Nixon · Gonzales County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 78140
- 92wells inside the ZIP
- 585within 3 miles of it
- 14drilling locations in two years
- 175square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 78140
- Drilling locations14Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells447On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing89Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged49The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 78140 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 92 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/78140"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/zip/78140.svg" alt="Map of ZIP code 78140, Texas, outlined, with 92 oil and gas wells inside it and 585 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 14 drilling locations permitted in two years." width="1000" height="1105" 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/78140">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 78140, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 78140 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 78140 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 44 | 447 |
| Not producing wells | 35 | 89 |
| Plugged wells | 13 | 49 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 0 | 14 |
| All wells | 92 | 585 |
ZIP code 78140 covers 175 square miles of land and 0.7 of water: about 0.5 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 78140
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | POPLAR B 2Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38351 · permit 0911844Baytex Energy USA, Inc. | 0.1 mi outside29.17448, -97.76042 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Baytex Energy USA, Inc. |
| 2025-11-25 | LEE UNIT 2UHhorizontal · API 42-255-38349 · permit 0911845Baytex Energy USA, Inc. | 0.1 mi outside29.17446, -97.76038 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Baytex Energy USA, Inc. |
| 2025-11-25 | POPLAR A 1Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38350 · permit 0911843Baytex Energy USA, Inc. | 0.1 mi outside29.17450, -97.76046 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Baytex Energy USA, Inc. |
| 2025-04-03 | DOGWOOD C 3Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38243 · permit 0906997Baytex Energy USA, Inc. | 0.7 mi outside29.16037, -97.75683 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Baytex Energy USA, Inc. |
| 2025-04-03 | DOGWOOD B 2Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38242 · permit 0906996Baytex Energy USA, Inc. | 0.7 mi outside29.16033, -97.75681 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Baytex Energy USA, Inc. |
| 2025-04-03 | DOGWOOD A 1Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38241 · permit 0906995Baytex Energy USA, Inc. | 0.7 mi outside29.16029, -97.75679 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Baytex Energy USA, Inc. |
| 2025-02-21 | RAEKE ROWELL AW 1horizontal · API 42-177-34770 · permit 0905873Auterra Operating, LLC | 1.9 mi outside29.36296, -97.62823 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Auterra Operating, LLC |
| 2025-02-21 | RAEKE COOK AW 1Hhorizontal · API 42-177-34769 · permit 0905871Auterra Operating, LLC | 1.9 mi outside29.36299, -97.62821 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Auterra Operating, LLC |
| 2025-01-22 | JULIE 36Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38229 · permit 0905341Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 1.2 mi outside29.17594, -97.70784 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. |
| 2025-01-22 | JULIE 28Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38228 · permit 0905340Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 1.3 mi outside29.17587, -97.70808 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. |
| 2025-01-22 | JULIE 27Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38227 · permit 0905338Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 1.3 mi outside29.17585, -97.70814 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. |
| 2025-01-22 | JULIE 26Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38226 · permit 0905337Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 1.2 mi outside29.17593, -97.70790 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. |
| 2025-01-22 | JULIE 25Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38225 · permit 0905336Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 1.3 mi outside29.17591, -97.70796 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. |
| 2025-01-22 | JULIE 24Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38224 · permit 0905335Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 1.3 mi outside29.17589, -97.70802 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. |
| 2024-11-04 | TANGO UNIT 1Hhorizontal · API 42-493-33012 · permit 0903754PCR Energy LA LLC | 2.3 mi outside29.20778, -97.87415 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | PCR Energy LA 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 78140
- 1H.o.p.e #I 10.4 mi SNot producing · API 42-177-30467 · Cei Operating LLC · inside 78140
- 2Joyce Key 11.0 mi NEProducing · API 42-177-30200 · Tri-C Resources Partners I, LLC · inside 78140
- 3Kies 1H1.0 mi EPlugged · API 42-177-32244 · Auterra Operating, LLC · inside 78140
- 4Kies 2M1.5 mi ENot producing · API 42-177-32283 · Auterra Operating, LLC · inside 78140
- 5Blain 21.9 mi NPlugged · API 42-177-31427 · Evergreen Operating Co., Ltd. · inside 78140
- 6Talley, J. W. 12.0 mi EProducing · API 42-177-30738 · Great Plains Energy, LC · inside 78140
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 78140
- 1Auterra Operating, LLC59 wells27 on producing leases
- 2Dartex Energy Corporation6 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 3Zarvona Energy LLC5 wells5 on producing leases
- 4FW Eagle Ford I, LLC4 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 5Story NRG LLC3 wells3 on producing leases
- 6EOG Resources, Inc.2 wells1 on producing leases
- 7Modern Exploration, Inc.2 wells2 on producing leases
- 8Rickaway Energy, Corp.2 wells2 on producing leases
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 78140
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 78140?
Yes. 92 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78140, 44 of them on producing leases, and 585 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 14 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on December 4, 2025.
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 78140, 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 78140?
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 Gonzales 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 78140?
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