WELL · 42-263-31640 · DISTRICT 8
Maben E. L. B #8
Kent County · Maben (Cisco) field · Vertical
Maben E. L. B #8 (API 42-263-31640) is a well in Kent County operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation, completed January 15, 2000.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 27, 1998, permitted to 5,800 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including B/Permian Ls, T/Cisco Sand.
Its 3 leases have reported 847K barrels of oil and 244K mcf of gas since April 1999, 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
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 872
- Phone
- (325) 672-2832
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.Feb 27, 1998 |
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jan 15, 2000
- completed
- 847K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 244K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 15, 2000
- 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler, J.A. "A" O-11-68060 | Hoople (Clear Fork) | P & R Oil Company | 5 | 13K | 0 | Apr 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Maben Cisco Unit O-11-68530 | Maben (Cisco) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 20 | 801K | 221K | Mar 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Maben, E. L. "B" O-11-68160 | Maben (Cisco) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 32.4K | 22.3K | Feb 2000 – Jun 2003 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 9,403 · prior 12 11,039(-15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1P & R Oil CompanyApr 1999 → Apr 2026
- 2Sojourner Drilling CorporationFeb 2000 → Apr 2026
- 3B & S SalvageJul 2002 → Sep 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473677-99 | Drill | Sojourner Drlg. Corp. | Feb 23, 1998 | Feb 27, 1998 | Nov 26, 1999 | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-68060 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68160 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — 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/Permian LS | 5,060 | -2,880 |
| T/Cisco Sand | 5,610 | -3,430 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,610 | 5,620 | Perforated |
| 5,629 | 5,634 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 641 | 12.25 | 340 S |
| 4.5 | 5,853 | 7.875 | 550 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 | Feb 17, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 10, 2000 | Feb 17, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 16, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-263-31640 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-263-31640 → 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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