Three Rivers · Live Oak County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 78071
- 657wells inside the ZIP
- 2,156within 3 miles of it
- 169drilling locations in two years
- 314square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 78071
- Drilling locations169Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells1,698On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing328Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged130The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 78071 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 657 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/78071">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 78071, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 78071 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 78071 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 490 | 1,698 |
| Not producing wells | 112 | 328 |
| Plugged wells | 55 | 130 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 55 | 169 |
| All wells | 657 | 2,156 |
ZIP code 78071 covers 314 square miles of land and 9.0 of water: about 2.1 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 78071
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-12 | GONZALES UNIT 3horizontal · API 42-297-36612 · permit 0919940Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | 2.7 mi outside28.70042, -98.06357 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Burlington Resources O & G Co LP |
| 2026-11-12 | GONZALES UNIT 2horizontal · API 42-297-36611 · permit 0919939Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | 2.7 mi outside28.70040, -98.06376 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Burlington Resources O & G Co LP |
| 2026-11-10 | ARNOLD UNIT B 1horizontal · API 42-297-35087 · permit 0919957Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | 2.7 mi outside28.68471, -98.05028 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Burlington Resources O & G Co LP |
| 2026-11-05 | PLOMERO-IVAS-TS USW D 4horizontal · API 42-297-36613 · permit 0919925Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | 2.2 mi outside28.56290, -98.29235 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Burlington Resources O & G Co LP |
| 2026-10-09 | THREE RIVERS UNIT A 4Hhorizontal · API 42-297-36608 · permit 0919170Caturus Energy, LLC | in 7807128.39668, -98.27176 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Caturus Energy, LLC |
| 2026-10-09 | THREE RIVERS UNIT A 3Hhorizontal · API 42-297-36607 · permit 0919169Caturus Energy, LLC | in 7807128.39668, -98.27183 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Caturus Energy, LLC |
| 2026-10-09 | THREE RIVERS UNIT A 2Hhorizontal · API 42-297-36606 · permit 0919161Caturus Energy, LLC | in 7807128.39668, -98.27189 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Caturus Energy, LLC |
| 2026-09-30 | USA LARK 4AHhorizontal · API 42-311-37725 · permit 0918662Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 2.9 mi outside28.53068, -98.34742 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-09-28 | USA LARK 2AHhorizontal · API 42-311-37716 · permit 0918635Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 2.9 mi outside28.53059, -98.34757 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-09-24 | USA LARK 3AHhorizontal · API 42-311-37717 · permit 0918638Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 2.9 mi outside28.53063, -98.34750 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-09-23 | USA LARK 1AHhorizontal · API 42-311-37715 · permit 0918634Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 2.9 mi outside28.53054, -98.34765 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-09-21 | WHITSETT-TAYLOR-MASS SA D 1horizontal · API 42-297-36601 · permit 0918399Marathon Oil Ef LLC | 0.1 mi outside28.62587, -98.25205 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Marathon Oil Ef LLC |
| 2026-09-21 | WHITSETT-TAYLOR-MASS SA C 1horizontal · API 42-297-36602 · permit 0918398Marathon Oil Ef LLC | 0.1 mi outside28.62591, -98.25209 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Marathon Oil Ef LLC |
| 2026-09-21 | WHITSETT-TAYLOR-MASS SA B 1horizontal · API 42-297-36600 · permit 0918391Marathon Oil Ef LLC | 0.1 mi outside28.62583, -98.25200 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Marathon Oil Ef LLC |
| 2026-09-21 | WHITSETT-TAYLOR-MASS SA A 1horizontal · API 42-297-36599 · permit 0918390Marathon Oil Ef LLC | 0.1 mi outside28.62579, -98.25196 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Marathon Oil Ef 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 78071
- 1Three Rivers Unit H 1H1.4 mi NEProducing · API 42-297-36551 · Caturus Energy, LLC · inside 78071
- 2Swetlick 01 01H2.5 mi NProducing · API 42-297-35167 · Marathon Oil Ef LLC · inside 78071
- 3Three Rivers Unit F 1H2.6 mi WProducing · API 42-297-36532 · Caturus Energy, LLC · inside 78071
- 4Three Rivers Unit E 9H2.7 mi WProducing · API 42-297-36530 · Caturus Energy, LLC · inside 78071
- 5Three Rivers Unit D 7H2.7 mi WProducing · API 42-297-36529 · Caturus Energy, LLC · inside 78071
- 6Reagan-Gray Unit 13.0 mi EProducing · API 42-297-34660 · Terrafina Energy, LLC · inside 78071
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 78071
- 1Marathon Oil Ef LLC189 wells144 on producing leases
- 2Burlington Resources O & G Co LP113 wells91 on producing leases
- 3BPX Operating Company56 wells44 on producing leases
- 4Verdun Oil & Gas LLC40 wells29 on producing leases
- 5Merit Energy Company25 wells25 on producing leases
- 6Blackbrush O & G, LLC20 wells16 on producing leases
- 7GTG Operating, LLC17 wells16 on producing leases
- 8Hedrick Production Inc.16 wells16 on producing leases
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 78071
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 78071?
Yes. 657 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78071, 490 of them on producing leases, and 2,156 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 169 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on November 12, 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 78071, 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 78071?
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 Live Oak 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 78071?
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