WELL · 42-239-02259 · DISTRICT 2
-L- Ranch Co. -B- #6
Jackson County · Lolita (Toney Zone) field · Vertical
-L- Ranch CO. -B- #6 (API 42-239-02259) is a well in Jackson County operated by Oil Well Buyers Corp., completed September 27, 1985.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 23, 1985, permitted to 5,937 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Oil Well Buyers Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Marg Sand, Top Marg. Zone, Frio.
Its lease has reported 275K barrels of oil and 145K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 5, 2017 · 6 permits on file · (434) 422-2364
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Oil Well Buyers Corp. |
| Production reports | McGowan Working Partners, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Aug 23, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,937
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 23, 1985
- last permit issued
- Sep 27, 1985
- completed
- 275K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 145K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 27, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -L- Ranch Co. -B- O-2-875 | Lolita (Marginulina Zone) | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 7 | 275K | 145K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,914 · prior 12 4,070(+21%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,506 · prior 12 1,974(+27%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Oil Well Buyers Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Texas Petroleum Investment Co.Apr 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3Osyka Permian, LLCApr 2002 → Aug 2008
- 4Osyka Resources, LLCJun 2005 → May 2006
- 5Legado Gulf Coast, LLCSep 2008 → Apr 2010
- 6McGowan Working Partners, Inc.May 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 283316-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Aug 22, 1985 | Aug 23, 1985 | — | 5,937 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-875 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 40 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE MIOCENE SAND | 4,720 | -4,680 |
| Marg Sand | 5,244 | -5,204 |
| Top Marg. Zone | 5,244 | -5,204 |
| FrioFRIO SAND | 5,357 | -5,317 |
| FrioTOP FRIO SAND | 5,357 | -5,317 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,268 | 5,276 | Perforated |
| 5,280 | 5,291 | Perforated |
| 5,295 | 5,300 | Perforated |
| — | 5,710 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,318 | — | 370 S |
| 5.5 | 5,934 | 6.5 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 5,934 | — | — |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 21, 1986 | May 14, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 20, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 9, 1985 | Nov 15, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-239-02259 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-02259 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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