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Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 77879

  • 216wells inside the ZIP
  • 974within 3 miles of it
  • 20drilling locations in two years
  • 192square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 77879

Map of ZIP code 77879, Texas, outlined, with 216 oil and gas wells inside it and 974 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 20 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations20Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells544On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing198Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged232The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 77879 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 216 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. 216 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 77879, 96 of them on producing leases, and 974 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 20 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on October 29, 2026.

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In numbers

Wells in 77879 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 77879 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 77879Within 3 miles
Producing wells96544
Not producing wells54198
Plugged wells66232
Drilling permits, last 24 months020
All wells216974

ZIP code 77879 covers 192 square miles of land and 11.7 of water: about 1.1 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 77879

The 15 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 77879
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-10-29CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 530vertical · API 42-477-31372 · permit 0919748Aethon Energy Operating LLC2.9 mi outside30.30620, -96.39855 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-02CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 633vertical · API 42-477-31370 · permit 0918225Aethon Energy Operating LLC2.8 mi outside30.30732, -96.40191 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 631vertical · API 42-477-31369 · permit 0918223Aethon Energy Operating LLC2.4 mi outside30.31152, -96.40493 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 630vertical · API 42-477-31368 · permit 0918198Aethon Energy Operating LLC2.6 mi outside30.31028, -96.40283 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 629vertical · API 42-477-31367 · permit 0918197Aethon Energy Operating LLC2.6 mi outside30.31005, -96.40253 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 529vertical · API 42-477-31366 · permit 0918166Aethon Energy Operating LLC2.8 mi outside30.30784, -96.39845 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 528vertical · API 42-477-31365 · permit 0918165Aethon Energy Operating LLC2.8 mi outside30.30819, -96.40003 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 526vertical · API 42-477-31364 · permit 0918160Aethon Energy Operating LLC2.9 mi outside30.30629, -96.39865 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 525vertical · API 42-477-31363 · permit 0918157Aethon Energy Operating LLC2.9 mi outside30.30677, -96.39933 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-31CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 128vertical · API 42-477-31362 · permit 0918144Aethon Energy Operating LLC2.7 mi outside30.30784, -96.40320 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-26CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 127vertical · API 42-477-31361 · permit 0918090Aethon Energy Operating LLC2.7 mi outside30.30727, -96.40483 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-26CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT 99vertical · API 42-477-31360 · permit 0918089Aethon Energy Operating LLC2.4 mi outside30.31350, -96.40281 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-26CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT 264vertical · API 42-477-31359 · permit 0918079Aethon Energy Operating LLC2.3 mi outside30.31042, -96.41552 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-25CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT 262vertical · API 42-477-31357 · permit 0918048Aethon Energy Operating LLC2.5 mi outside30.30815, -96.41168 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-25CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT 261vertical · API 42-477-31356 · permit 0918041Aethon Energy Operating LLC2.6 mi outside30.30645, -96.41045 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 77879

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (30.42713, -96.38535) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Hilton-Yegua 1RE0.3 mi NENot producing · API 42-051-33292 · Wildfire Energy Operating LLC · inside 77879
  2. 2Yegua Properties Unit 11.6 mi SWPlugged · API 42-051-33629 · Southwest Resources, Inc. · inside 77879
  3. 3Kovar 'A' 1H1.9 mi WNot producing · API 42-051-33831 · Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C. · inside 77879
  4. 4Dickson Unit 11.9 mi SPlugged · API 42-051-33421 · Southwest Resources, Inc. · inside 77879
  5. 5Yegua-Ware Unit 1RE2.3 mi ENot producing · API 42-051-33342 · Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC · inside 77879
  6. 6Hutchings-Hutchings Unit 12.4 mi SProducing · API 42-051-33310 · Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC · inside 77879

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 77879

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. 1Wildfire Energy Operating LLC100 wells66 on producing leases
  2. 2Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC18 wells10 on producing leases
  3. 3Verdun Oil & Gas LLC18 wells14 on producing leases
  4. 4Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.12 wellsnone on a producing lease
  5. 5Leexus Oil LLC12 wells1 on producing leases
  6. 6Ramtex Energy LLC7 wellsnone on a producing lease
  7. 7Southwest Resources, Inc.5 wellsnone on a producing lease
  8. 8Akg Operating Company4 wellsnone on a producing lease

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 77879

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 77879

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 77879?

Yes. 216 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 77879, 96 of them on producing leases, and 974 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 20 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on October 29, 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 77879, 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 77879?

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 Burleson 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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