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Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 77461

  • 120wells inside the ZIP
  • 697within 3 miles of it
  • 3drilling locations in two years
  • 151square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 77461

Map of ZIP code 77461, Texas, outlined, with 120 oil and gas wells inside it and 697 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 3 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations3Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells417On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing72Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged208The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 77461 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 120 of the wells are inside the ZIP itself. Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau ZIP Code Tabulation Areas and county outlines, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map.

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Yes. 120 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 77461, 79 of them on producing leases, and 697 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 3 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on September 4, 2026.
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In numbers

Wells in 77461 and within 3 miles

Every well with a location on the state's map, by what it is now. The second column takes in the ZIP and the 3 miles around it.
Oil and gas wells and drilling permits in ZIP code 77461 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 77461Within 3 miles
Producing wells79417
Not producing wells1272
Plugged wells29208
Drilling permits, last 24 months03
All wells120697

ZIP code 77461 covers 151 square miles of land and 2.8 of water: about 0.8 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 77461

The 3 newest permits with a well location inside the ZIP or within 3 miles of its edge, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits in and within 3 miles of ZIP code 77461
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-09-04ELDER 1vertical · API 42-039-33398 · permit 0918321Chisos, Ltd.3.0 mi outside29.29708, -95.76665 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-12-11PG&E TEXAS GAS STORAGE 7vertical · API 42-481-35510 · permit 0904195Enterprise Products Operatingllc1.8 mi outside29.29716, -95.93137 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-11-26GULF SOUTH 1Svertical · API 42-481-35508 · permit 0903890Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC1.9 mi outside29.29903, -95.93700 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)

A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permits. This week's permits, statewide

Nearest wells

The wells nearest the middle of 77461

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (29.39009, -95.74354) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Moore 15.0 mi NENot producing · API 42-157-32466 · Garrison Ltd.
  2. 2Spira, Melvin Trustee 35.2 mi NPlugged · API 42-157-31547 · Silverbrook Operating, LLC
  3. 3Bryan, E. Fee 335.3 mi NProducing · API 42-157-33194 · Hamman Oil & Refining Company
  4. 4Spira, Melvin Trustee 1R5.3 mi NPlugged · API 42-157-32014 · Silverbrook Operating, LLC
  5. 5Bryan, E. Fee 275.3 mi NProducing · API 42-157-33021 · Hamman Oil & Refining Company
  6. 6Spira, Melvin Trustee 25.3 mi NPlugged · API 42-157-31313 · Silverbrook Operating, LLC

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 77461

The companies on record for the wells inside the ZIP, most wells first. A plugged well keeps the last operator the state has for it.
  1. 1P.O.&G. Operating, LLC100 wells97 on producing leases
  2. 2Atlas Operating LLC7 wells4 on producing leases
  3. 3Sue-Ann Operating, L.c.5 wellsnone on a producing lease
  4. 4Lucky Lad Energy, LLC4 wells4 on producing leases
  5. 5Ballard Exploration Company,inc.1 wellnone on a producing lease
  6. 6Garrison Ltd.1 wellnone on a producing lease
  7. 7Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.1 wellnone on a producing lease
  8. 8Oblaen Resources LLC1 wellnone on a producing lease

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 77461

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 77461

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 77461?

Yes. 120 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 77461, 79 of them on producing leases, and 697 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 3 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on September 4, 2026.

Is this the same area as the Postal Service's ZIP code?

Nearly. The Postal Service does not publish ZIP code boundaries, so we use the US Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area for 77461, built from census blocks where most addresses use that ZIP. The edges can differ from mail delivery by a street or two, and a few ZIP codes (post office boxes, single buildings) have no area of their own.

Do I own minerals under a well in 77461?

A well nearby says nothing about who owns the minerals under it. The county's mineral roll lists who is paid on each producing lease. Search a name to see whether the Fort Bend County roll lists it.

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Where do the numbers come from?

Every dot is a well location from the Railroad Commission of Texas well layers, or a drilling permit's surface location from its permit files, issued in the last 24 months. A well counts as producing when its lease reported oil or gas in its newest months, and as plugged when the state's wellbore record says so. Nothing on this page comes from owners or from addresses.

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