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Hidalgo County, Texas

Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 78563

  • 453wells inside the ZIP
  • 800within 3 miles of it
  • 1drilling location in two years
  • 249square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 78563

Map of ZIP code 78563, Texas, outlined, with 453 oil and gas wells inside it and 800 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 1 drilling location permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations1Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells402On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing354Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged44The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 78563 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 453 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. 453 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78563, 244 of them on producing leases, and 800 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 June 29, 2026.
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In numbers

Wells in 78563 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 78563 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 78563Within 3 miles
Producing wells244402
Not producing wells202354
Plugged wells744
Drilling permits, last 24 months11
All wells453800

ZIP code 78563 covers 249 square miles of land: about 1.8 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 78563

The 7 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 78563
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-06-29MCALLEN, A. A. 109vertical · API 42-215-32844 · permit 0916390Merit Energy Companyin 7856326.68433, -98.27904 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-10-01SANTA FE RANCH 301vertical · API 42-047-32351 · permit 0902996Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.2.2 mi outside26.81339, -98.10551 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-04-15WOODS CHRISTIAN 42vertical · API 42-215-32952 · permit 0896922Merit Energy Companyin 7856326.62324, -98.32603 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-02-26WOODS CHRISTIAN 34vertical · API 42-215-31822 · permit 0897120Merit Energy Companyin 7856326.61823, -98.31801 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-02-08WOODS CHRISTIAN 44vertical · API 42-215-33148 · permit 0896969Merit Energy Companyin 7856326.61688, -98.33090 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-02-05WOODS CHRISTIAN 30vertical · API 42-215-31777 · permit 0896781Merit Energy Companyin 7856326.62252, -98.32686 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-10-31SANTA FE RANCH 118vertical · API 42-047-32003 · permit 0894862Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.1.7 mi outside26.80440, -98.09098 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 78563

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (26.65785, -98.24705) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1McAllen, A.a. -B- 6in townNot producing · API 42-215-30368 · Merit Energy Company · inside 78563
  2. 2McAllen, A. A. "B" 380.1 mi SWProducing · API 42-215-32822 · Merit Energy Company · inside 78563
  3. 3McAllen, A. A. "B" 330.2 mi SWProducing · API 42-215-32076 · Merit Energy Company · inside 78563
  4. 4McAllen, A. A. "B" 720.2 mi NWProducing · API 42-215-33846 · Merit Energy Company · inside 78563
  5. 5McAllen, A.a. -B- 120.3 mi WProducing · API 42-215-30835 · Merit Energy Company · inside 78563
  6. 6McAllen, A. A. 'B' 970.3 mi NProducing · API 42-215-34136 · Merit Energy Company · inside 78563

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 78563

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. 1Merit Energy Company246 wells174 on producing leases
  2. 2Hilcorp Energy Company118 wells40 on producing leases
  3. 3Proline Energy Resources Inc30 wells12 on producing leases
  4. 4GN&J LLC17 wellsnone on a producing lease
  5. 5Dewbre Petroleum Corporation15 wells8 on producing leases
  6. 6Orx Resources, L.L.C.12 wells9 on producing leases
  7. 7Fargo Oil & Gas, LLC3 wellsnone on a producing lease
  8. 8Mueller Exploration, Inc.3 wells1 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 78563

Towns

    ZIP codes that touch 78563

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    FAQ

    Questions people ask

    Are there oil or gas wells near 78563?

    Yes. 453 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78563, 244 of them on producing leases, and 800 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 June 29, 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 78563, 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 78563?

    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.

    Own land or minerals near 78563?

    See whether a county roll lists your name, and get an email when a permit or a new well is filed near you.

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