Jackson County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 77971
- 96wells inside the ZIP
- 852within 3 miles of it
- 6drilling locations in two years
- 62square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 77971
- Drilling locations6Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells512On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing150Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged190The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 77971 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 96 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/77971"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/zip/77971.svg" alt="Map of ZIP code 77971, Texas, outlined, with 96 oil and gas wells inside it and 852 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 6 drilling locations permitted in two years." width="1000" height="1146" 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/77971">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 77971, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 77971 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 77971 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 59 | 512 |
| Not producing wells | 29 | 150 |
| Plugged wells | 8 | 190 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 1 | 6 |
| All wells | 96 | 852 |
ZIP code 77971 covers 62 square miles of land and 1.5 of water: about 1.5 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 77971
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-29 | BROOKING, G.T. 45vertical · API 42-239-33451 · permit 0919549Britnic Oil & Gas, Inc. | 2.1 mi outside28.73390, -96.54432 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Britnic Oil & Gas, Inc. |
| 2026-10-16 | WEST RANCH (41-A/98-A CONS) UNIT 2193vertical · API 42-239-33833 · permit 0919215Hilcorp Energy Company | 0.7 mi outside28.79355, -96.60072 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| 2026-09-21 | WEST RANCH A 2075vertical · API 42-239-33804 · permit 0918718Hilcorp Energy Company | 2.4 mi outside28.77256, -96.62389 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| 2026-09-21 | WEST RANCH A 600vertical · API 42-239-33580 · permit 0918708Hilcorp Energy Company | 1.1 mi outside28.79492, -96.60675 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| 2025-09-18 | L RANCH D UNIT 1Avertical · API 42-239-33436 · permit 0910334Wagner Oil Company | in 7797128.82761, -96.46601 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Wagner Oil Company |
| 2024-12-10 | WEST RANCH (41-A/98-A CONS) UNIT 1044vertical · API 42-239-33723 · permit 0904356Hilcorp Energy Company | 1.9 mi outside28.78005, -96.61870 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| 2024-11-13 | WEST RANCH -A- 439vertical · API 42-239-02785 · permit 0903906Hilcorp Energy Company | 2.4 mi outside28.76957, -96.62356 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| 2024-10-22 | WEST RANCH -A- 1109vertical · API 42-239-33887 · permit 0903415Hilcorp Energy Company | 2.8 mi outside28.77117, -96.63050 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| 2024-09-30 | WEST RANCH (41-A/98-A CONS) UNIT 326vertical · API 42-239-02674 · permit 0902838Hilcorp Energy Company | 1.2 mi outside28.80209, -96.60503 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| 2024-09-26 | WEST RANCH -A- 503vertical · API 42-239-32014 · permit 0902839Hilcorp Energy Company | 2.2 mi outside28.77661, -96.62355 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| 2024-09-20 | WEST RANCH (41-A/98-A CONS) UNIT 1107vertical · API 42-239-33799 · permit 0902755Hilcorp Energy Company | 2.5 mi outside28.77568, -96.62787 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| 2024-09-18 | WEST RANCH (41-A/98-A CONS) UNIT 1071vertical · API 42-239-33709 · permit 0902725Hilcorp Energy Company | 1.7 mi outside28.79468, -96.61701 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| 2024-09-11 | DRUMMOND, J.H. A 2vertical · API 42-239-33576 · permit 0902549Hilcorp Energy Company | 1.8 mi outside28.80440, -96.61603 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| 2024-08-09 | ROBBINS 7vertical · API 42-239-33588 · permit 0901285HG Operating LLC | 1.1 mi outside28.93383, -96.52265 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | HG Operating LLC |
| 2024-07-18 | WEST RANCH (41-A/98-A CONS) UNIT 1110vertical · API 42-239-33757 · permit 0901202Hilcorp Energy Company | 2.1 mi outside28.77662, -96.62189 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Hilcorp Energy Company |
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 77971
- 1Mitchell Estate 8in townNot producing · API 42-239-02075 · Trinidad Resources, LLC · inside 77971
- 2-L- Ranch Co. -A- 5in townProducing · API 42-239-02230 · McGowan Working Partners, Inc. · inside 77971
- 3Mitchell Estate 7in townNot producing · API 42-239-02074 · Trinidad Resources, LLC · inside 77971
- 4-L- Ranch Co. -A- 44 F0.1 mi NENot producing · API 42-239-03865 · McGowan Working Partners, Inc. · inside 77971
- 5-L- Ranch Co. -A- 210.2 mi SENot producing · API 42-239-02243 · McGowan Working Partners, Inc. · inside 77971
- 6Mitchell, Mary 230.2 mi SProducing · API 42-239-02110 · McGowan Working Partners, Inc. · inside 77971
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 77971
- 1McGowan Working Partners, Inc.41 wells27 on producing leases
- 2Hilcorp Energy Company25 wells21 on producing leases
- 3Abaco Operating, LLC6 wells6 on producing leases
- 4Trinidad Resources, LLC5 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 5Viper S.w.d., LLC5 wells4 on producing leases
- 6Sir Drake Oil and Gas Company3 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 7Cyber Enviro-Tech Inc2 wells1 on producing leases
- 8Progenies Operating LLC2 wellsnone on a producing lease
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 77971
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 77971?
Yes. 96 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 77971, 59 of them on producing leases, and 852 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 6 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 77971, 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 77971?
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 Jackson 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 77971?
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