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Nueces County, Texas

Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 78406

  • 17wells inside the ZIP
  • 77within 3 miles of it
  • 3drilling locations in two years
  • 11square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 78406

Map of ZIP code 78406, Texas, outlined, with 17 oil and gas wells inside it and 77 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 3 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations3Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells31On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing29Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged17The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 78406 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 17 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. 17 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78406, 9 of them on producing leases, and 77 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 3 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on October 5, 2026.
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In numbers

Wells in 78406 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 78406 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 78406Within 3 miles
Producing wells931
Not producing wells829
Plugged wells017
Drilling permits, last 24 months13
All wells1777

ZIP code 78406 covers 11 square miles of land: about 1.5 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 78406

The 6 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 78406
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-10-05CP# 26-180 CATHODIC PROTECTION 45vertical · API 42-355-34233 · permit 0918810Enterprise Products Operatingllc1.1 mi outside27.80110, -97.46299 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-04-22FRANK E. BLISS 22vertical · API 42-355-01633 · permit 0907495Anderson Oil Ltd.1.2 mi outside27.80267, -97.54031 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-03-13WEIL FAMILY 1vertical · API 42-355-34229 · permit 0906657Royal Production Company, Inc.in 7840627.78003, -97.55390 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-04-18PERKINS-LAGASSE 2vertical · API 42-355-33947 · permit 0898807Great Western Drilling Company1.3 mi outside27.80330, -97.53191 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-11-03LYONDELL5 C 01vertical · API 42-355-34220 · permit 0893906Equistar Chemicals, LP2.6 mi outside27.81431, -97.59734 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-11-03ERIGAN-QUIROZ 4vertical · API 42-355-32869 · permit 0893613Anderson Oil Ltd.2.8 mi outside27.82523, -97.52916 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 78406

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (27.76730, -97.49498) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Guaranty Title & Trust 50.2 mi EProducing · API 42-355-33321 · Pine Island Operating, L.L.C. · inside 78406
  2. 2Talbert, L. G. 50.3 mi SEProducing · API 42-355-33535 · Pine Island Operating, L.L.C. · inside 78406
  3. 3Guaranty Title & Trust 60.4 mi NENot producing · API 42-355-33553 · Pine Island Operating, L.L.C. · inside 78406
  4. 4Kelly Airport Gu 10.4 mi SEProducing · API 42-355-33639 · Orx Resources, L.L.C.
  5. 5Talbert, L.g. 20.5 mi NEProducing · API 42-355-31318 · Pine Island Operating, L.L.C. · inside 78406
  6. 6Talbert, L. G. 40.6 mi NEProducing · API 42-355-33470 · Pine Island Operating, L.L.C. · inside 78406

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 78406

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. 1Pine Island Operating, L.L.C.12 wells7 on producing leases
  2. 2Proline Energy Resources Inc4 wells1 on producing leases
  3. 3Fox, Hewitt B., Inc.1 well1 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 78406

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 78406

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 78406?

Yes. 17 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78406, 9 of them on producing leases, and 77 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 3 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on October 5, 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 78406, 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 78406?

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 Nueces 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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