Wilson County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 78161
- 13wells inside the ZIP
- 222within 3 miles of it
- 1drilling location in two years
- 11square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 78161
- Drilling locations1Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells96On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing50Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged76The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 78161 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 13 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/78161"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/zip/78161.svg" alt="Map of ZIP code 78161, Texas, outlined, with 13 oil and gas wells inside it and 222 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 1 drilling location permitted in two years." width="1000" height="946" 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/78161">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 78161, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 78161 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 78161 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 6 | 96 |
| Not producing wells | 7 | 50 |
| Plugged wells | 0 | 76 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 0 | 1 |
| All wells | 13 | 222 |
ZIP code 78161 covers 11 square miles of land: about 1.2 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 78161
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | MCBEE-MATTKE UNIT 1Hhorizontal · API 42-493-33037 · permit 0916689Paloma Operating, LLC | 2.8 mi outside29.34060, -98.08234 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Paloma 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 78161
- 1Eichman, F. F. 80.5 mi SEProducing · API 42-493-32613 · Fuego Energy, LLC
- 2Eichman, F. F. 10.6 mi SEPlugged · API 42-493-00544 · Fuego Energy, LLC
- 3Eichman, F. F. 70.6 mi SEProducing · API 42-493-32590 · Fuego Energy, LLC
- 4Walker 30.7 mi SProducing · API 42-493-31347 · Walker, Daniel J. · inside 78161
- 5Eichman, F. F. 50.7 mi SEProducing · API 42-493-32542 · Fuego Energy, LLC
- 6Eichman, F. F. 20.7 mi SEProducing · API 42-493-00545 · Fuego Energy, LLC
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 78161
- 1Three J Energy, Inc.4 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 2Walker, Daniel J.3 wells3 on producing leases
- 3Fuego Energy, LLC2 wells2 on producing leases
- 4Tanglehead Operating, LLC2 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 5Energon31 wellnone on a producing lease
- 6Struthoff Energy, L.L.C.1 well1 on producing leases
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 78161
Towns
ZIP codes that touch 78161
All of Wilson County: leases, operators and production · Wilson County well map · Every Texas ZIP code
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 78161?
Yes. 13 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78161, 6 of them on producing leases, and 222 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 1 drilling permit with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on July 2, 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 78161, 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 78161?
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 Wilson 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 78161?
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