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Nueces County, Texas

Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 78409

  • 40wells inside the ZIP
  • 103within 3 miles of it
  • 3drilling locations in two years
  • 18square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 78409

Map of ZIP code 78409, Texas, outlined, with 40 oil and gas wells inside it and 103 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 wells36On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing35Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged32The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 78409 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 40 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. 40 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78409, 12 of them on producing leases, and 103 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 78409 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 78409 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 78409Within 3 miles
Producing wells1236
Not producing wells935
Plugged wells1932
Drilling permits, last 24 months13
All wells40103

ZIP code 78409 covers 18 square miles of land and 6.3 of water: about 2.2 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 78409

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 78409
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-10-05CP# 26-180 CATHODIC PROTECTION 45vertical · API 42-355-34233 · permit 0918810Enterprise Products Operatingllc0.8 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.in 7840927.80267, -97.54031 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-03-13WEIL FAMILY 1vertical · API 42-355-34229 · permit 0906657Royal Production Company, Inc.0.5 mi outside27.78003, -97.55390 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-04-18PERKINS-LAGASSE 2vertical · API 42-355-33947 · permit 0898807Great Western Drilling Companyin 7840927.80330, -97.53191 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-11-03LYONDELL5 C 01vertical · API 42-355-34220 · permit 0893906Equistar Chemicals, LP2.9 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.in 7840927.82523, -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 78409

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (27.82224, -97.49932) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Walton, W. W. 30.5 mi SPlugged · API 42-355-02131 · Virtex Operating Company, Inc. · inside 78409
  2. 2Walton, W. W. 8 U0.7 mi SPlugged · API 42-355-05788 · Virtex Operating Company, Inc. · inside 78409
  3. 3Walton, W. W. 50.7 mi SPlugged · API 42-355-02133 · Virtex Operating Company, Inc. · inside 78409
  4. 4Walton, W. W. 70.8 mi SPlugged · API 42-355-05808 · Virtex Operating Company, Inc. · inside 78409
  5. 5Walton, W. W. 20.9 mi SPlugged · API 42-355-02125 · Virtex Operating Company, Inc. · inside 78409
  6. 6State Tract 689-A 11.6 mi EProducing · API 42-355-31749 · Texas Petroleum Investment Co. · inside 78409

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 78409

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. 1Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC13 wells7 on producing leases
  2. 2Xog Operating LLC10 wellsnone on a producing lease
  3. 3Virtex Operating Company, Inc.5 wellsnone on a producing lease
  4. 4Anderson Oil Ltd.4 wells2 on producing leases
  5. 5Great Western Drilling Company3 wellsnone on a producing lease
  6. 6Energy Twenty Operating LLC2 wellsnone on a producing lease
  7. 7Orx Resources, L.L.C.2 wells2 on producing leases
  8. 8Texas Petroleum Investment Co.1 well1 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 78409

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 78409

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 78409?

Yes. 40 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78409, 12 of them on producing leases, and 103 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 78409, 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 78409?

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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