How many drilling permits were filed in Sterling County in the last 12 months?

4 Texas Railroad Commission drilling permits were filed in Sterling County, Texas over the last 12 months, 0 of them in the past 7 days.

Who is the most active drilling operator in Sterling County?

IKE OPERATING, LLC is the most active operator in Sterling County with 2 permits over the last 12 months, followed by AMPAK OIL COMPANY (1).

Where does Sterling County drilling-permit data come from?

Every permit shown is sourced from the Texas Railroad Commission's public drilling-permit filings and refreshed daily. It's free to search by operator, lease, depth, and wellbore profile.

WTI$91.73USD/BBL · AS OF 8:35 PM CTBRENT$96.55USD/BBL · AS OF 8:35 PM CTHENRY HUB$2.95USD/MMBtu · AS OF 8:35 PM CTPERMITS · 7 DAYS116TRRC · DAILY PULLM&A RECORDS3,328OPERATOR LINEAGECOUNTY RECORDS50 COUNTIES498 SOURCES MAPPED

Sterling County drilling brief.

Every drilling permit filed with the Texas Railroad Commission in Sterling County, Texas. Top operators, recent filings, depth and wellbore profile data.

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Texas Railroad Commission · Public record, free · Updated Sep 2, 2026

0: Permits filed; Last 7 days
4: Permits filed; Last 12 months
IKE: Top operator; 2 permits
3: Active operators; Last 12 months

Sterling on the map

Sterling · Texas drillingLast 7 days

Permits 7d:0lowmidhigh (0)

Top operators · 12m

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IKE OPERATING, LLC: –; 2 permits
02
AMPAK OIL COMPANY: –; 1 permits
03
WINN OPERATING, LLC: –; 1 permits

Latest Sterling filings

4 rows · last 12 months · Updated Sep 2, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Sterling County, last 12 months, by submitted date
Submitted	Operator	API #	Depth (ft)	Type	Status
2026-07-05	IKE OPERATING, LLC	43133532	8500	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-07-03	IKE OPERATING, LLC	43133531	8500	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-04-24	AMPAK OIL COMPANY	43131461	8675	Vertical	MAPPING
2025-09-11	WINN OPERATING, LLC	43110363	7497	Vertical	APPROVED

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