Energy, L.C., Sterling County, 104 thousand reported
GLASS "H" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 103 thousand reported
STERLING-N-FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 103 thousand reported
WATSON, J.E. — gas, Rme Petroleum Company, Sterling County, 103 thousand reported
CLARK, L. C. — oil, Levens, C. H., Sterling County, 103 thousand reported
STERLING "G" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 103 thousand reported
FLYING 'B' RANCH — oil, Maverick Operating, LLC, Sterling County, 103 thousand reported
MARGARET — gas, Eqt Production Texas, LLC, Sterling County, 103 thousand reported
MCENTIRE 22 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 102 thousand reported
GRIGSBY — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 102 thousand reported
STERLING 'Q' FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 102 thousand reported
STERLING "T" FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 101 thousand reported
GLASS "C" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 101 thousand reported
STERLING 'P' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 101 thousand reported
HILDEBRAND — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 101 thousand reported
WATSON, J. E. "A" — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 101 thousand reported
BADE "C" — gas, Bennett, R. C., Company, Sterling County, 101 thousand reported
BROWNFIELD, V. E. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 101 thousand reported
WILKINSON "1" — gas, Steller Energy & Investment Corp, Sterling County, 100 thousand reported
BADE A — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 100 thousand reported
MCDONALD 170 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 100 thousand reported
STERLING "K" FEE — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 100 thousand reported
FLINT ESTATE — gas, BFP Black Canyon, LLC, Sterling County, 100 thousand reported
GUNTER "35" — oil, Williams-Cody, Inc., Sterling County, 99 thousand reported
COPE-SEALE UNIT — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 99 thousand reported
STERLING 'X' FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 99 thousand reported
F. CONGER 6 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 99 thousand reported
STERLING 'X' FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 98 thousand reported
STERLING "E" FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 98 thousand reported
FERGUSON BROTHERS "30" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 98 thousand reported
GLASS SOUDER — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 98 thousand reported
BADE — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 98 thousand reported
WILKINSON 3 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 97 thousand reported
PFLUGER "A" — gas, Pure Resources, L.P., Sterling County, 97 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 22 — oil, Stanolind Production LLC, Sterling County, 97 thousand reported
GLASSCOCK "AB" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 97 thousand reported
GLASS — gas, Chevron Midcontinent, L.P., Sterling County, 97 thousand reported
GRIGSBY — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 96 thousand reported
BADE "C" — gas, Bennett, R. C., Company, Sterling County, 96 thousand reported
RAY "A" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 96 thousand reported
FLINT ESTATE -A- — gas, BFP Black Canyon, LLC, Sterling County, 96 thousand reported
GLASS "D" — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 96 thousand reported
STERLING "G" FEE — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 95 thousand reported
FLINT ESTATE -C- — gas, Blackmun Family Partners, L.P., Sterling County, 95 thousand reported
RT FOSTER 11 — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 95 thousand reported
RAY — gas, Bennett, R. C., Company, Sterling County, 94 thousand reported
STERLING "E" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 93 thousand reported
WILKINSON 13 — gas, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 93 thousand reported
COPE, E. B. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 93 thousand reported
STEWART 20 — gas, Houghton Oil & Gas, Inc., Sterling County, 92 thousand reported
STERLING "M" FEE — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 92 thousand reported
HILDEBRAND — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 92 thousand reported
PARRAMORE "66" — oil, Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc., Sterling County, 91 thousand reported
WESTBROOK, F. 22 — oil, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 91 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.