WELL · 42-263-31583 · DISTRICT 8
Maben E. L. #6
Kent County · Maben (Cisco) field · Vertical
Maben E. L. #6 (API 42-263-31583) is a well in Kent County operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation, completed July 16, 1996.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 16, 1996, permitted to 5,900 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including B/Permain Ld, T/Cisco Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.18M barrels of oil and 392K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 26 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 872 permits on file · (325) 669-2068
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sojourner Drilling Corporation |
| Production reports | Sojourner Drilling Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sojourner Drlg. Corp.May 16, 1996 |
- 5,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 16, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jul 16, 1996
- completed
- 1.18M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 392K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 16, 1996
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 26 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maben Cisco Unit O-11-68530 | Maben (Cisco) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 20 | 801K | 221K | Mar 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Maben, E. L. O-11-66375 | Maben (Cisco) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 6 | 381K | 171K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2003 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 9,167 · prior 12 10,779(-15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sojourner Drilling CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448039-98 | Drill | Sojourner Drlg. Corp. | Oct 4, 1996 | May 16, 1996 | — | 5,900 |
| 448039-99 | Drill | Sojourner Drlg. Corp. | May 13, 1996 | May 16, 1996 | Jun 13, 1996 | 5,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66375 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68530 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,180 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Permain LD | 5,058 | -2,878 |
| T/Cisco Sand | 5,587 | -3,407 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,590 | 5,596 | Perforated |
| 5,600 | 5,602 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 128 | 17.5 | 120 S |
| 8.625 | 628 | 12.25 | 425 S |
| 4.5 | 5,712 | 7.875 | 325 S |
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 | Mar 7, 2003 | Aug 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 24, 1996 | Aug 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-263-31583 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-263-31583 → 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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