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Bee County, Texas

Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 78162

  • 41wells inside the ZIP
  • 162within 3 miles of it
  • 4drilling locations in two years
  • 16square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 78162

Map of ZIP code 78162, Texas, outlined, with 41 oil and gas wells inside it and 162 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 4 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations4Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells55On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing73Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged34The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 78162 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 41 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. 41 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78162, 20 of them on producing leases, and 162 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 4 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on July 22, 2026.

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

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In numbers

Wells in 78162 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 78162 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 78162Within 3 miles
Producing wells2055
Not producing wells1373
Plugged wells834
Drilling permits, last 24 months04
All wells41162

ZIP code 78162 covers 16 square miles of land: about 2.6 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 78162

The 8 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 78162
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-07-22BRINKOETER 1vertical · API 42-025-34087 · permit 0917268Everest Resource Company0.2 mi outside28.59704, -97.83869 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-20SOUTH TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOME 1Tvertical · API 42-025-34002 · permit 0914219Royal Production Company, Inc.1.8 mi outside28.56215, -97.87815 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-29BOB WHITE 2Hhorizontal · API 42-025-34082 · permit 0912443Dahco Operating, LLC0.1 mi outside28.55104, -97.81962 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-03-21SOUTH TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOME 1Tvertical · API 42-025-34002 · permit 0906598Royal Production Company, Inc.1.8 mi outside28.56215, -97.87815 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-10-14BOB WHITE 1Hhorizontal · API 42-025-34060 · permit 0903196Dahco Operating, LLCin 7816228.56356, -97.82071 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-10-11MCWHORTER HEIRS 1vertical · API 42-025-34058 · permit 0903190Paloma Operating, LLCin 7816228.57919, -97.76977 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-11-07COX-HISLOP G.U. 1vertical · API 42-025-34046 · permit 0894936Welderxp Ltd.2.9 mi outside28.52563, -97.88008 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-06-22BRINKOETER 1vertical · API 42-025-34035 · permit 0891357Paloma Operating, LLC0.1 mi outside28.59660, -97.83572 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 78162

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (28.58039, -97.79773) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Dirks 40.5 mi SWPlugged · API 42-025-33864 · Inland Ocean, Inc. · inside 78162
  2. 2Dirks-McKenzie 10.6 mi SWProducing · API 42-025-31456 · CLR Gauging Corp. · inside 78162
  3. 3Johnston 10.9 mi ENot producing · API 42-025-33220 · Gaither Petroleum Corporation · inside 78162
  4. 4Hall 11.1 mi WPlugged · API 42-025-34026 · Dahco Operating, LLC · inside 78162
  5. 5Dirks 21.2 mi SWPlugged · API 42-025-33312 · Inland Ocean, Inc. · inside 78162
  6. 6Imogene Hall Unit 31.3 mi WNot producing · API 42-025-32106 · Britanco, L.L.C. · inside 78162

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 78162

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. 1Britanco, L.L.C.24 wells13 on producing leases
  2. 2Staples, James W. Prod. Co.5 wells4 on producing leases
  3. 3Inland Ocean, Inc.4 wellsnone on a producing lease
  4. 4Chandler Oil & Gas, LLC2 wellsnone on a producing lease
  5. 5Dahco Operating, LLC2 wells1 on producing leases
  6. 6Sydson Energy, Inc.2 wells2 on producing leases
  7. 7CLR Gauging Corp.1 well1 on producing leases
  8. 8Gaither Petroleum Corporation1 wellnone on a producing lease

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 78162

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 78162

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 78162?

Yes. 41 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78162, 20 of them on producing leases, and 162 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 4 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on July 22, 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 78162, 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 78162?

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 Bee 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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