Inez · Victoria County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 77968
- 128wells inside the ZIP
- 286within 3 miles of it
- 7drilling locations in two years
- 195square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 77968
- Drilling locations7Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells93On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing123Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged70The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 77968 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 128 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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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/zip/77968">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 77968, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 77968 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 77968 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 65 | 93 |
| Not producing wells | 33 | 123 |
| Plugged wells | 30 | 70 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 1 | 7 |
| All wells | 128 | 286 |
ZIP code 77968 covers 195 square miles of land: about 0.7 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 77968
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | STAFFORD UNIT 1vertical · API 42-239-33972 · permit 0918645Kaler Energy Corp. | 1.8 mi outside28.92082, -96.73418 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Kaler Energy Corp. |
| 2026-08-12 | PATAGONIA 1vertical · API 42-469-34528 · permit 0917740Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc. | 2.9 mi outside28.96834, -97.03817 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc. |
| 2026-03-11 | ZORILLA-MALONE 7vertical · API 42-469-34506 · permit 0913984Shore Petroleum Corp. | 0.8 mi outside28.75083, -96.80799 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Shore Petroleum Corp. |
| 2025-05-05 | STEVENS 1vertical · API 42-469-34526 · permit 0907134Forza Operating, LLC | in 7796828.90095, -96.78494 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Forza Operating, LLC |
| 2025-04-23 | ZORILLA-MALONE 8Wvertical · API 42-469-31492 · permit 0907363Shore Petroleum Corp. | 1.8 mi outside28.74577, -96.82336 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Shore Petroleum Corp. |
| 2025-03-18 | ZORILLA-MALONE 3vertical · API 42-469-34426 · permit 0906299Shore Petroleum Corp. | 1.9 mi outside28.74686, -96.82553 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Shore Petroleum Corp. |
| 2024-11-21 | VANDENBERGE & HILL 39vertical · API 42-469-33842 · permit 0904065Paloma Operating, LLC | 1.5 mi outside28.71686, -96.79581 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Paloma Operating, LLC |
| 2024-10-14 | SANDHOP 4vertical · API 42-469-34479 · permit 0903189Big Lake Corporation | in 7796828.86775, -96.73364 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Big Lake Corporation |
| 2024-08-27 | SANDHOP 5vertical · API 42-469-34522 · permit 0902260Big Lake Corporation | in 7796828.86758, -96.73469 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Big Lake Corporation |
| 2022-03-02 | HENDERSON-SCHOVAJSA D 4Hhorizontal · API 42-469-34490 · permit 0877453Allegiant Resources, LLC | 2.8 mi outside28.70025, -96.80789 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Allegiant Resources, 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 77968
- 1Garcitas Creek Gu 11.5 mi EPlugged · API 42-469-33881 · Innovative Energy Services, Inc. · inside 77968
- 2Hewitt "B" 92.2 mi WPlugged · API 42-469-33813 · Field Petroleum Corp. · inside 77968
- 3Fimbel, Marion & Lavernia June 73.7 mi WNot producing · API 42-469-33945 · Cordele Development Corporation · inside 77968
- 4Fimbel, Marion & Lavernia June 23.7 mi WProducing · API 42-469-33647 · Cordele Development Corporation · inside 77968
- 5Fimble, Edwin C. 13.7 mi WProducing · API 42-469-02975 · Cordele Development Corporation · inside 77968
- 6Stevens 13.8 mi EProducing · API 42-469-34526 · Forza Operating, LLC · inside 77968
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 77968
- 1Scout Energy LTD Liability Co54 wells36 on producing leases
- 2Texas Operating Partners LLC21 wells19 on producing leases
- 3Remora Management, LLC11 wells9 on producing leases
- 4Hilcorp Energy Company9 wells8 on producing leases
- 5Cordele Development Corporation8 wells6 on producing leases
- 6Field Petroleum Corp.7 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 7E&EF LLC5 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 8Big Lake Corporation4 wells1 on producing leases
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 77968
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 77968?
Yes. 128 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 77968, 65 of them on producing leases, and 286 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 7 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on September 16, 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 77968, 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 77968?
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 Victoria 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 77968?
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