Liberty County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 77538
- 263wells inside the ZIP
- 776within 3 miles of it
- 16drilling locations in two years
- 132square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 77538
- Drilling locations16Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells310On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing93Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged373The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 77538 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 263 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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<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/zip/77538"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/zip/77538.svg" alt="Map of ZIP code 77538, Texas, outlined, with 263 oil and gas wells inside it and 776 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 16 drilling locations permitted in two years." width="1000" height="1136" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0"></a>
<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/zip/77538">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 77538, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 77538 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 77538 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 113 | 310 |
| Not producing wells | 42 | 93 |
| Plugged wells | 108 | 373 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 5 | 16 |
| All wells | 263 | 776 |
ZIP code 77538 covers 132 square miles of land and 0.7 of water: about 2.0 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 77538
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | SUNFLOWER 1 AZM 1vertical · API 42-291-32978 · permit 0916285Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | in 7753830.02029, -94.46566 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC |
| 2026-06-10 | SUNFLOWER 2 AZM 2vertical · API 42-245-32938 · permit 0916286Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | 1.4 mi outside30.04851, -94.42193 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC |
| 2026-02-13 | F.H. CARPENTER 001vertical · API 42-245-00004 · permit 0913427Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | 1.3 mi outside30.06035, -94.42241 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC |
| 2026-02-13 | WILLIS BH 001vertical · API 42-245-00008 · permit 0913426Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | 2.1 mi outside30.04109, -94.40953 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC |
| 2026-02-13 | FRANK CARPENTER ET AL 001vertical · API 42-245-00005 · permit 0913425Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | 1.6 mi outside30.05934, -94.41869 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC |
| 2026-02-13 | CARPENTER 001vertical · API 42-245-30290 · permit 0913424Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | 1.3 mi outside30.05579, -94.42298 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC |
| 2026-02-13 | WILSON ET AL 001vertical · API 42-245-03214 · permit 0913423Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | 2.3 mi outside30.05656, -94.40679 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC |
| 2026-02-13 | A M CARPENTER EST 001vertical · API 42-245-03240 · permit 0913422Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | 1.4 mi outside30.04964, -94.42157 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC |
| 2026-02-11 | SUNFLOWER INJ 1 1vertical · API 42-291-32968 · permit 0912899Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | in 7753830.02043, -94.46565 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC |
| 2026-02-05 | SUNFLOWER INJ 5 5vertical · API 42-291-32972 · permit 0912906Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | in 7753830.05340, -94.45754 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC |
| 2026-02-05 | SUNFLOWER INJ 4 4vertical · API 42-291-32976 · permit 0912904Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | in 7753830.03578, -94.46167 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC |
| 2026-02-05 | SUNFLOWER INJ 3 3vertical · API 42-245-32931 · permit 0912902Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | 2.3 mi outside30.04874, -94.40546 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC |
| 2026-02-05 | SUNFLOWER INJ 2 2vertical · API 42-245-32932 · permit 0912901Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | 1.4 mi outside30.04854, -94.42200 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC |
| 2026-02-03 | SUNFLOWER AZM/IZM 1vertical · API 42-245-32934 · permit 0912908Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | 0.5 mi outside30.04581, -94.43631 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC |
| 2026-02-03 | SUNFLOWER INJ 6 6vertical · API 42-245-32929 · permit 0912907Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | 0.1 mi outside30.03677, -94.44275 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC |
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 77538
- 1Swilley Unit 2ST1.8 mi SProducing · API 42-291-32599 · Titus Liberty Multi Well 2, LLC · inside 77538
- 2Zelda 12.0 mi SENot producing · API 42-291-32788 · Avalanche Oil & Gas LLC · inside 77538
- 3Zelda 1R2.1 mi SENot producing · API 42-291-32880 · Avalanche Oil & Gas LLC · inside 77538
- 4Ladner 12.1 mi NWPlugged · API 42-291-32651 · Gordy Oil Company · inside 77538
- 5Swilley Unit 12.3 mi SENot producing · API 42-291-32542 · Western Energy Group, LLC · inside 77538
- 6Kent - Spradley Unit 32.3 mi SEProducing · API 42-291-32740 · White Stride LLC · inside 77538
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 77538
- 1Gaither Petroleum Corporation154 wells141 on producing leases
- 2DJH Oil & Gas LLC35 wells35 on producing leases
- 3Western Energy Group, LLC17 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 4Rim Operating, Inc.8 wells3 on producing leases
- 5Titus Liberty Multi Well 2, LLC8 wells1 on producing leases
- 6Wagner Oil Company7 wells2 on producing leases
- 7Ballard Exploration Company,inc.5 wells2 on producing leases
- 8White Stride LLC5 wells3 on producing leases
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 77538
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 77538?
Yes. 263 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 77538, 113 of them on producing leases, and 776 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 16 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on June 10, 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 77538, 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 77538?
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 Liberty County roll lists it.
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.
Own land or minerals near 77538?
See whether a county roll lists your name, and get an email when a permit or a new well is filed near you.
Sources
- US Census Bureau, 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, cartographic boundary file at 1:500,000 (cb_2020_us_zcta520_500k)www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2020/shp/cb_2020_us_zcta520_500k.zip · file of May 19, 2023, read November 14, 2026
- Railroad Commission of Texas, well layers and drilling permit fileswww.rrc.texas.gov/resource-center/research/data-sets-available-for-download/ · loaded as the state publishes them; figures kept six hours
- US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary files (county lines), through the us-atlas package 3.0.1www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html · built into the site with its well maps
- GeoNames, towns and their points (CC BY 4.0)www.geonames.org/ · built into the site with its town pages
- USGS The National Map, basemap services (topo and imagery map under the wells), public domainapps.nationalmap.gov/services/ · tiles drawn under the map when it is made