Oil and gas leases in Sterling County — page 9

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 9 of 10

COPE-BODINE — oil, Independence Resources MGMT, LLC, Sterling County, 5 thousand reported
STERLING "P" FEE — oil, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 5 thousand reported
TAG RANCH "28" — oil, TXP, Incorporated, Sterling County, 5 thousand reported
COLLINS, CLAUDE JR. ESTATE -B- — oil, Wilson, WM. B. Exploration Inc., Sterling County, 5 thousand reported
KNIGHT BATTERY A — oil, Jatam Inc., Sterling County, 5 thousand reported
STERLING -AA- FEE — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 5 thousand reported
GLASS — oil, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 5 thousand reported
MUNN-A — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Sterling County, 5 thousand reported
MAHAFFEY, A. "B" — oil, Grand Banks Energy Company, Sterling County, 5 thousand reported
BADE — oil, Steller Energy & Investment Corp, Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
LEWIS, MODENA ET AL — oil, Jatam Inc., Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
MCENTIRE 'B' — oil, Strand Energy, L.C., Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
GLASS, D. L. — oil, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
REYNOLDS -3- — gas, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
SUGG -A- — gas, Independence Resources MGMT, LLC, Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
FLINT 'B' — oil, Stanolind Production LLC, Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
TERRY, I.W. — oil, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
COPELAND, JOHN JR., "C" — gas, Energy Onramp LLC, Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
SUGG "A" — oil, Independence Resources MGMT, LLC, Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
MCENTIRE, E. F. — oil, J. B. Roustabout Service Co,Inc., Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
RAY — oil, Bennett, R. C., Company, Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
COPELAND, JOHN JR., "F" — oil, Sterling General P/Ship #6, Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
STERLING 'O' FEE — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 28 — oil, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
STERLING "P" FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
MCENTIRE — oil, Houghton Oil & Gas, Inc., Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
BARBEE, E. E. JR. — oil, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
SUGG "B" — gas, Independence Resources MGMT, LLC, Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
MARGARET — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
SUPERIOR-KNIGHT — gas, Bob Hughes Oil Company, LLC, Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
MCENTIRE '6' — oil, Strand Energy, L.C., Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
REYNOLDS -3- — gas, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
REYNOLDS — gas, Eqt Production Texas, LLC, Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
FERGUSON BROTHERS "34" — oil, Chevron Midcontinent, L.P., Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
MAHAFFEY ESTATE -A- — oil, Grand Banks Energy Company, Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
REYNOLDS -3- — gas, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
HORWOOD — oil, Chaparral Energy, L.L.C., Sterling County, 4 thousand reported
WATSON, J. E. — oil, Union Pacific Resources Company, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
STERLING "D" FEE — oil, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
FERGUSON BROTHERS — gas, Independence Resources MGMT, LLC, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
GLASSCOCK 'AB' FEE — oil, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
REYNOLDS -3- — gas, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
FOSTER, W. L. JR. "B" — oil, Union Oil Company Of California, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
NELLIE SELLERS 'A' — oil, Ampak Oil Company, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
BROWNFIELD, V. — oil, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
MAHAFFEY, P. T. — oil, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
FLINT ESTATE -C- — oil, Steller Energy & Investment Corp, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
CLARK, L. T. -B- — oil, Lee-Walker Operating, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
GILLASPY "A" — oil, 4d Energy Co., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
COPELAND, JOHN JR. "B" — oil, Pond General Partnership No. 5, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
BADE — oil, Bennett, R. C., Company, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
SUGG "BB" — oil, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
HUNTER TRUST 'A' — oil, Steller Energy & Investment Corp, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
MAHAFFEY -A- — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
COPE, RL — oil, Independence Resources MGMT, LLC, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
SUPERIOR-KNIGHT — gas, Bob Hughes Oil Company, LLC, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
COPELAND, JOHN — oil, Edwards Energy Corporation, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
FOSTER, T. F. — oil, National Energy Group, Inc., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
STERLING 'N' FEE — oil, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
FOSTER, R. W. 23 — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
COPE-ANDREW UNIT — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
BARBEE, E. E. — gas, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
COPELAND, JOHN JR., "A" — oil, Lisa General Partnership, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
GILLASPY "C" — oil, 4d Energy Co., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
BARBEE — oil, Henry Petroleum LP, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
MCENTIRE 26 — oil, Houghton Oil & Gas, Inc., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
KOHLER-CLARK — oil, Trio Consulting & Management,LLC, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
BAILEY -32- — gas, Independence Resources MGMT, LLC, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
HORWOOD — oil, Parapetroleum, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
CONGER, F. 7 — oil, Stanolind Production LLC, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
BADE -B- — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
SUGG 45 — oil, Crownquest Operating, LLC, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
HORWOOD "39" — oil, Exco Resources, Inc., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
CALDWELL -26- — oil, Hamman Oil & Refining Company, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
BROWN "169" — oil, Gco Drilling Company, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
FOSTER "B-23" — oil, HMH Operators, Inc., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
SUGG -B- — gas, Pure Resources, L.P., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
SUGG -BB- — oil, Independence Resources MGMT, LLC, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
PRICE -18- — oil, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
MCDONALD — oil, Steller Energy & Investment Corp, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
FERGUSON -B- — oil, Stanolind Production LLC, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
FLINT — gas, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 8 — oil, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
SPADE RANCH — oil, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
SUGG — oil, Stanolind Production LLC, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
MCENTIRE, E. F. — oil, J. B. Roustabout Service Co,Inc., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
GLASS "26" — oil, White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
REED, W. N. & L. R. - 16 — oil, Stickney, F. C., Inc., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
HORWOOD -40- — oil, Parker & Parsley Development Co., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
HILDEBRAND — oil, Stanolind Production LLC, Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
SUGG "AA" — gas, Pure Resources, L.P., Sterling County, 3 thousand reported
MCENTIRE -36- — oil, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
LIVELY-KNIGHT "74" — gas, Bob Hughes Oil Company, LLC, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
HORWOOD — oil, Henry Petroleum LP, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
GLASS D — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
REED -I- — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
STERLING 'Y' FEE — oil, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
HMH-LAURIE — oil, Steller Energy & Investment Corp, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
BADE "B" — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
FOSTER "57" — oil, Collins & Ware, Inc., Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
STERLING 'H' FEE — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
MAHAFFEY ESTATE — oil, Grand Banks Energy Company, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
MUNN 1-115 — oil, Parker & Parsley Development Co., Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
TERRY -18- — oil, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
REYNOLDS — oil, HMH Operators, Inc., Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
HILDEBRAND — oil, Houghton Oil & Gas, Inc., Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
GLASS-SOUDER — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
FOSTER, R. W. 23 — oil, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
WATSON, J. E. 'A' — oil, Rme Petroleum Company, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
FLINT — oil, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
BUNTON 37 — oil, Bright & Co., Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
ELLWOOD-AINSWORTH ET. AL. — oil, White'S Industrial Engine'S, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
LIVELY-KNIGHT "74" — gas, Bob Hughes Oil Company, LLC, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
REED, J. C. ESTATE "D" — gas, Quay Valley, Inc., Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
LITTLE BLUE 58 — oil, Bright & Co., Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
MARTIN — oil, Stanolind Production LLC, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
CONGER, F. "6" — oil, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
SUGG "C" — oil, Independence Resources MGMT, LLC, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
FLINT — gas, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
DOOLEY "A" — oil, Stanolind Production LLC, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
ALLEIN A — oil, Stanolind Production LLC, Sterling County, 2 thousand reported
STERLING "L" FEE — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
COPE, E. B. "B" — oil, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
WESTBROOK 8 — oil, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
NEVADA 4218 — oil, Bright & Co., Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
F. CONGER — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
13 MILES — oil, Bright & Co., Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
STONE "3" — oil, Aggietech Oil, Ltd., Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
STEWART -228- — oil, Stickney, F. C., Inc., Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
GLASS F — gas, Eqt Production Texas, LLC, Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
FOSTER, R. W. 15 — oil, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
COPELAND, JOHN JR., "E" — oil, Sterling General P/Ship #7, Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
STERLING 'AA' FEE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
SUGG "BB" — gas, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
BYNUM, R. C. — oil, Double Diamond Petroleum, Inc., Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
MAHAFFEY 22A — oil, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
BAILEY, HANNAH B. "B" — oil, Grand Banks Energy Company, Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
HORWOOD "A" — oil, Henry Petroleum LP, Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
COUNCIL B — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
STEWART -11- — oil, Enex Resources Corporation, Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
INTER-AMERICAN OIL WORKS — oil, Chaparral Energy, L.L.C., Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
JRS — oil, Steller Energy & Investment Corp, Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
GLASS "B" — oil, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
CONGER — oil, Stanolind Production LLC, Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
MCGILL — oil, Stanolind Production LLC, Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
KENTUCKY 2015 — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Sterling County, 1 thousand reported
REED, J.C. ESTATE — oil, Baker Operating, Inc., Sterling County, 997 reported
FOSTER "57" — oil, Collins & Ware, Inc., Sterling County, 961 reported
CONGER, F. 7 — oil, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 943 reported
BYNUM, R.C., EAST A — oil, Double Diamond Petroleum, Inc., Sterling County, 935 reported
COLE — oil, Lawrence, C. F. & Assoc. Inc., Sterling County, 914 reported
STERLING 'O' FEE — oil, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 899 reported
FERGUSON C — oil, Stanolind Production LLC, Sterling County, 887 reported
LUCKY "13" — oil, Steller Energy & Investment Corp, Sterling County, 833 reported
TXL -A- — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Sterling County, 799 reported
MADRID — oil, Henry Petroleum LP, Sterling County, 776 reported
STERLING O FEE — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Sterling County, 764 reported
STERLING "F" FEE — oil, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 759 reported
FOSTER — oil, Ricks Exploration, Inc., Sterling County, 747 reported
REED -F- — gas, Winn Operating, LLC, Sterling County, 737 reported
CHAPPELL, J. ELLWOOD, -D- — oil, Hi - Mountain Energy Corporation, Sterling County, 724 reported
STERLING 'I' FEE — oil, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 718 reported
HORWOOD — oil, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 687 reported
STERLING 'Z' FEE — oil, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Sterling County, 683 reported
COUNCIL C — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 675 reported
DOOLEY — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 646 reported
FOSTER, R. W. 15 — oil, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 630 reported
COLE — oil, Lawrence, C. F. & Assoc. Inc., Sterling County, 626 reported
CLARK, L. C., -D- — oil, Lee-Walker Operating, Sterling County, 622 reported
BADE — oil, Hrubetz Operating Company, Sterling County, 591 reported
FOSTER, R. T. "13" — oil, Marathon Oil Company, Sterling County, 546 reported
RAY, JENNIE — oil, SDX Resources, Inc., Sterling County, 541 reported
LITTLE BLUE 58 — oil, Bright & Co., Sterling County, 537 reported
WESTBROOK 32 — oil, Range Production Company, Sterling County, 511 reported
JANN -B- — oil, Sledge, H. G., Inc., Sterling County, 493 reported
SUGG -D- — oil, Independence Resources MGMT, LLC, Sterling County, 465 reported
RAY — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 461 reported
REYNOLDS -30- — oil, Houghton Oil & Gas, Inc., Sterling County, 449 reported
MAHAFFEY — oil, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Sterling County, 446 reported
RAY, JENNIE — oil, Sledge, H. G., Inc., Sterling County, 426 reported
JANN #1 — oil, Sledge, H. G., Inc., Sterling County, 417 reported
REYNOLDS 29 — oil, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 413 reported
MUNN "A" — oil, Halvey Energy Co., Sterling County, 390 reported
FLINT — oil, Stanolind Production LLC, Sterling County, 376 reported
INTER-AMERICAN OIL WORKS 12 — oil, Chaparral Energy, L.L.C., Sterling County, 374 reported
SOUDER — oil, Tempo Energy, Inc., Sterling County, 369 reported
JANN -A- — oil, Sledge, H. G., Inc., Sterling County, 362 reported
BAILEY, E. L. — oil, Independence Resources MGMT, LLC, Sterling County, 362 reported
HARRIS -41- — oil, Parker & Parsley Development Co., Sterling County, 353 reported
FOSTER, R.W. 23 — oil, Stanolind Production LLC, Sterling County, 352 reported
MCENTIRE -2- — oil, Atropos Production Corporation, Sterling County, 321 reported
MCENTIRE '6' — oil, Strand Energy, L.C., Sterling County, 280 reported
EDENS "75" — gas, Caraway Operating Co., Sterling County, 249 reported
WESTBROOK 29 — oil, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 205 reported
SUGG C — oil, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Sterling County, 199 reported
REED, J. C. ESTATE -D- — oil, Baker Operating, Inc., Sterling County, 186 reported
COLE — oil, Osr Oil & Gas Company, Sterling County, 184 reported
JOHNSON, LOU E., ESTATE, A/C 1 — oil, Quantum Resources Management,LLC, Sterling County, 181 reported
TERRY -17- — oil, American Cometra, Inc., Sterling County, 173 reported
COPE 28 — oil, Rover Petroleum Operating, LLC, Sterling County, 169 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.