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Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 78072

  • 2,553wells inside the ZIP
  • 4,094within 3 miles of it
  • 219drilling locations in two years
  • 783square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 78072

Map of ZIP code 78072, Texas, outlined, with 2,553 oil and gas wells inside it and 4,094 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 219 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations219Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells3,417On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing440Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged237The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 78072 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 2,553 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. 2,553 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78072, 2,149 of them on producing leases, and 4,094 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 219 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on November 6, 2026.

McMullen County is one of the 27 counties of the Eagle Ford Shale

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In numbers

Wells in 78072 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 78072 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 78072Within 3 miles
Producing wells2,1493,417
Not producing wells293440
Plugged wells111237
Drilling permits, last 24 months176219
All wells2,5534,094

ZIP code 78072 covers 783 square miles of land and 3.6 of water: about 3.3 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 78072

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 78072
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-11-06SAUTERELLE UNIT A 2Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37739 · permit 0919908Verdun Oil & Gas LLCin 7807228.54076, -98.42412 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-06SAUTERELLE UNIT A 1Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37738 · permit 0919907Verdun Oil & Gas LLCin 7807228.54081, -98.42416 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-30CHINE 101HF 101HFhorizontal · API 42-311-37733 · permit 0919558Crescent Energy Operating, LLCin 7807228.61706, -98.59512 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-30CHINE 101HE 101HEhorizontal · API 42-311-37732 · permit 0919557Crescent Energy Operating, LLCin 7807228.61701, -98.59511 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-30CHINE 101HD 101HDhorizontal · API 42-311-37731 · permit 0919556Crescent Energy Operating, LLCin 7807228.61696, -98.59509 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-30CHINE 101HC 101HChorizontal · API 42-311-37730 · permit 0919554Crescent Energy Operating, LLCin 7807228.61708, -98.59503 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-30CHINE 101HB 101HBhorizontal · API 42-311-37729 · permit 0919553Crescent Energy Operating, LLCin 7807228.61703, -98.59502 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-21CHINE 101HA 101HAhorizontal · API 42-311-37728 · permit 0919551Crescent Energy Operating, LLCin 7807228.61698, -98.59500 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-14RICKENBACKER B 2Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37727 · permit 0919174Verdun Oil & Gas LLCin 7807228.48156, -98.62676 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-13RICKENBACKER A 1Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37726 · permit 0919171Verdun Oil & Gas LLCin 7807228.48157, -98.62682 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-21B.K. AERY D 3Hhorizontal · API 42-311-35203 · permit 0918572Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLCin 7807228.49969, -98.49638 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-16SCHUPP PUDGE F 6Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37724 · permit 0918575Gulftex Energy, LLCin 7807228.61156, -98.61906 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-16SCHUPP PUDGE E 5Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37723 · permit 0918570Gulftex Energy, LLCin 7807228.61155, -98.61914 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-14SCHUPP PUDGE D 4Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37714 · permit 0918477Gulftex Energy, LLCin 7807228.61154, -98.61922 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-14SCHUPP PUDGE C 3Hhorizontal · API 42-311-37713 · permit 0918475Gulftex Energy, LLCin 7807228.61153, -98.61930 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 78072

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (28.35206, -98.56498) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Lowe 1H0.4 mi WProducing · API 42-311-34186 · BPX Operating Company · inside 78072
  2. 2Nichols McTee Unit 1 3H0.5 mi EProducing · API 42-311-35412 · BPX Operating Company · inside 78072
  3. 3GW Deep Gas Unit 5 4H0.7 mi EProducing · API 42-311-35108 · BPX Operating Company · inside 78072
  4. 4Nichols McTee Unit 1 1H0.7 mi EProducing · API 42-311-35226 · BPX Operating Company · inside 78072
  5. 5GW DG Unit 5-Marlin Sa 4 4H0.9 mi NProducing · API 42-311-37554 · BPX Operating Company · inside 78072
  6. 6GW DG Unit 5-Marlin Sa 3 3H0.9 mi NProducing · API 42-311-37553 · BPX Operating Company · inside 78072

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 78072

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. 1Varas Energy Operating Company,614 wells535 on producing leases
  2. 2Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLC308 wells295 on producing leases
  3. 3EOG Resources, Inc.270 wells259 on producing leases
  4. 4BPX Operating Company220 wells196 on producing leases
  5. 5Crescent Energy Operating, LLC201 wells182 on producing leases
  6. 6Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA113 wells113 on producing leases
  7. 7Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC109 wells100 on producing leases
  8. 8XTO Energy Inc.98 wells82 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 78072

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 78072

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 78072?

Yes. 2,553 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78072, 2,149 of them on producing leases, and 4,094 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 219 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on November 6, 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 78072, 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 78072?

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 McMullen 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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