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Hidalgo County, Texas

Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 78539

  • 7wells inside the ZIP
  • 13within 3 miles of it
  • 3drilling locations in two years
  • 12square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 78539

Map of ZIP code 78539, Texas, outlined, with 7 oil and gas wells inside it and 13 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 wells1On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing8Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged4The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 78539 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 7 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. 7 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78539, 1 of them on producing leases, and 13 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 September 3, 2026.
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In numbers

Wells in 78539 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 78539 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 78539Within 3 miles
Producing wells11
Not producing wells48
Plugged wells24
Drilling permits, last 24 months33
All wells713

ZIP code 78539 covers 12 square miles of land: about 0.6 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 78539

The 3 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 78539
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-09-03EDINBURG UNIT 10vertical · API 42-215-31846 · permit 0918203Royal Production Company, Inc.in 7853926.28083, -98.18839 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-06-05EDINBURG UNIT 7vertical · API 42-215-34144 · permit 0908132Royal Production Company, Inc.in 7853926.27219, -98.17767 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-12-31EDINBURG GAS UNIT 12vertical · API 42-215-33271 · permit 0904887Royal Production Company, Inc.in 7853926.28040, -98.18947 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 78539

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (26.28109, -98.17903) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Edinburg Unit 100.6 mi WProducing · API 42-215-31846 · Royal Production Company, Inc. · inside 78539
  2. 2Edinburg Unit 70.6 mi SNot producing · API 42-215-34144 · Royal Production Company, Inc. · inside 78539
  3. 3Edinburg Unit 30.6 mi WNot producing · API 42-215-00978 · Royal Production Company, Inc. · inside 78539
  4. 4Edinburg Unit 10.6 mi WPlugged · API 42-215-32161 · Royal Production Company, Inc. · inside 78539
  5. 5Edinburg Unit 120.6 mi WNot producing · API 42-215-33271 · Royal Production Company, Inc. · inside 78539
  6. 6Edinburg Unit 40.7 mi SPlugged · API 42-215-32470 · Royal Production Company, Inc. · inside 78539

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 78539

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. 1Royal Production Company, Inc.7 wells1 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 78539

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 78539

All of Hidalgo County: leases, operators and production · Hidalgo County well map · Every Texas ZIP code

FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 78539?

Yes. 7 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78539, 1 of them on producing leases, and 13 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 September 3, 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 78539, 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 78539?

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 Hidalgo 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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