Karnes County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 78144
- 20wells inside the ZIP
- 759within 3 miles of it
- 69drilling locations in two years
- 2.2square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 78144
- Drilling locations69Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells733On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing14Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged12The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 78144 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 20 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/78144"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/zip/78144.svg" alt="Map of ZIP code 78144, Texas, outlined, with 20 oil and gas wells inside it and 759 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 69 drilling locations permitted in two years." width="1000" height="1000" 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/78144">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 78144, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 78144 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 78144 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 20 | 733 |
| Not producing wells | 0 | 14 |
| Plugged wells | 0 | 12 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 0 | 69 |
| All wells | 20 | 759 |
ZIP code 78144 covers 2.2 square miles of land: about 8.9 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 78144
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-13 | MARGARET UNIT 2-PETERSON C 101Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38496 · permit 0919959Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 0.9 mi outside28.95923, -97.92241 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-11-13 | MARGARET UNIT 2-PETERSON C 002Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38495 · permit 0919958Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 0.9 mi outside28.95931, -97.92245 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-11-12 | MARGARET UNIT 1-PETERSON E 201Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38497 · permit 0919961Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 0.9 mi outside28.95945, -97.92254 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-11-12 | MARGARET UNIT 1-PETERSON D 003Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38499 · permit 0919967Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 0.9 mi outside28.95952, -97.92259 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-11-12 | MARGARET UNIT 1 102Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38498 · permit 0919966Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 0.9 mi outside28.95938, -97.92250 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-10-27 | MARGARET UNIT 1-SPLITTER A 104Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38490 · permit 0919625Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 0.9 mi outside28.96331, -97.91845 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-10-27 | MARGARET UNIT 1-SPLITTER A 007Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38472 · permit 0919057Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 0.9 mi outside28.96327, -97.91853 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-10-14 | MARGARET UNIT 1 103Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38473 · permit 0919059Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 0.9 mi outside28.96316, -97.91878 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-10-09 | MARGARET UNIT 1 202Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38474 · permit 0919060Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 0.9 mi outside28.96308, -97.91894 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-10-08 | MARGARET UNIT 1 203Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38475 · permit 0919117Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 0.9 mi outside28.96324, -97.91861 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-10-08 | MARGARET UNIT 1 006Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38471 · permit 0919016Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 0.9 mi outside28.96320, -97.91869 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-10-08 | MARGARET UNIT 1 005Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38470 · permit 0919014Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 0.9 mi outside28.96312, -97.91886 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-10-08 | MARGARET UNIT 1 004Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38469 · permit 0919011Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 0.9 mi outside28.96304, -97.91903 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-09-15 | CHRISTINE 3Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38447 · permit 0918103Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 2.7 mi outside28.94199, -97.95238 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| 2026-09-09 | CHRISTINE-HAUSMANN UNIT A 101Hhorizontal · API 42-255-38449 · permit 0918108Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 2.7 mi outside28.94180, -97.95229 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Silver Hill Energy Operating 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 78144
- 1Jendrzey 2H0.4 mi NWProducing · API 42-255-31993 · Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA · inside 78144
- 2Jendrzey 4H0.5 mi NWProducing · API 42-255-32263 · Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA · inside 78144
- 3Pawelek A 1H0.5 mi NProducing · API 42-255-32410 · BPX Operating Company · inside 78144
- 4Pawelek A 2H0.5 mi NProducing · API 42-255-32459 · BPX Operating Company · inside 78144
- 5Jendrzey 3H0.5 mi NWProducing · API 42-255-32180 · Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA
- 6Jendrzey 1H0.5 mi NWProducing · API 42-255-31994 · Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 78144
- 1BPX Operating Company16 wells16 on producing leases
- 2Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA4 wells4 on producing leases
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 78144
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 78144?
Yes. 20 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78144, 20 of them on producing leases, and 759 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 69 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on November 13, 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 78144, 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 78144?
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.
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 78144?
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