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Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 77563

  • 19wells inside the ZIP
  • 139within 3 miles of it
  • 4drilling locations in two years
  • 44square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 77563

Map of ZIP code 77563, Texas, outlined, with 19 oil and gas wells inside it and 139 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 4 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations4Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells40On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing46Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged53The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 77563 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 19 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. 19 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 77563, 5 of them on producing leases, and 139 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 4 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on August 5, 2026.
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In numbers

Wells in 77563 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 77563 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 77563Within 3 miles
Producing wells540
Not producing wells746
Plugged wells753
Drilling permits, last 24 months04
All wells19139

ZIP code 77563 covers 44 square miles of land and 16.2 of water: about 0.4 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 77563

The 8 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 77563
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-08-05BLACKSTONE 369 1vertical · API 42-039-33396 · permit 0917545Cimarron Engineering, LLC2.7 mi outside29.22016, -95.11856 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-16MOODY ESTATE TRUSTEE 1vertical · API 42-167-31198 · permit 0914839Sandpoint Texas LLC2.8 mi outside29.25429, -94.88898 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-19FRANKS /8900 SAND/ UNIT 3vertical · API 42-167-31374 · permit 0911788Hilcorp Energy Company0.3 mi outside29.37211, -95.05917 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-06-24FRANKS /8900 SAND/ UNIT 4vertical · API 42-167-31373 · permit 0908798Hilcorp Energy Company0.3 mi outside29.37204, -95.05917 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-08-06SUNNY ERNST 1vertical · API 42-167-31352 · permit 0901798Quidnet Energy Deployment LLC0.6 mi outside29.33051, -95.07135 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-05-06E.W. CRAIG 9vertical · API 42-167-31549 · permit 0899354Hilcorp Energy Companyin 7756329.29674, -95.05216 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-01-26DAVID YOUNG 1Svertical · API 42-039-33250 · permit 0896687Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.2.7 mi outside29.28569, -95.14687 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-01-09H. BLACKSTONE 1vertical · API 42-039-33371 · permit 0896362Cimarron Engineering, LLC2.0 mi outside29.26263, -95.13487 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 77563

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (29.31702, -95.00837) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Texas Commerce Bank 11.5 mi SNot producing · API 42-167-31239 · Black Water Environmental L.L.C. · inside 77563
  2. 2Halls Bayou Ranch "A" 11.6 mi SENot producing · API 42-167-31429 · Black Water Environmental L.L.C. · inside 77563
  3. 3William Rubel 12.7 mi SWProducing · API 42-167-31533 · Hilcorp Energy Company · inside 77563
  4. 4Kelly Resources 12.9 mi NPlugged · API 42-167-31362 · Nordstrand Engineering, Inc. · inside 77563
  5. 5E.w. Craig 93.0 mi SWProducing · API 42-167-31549 · Hilcorp Energy Company · inside 77563
  6. 6Hunt Club Gas Unit 13.0 mi SWPlugged · API 42-167-31507 · Hilcorp Energy Company · inside 77563

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 77563

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. 1Hilcorp Energy Company9 wells5 on producing leases
  2. 2Black Water Environmental L.L.C.5 wellsnone on a producing lease
  3. 3Home Petroleum Corp.2 wells1 on producing leases
  4. 4Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc1 well1 on producing leases
  5. 5New Century Exploration, Inc.1 wellnone on a producing lease
  6. 6Nordstrand Engineering, Inc.1 wellnone on a producing lease

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 77563

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 77563

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 77563?

Yes. 19 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 77563, 5 of them on producing leases, and 139 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 4 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on August 5, 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 77563, 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 77563?

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 Galveston 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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