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Karnes County, Texas

Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 78116

  • 1,199wells inside the ZIP
  • 2,533within 3 miles of it
  • 153drilling locations in two years
  • 115square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 78116

Map of ZIP code 78116, Texas, outlined, with 1,199 oil and gas wells inside it and 2,533 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 153 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations153Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells2,386On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing89Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged58The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 78116 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 1,199 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. 1,199 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78116, 1,158 of them on producing leases, and 2,533 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 153 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on October 28, 2026.

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

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In numbers

Wells in 78116 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 78116 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 78116Within 3 miles
Producing wells1,1582,386
Not producing wells2889
Plugged wells1358
Drilling permits, last 24 months42153
All wells1,1992,533

ZIP code 78116 covers 115 square miles of land and 1.0 of water: about 10 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 78116

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 78116
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-10-28LEO FRANK-RUTH SA3 3horizontal · API 42-255-38480 · permit 0919365Burlington Resources O & G Co LP2.3 mi outside29.01786, -97.80491 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-23KORTH VICKERS UNIT C 2horizontal · API 42-255-38481 · permit 0919418Burlington Resources O & G Co LP0.1 mi outside29.04551, -97.76076 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-23KORTH VICKERS C-D SA F 1horizontal · API 42-255-38484 · permit 0919506Burlington Resources O & G Co LP0.1 mi outside29.04551, -97.76088 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-23KORTH VICKERS C-D SA E 1horizontal · API 42-255-38483 · permit 0919503Burlington Resources O & G Co LP0.1 mi outside29.04551, -97.76082 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-23KORTH A-BODDEN A SA A 1horizontal · API 42-255-38485 · permit 0919507Burlington Resources O & G Co LP0.1 mi outside29.04550, -97.76094 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-22LEO FRANK-RUTH SA2 2horizontal · API 42-255-38479 · permit 0919364Burlington Resources O & G Co LP2.3 mi outside29.01786, -97.80485 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-22LEO FRANK-RUTH SA1 1horizontal · API 42-255-38478 · permit 0919362Burlington Resources O & G Co LP2.3 mi outside29.01786, -97.80478 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-22JANET RUTH UNIT A 2horizontal · API 42-255-38477 · permit 0919360Burlington Resources O & G Co LP2.3 mi outside29.01786, -97.80497 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-20LEO FRANK UNIT A 8horizontal · API 42-255-38476 · permit 0919358Burlington Resources O & G Co LP2.3 mi outside29.01786, -97.80472 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-02RUPPERT A 18Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38458 · permit 0918216Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.in 7811629.08833, -97.68482 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-02RUPPERT A 17Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38457 · permit 0918214Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.in 7811629.08829, -97.68488 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-02RUPPERT A 16Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38456 · permit 0918206Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.in 7811629.08825, -97.68495 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-19C W HAHN-RICE 1 SA G 1horizontal · API 42-123-35802 · permit 0916546Burlington Resources O & G Co LP0.9 mi outside29.05985, -97.66045 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-19C W HAHN-RICE 1 SA F 1horizontal · API 42-123-35801 · permit 0916545Burlington Resources O & G Co LP0.9 mi outside29.05984, -97.66039 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-19C W HAHN-RICE 1 SA E 1horizontal · API 42-123-35800 · permit 0916543Burlington Resources O & G Co LP0.9 mi outside29.05984, -97.66032 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 78116

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (29.13360, -97.74316) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Colleen Unit 2H0.7 mi EProducing · API 42-255-32585 · Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. · inside 78116
  2. 2Colleen Unit 1H0.7 mi EProducing · API 42-255-32587 · Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. · inside 78116
  3. 3Little Blue A 1H0.8 mi SProducing · API 42-255-37706 · EOG Resources, Inc. · inside 78116
  4. 4Little Blue B 2H0.8 mi SProducing · API 42-255-37707 · EOG Resources, Inc. · inside 78116
  5. 5Little Blue C 3H0.8 mi SEProducing · API 42-255-37708 · EOG Resources, Inc. · inside 78116
  6. 6Little Blue D 4H0.8 mi SEProducing · API 42-255-37709 · EOG Resources, Inc. · inside 78116

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 78116

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. 1EOG Resources, Inc.731 wells720 on producing leases
  2. 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.255 wells255 on producing leases
  3. 3Burlington Resources O & G Co LP62 wells55 on producing leases
  4. 4Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC39 wells36 on producing leases
  5. 5Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC32 wells27 on producing leases
  6. 6FW Eagle Ford I, LLC25 wells24 on producing leases
  7. 7Marathon Oil Ef LLC18 wells18 on producing leases
  8. 8BPX Operating Company8 wells8 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 78116

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 78116

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 78116?

Yes. 1,199 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78116, 1,158 of them on producing leases, and 2,533 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 153 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on October 28, 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 78116, 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 78116?

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 Karnes 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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