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Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 78576

  • 168wells inside the ZIP
  • 809within 3 miles of it
  • 1drilling location in two years
  • 58square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 78576

Map of ZIP code 78576, Texas, outlined, with 168 oil and gas wells inside it and 809 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 wells389On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing381Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged39The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 78576 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 168 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. 168 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78576, 61 of them on producing leases, and 809 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 April 23, 2026.
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In numbers

Wells in 78576 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 78576 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 78576Within 3 miles
Producing wells61389
Not producing wells95381
Plugged wells1239
Drilling permits, last 24 months01
All wells168809

ZIP code 78576 covers 58 square miles of land and 0.3 of water: about 2.9 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 78576

The newest permit 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 78576
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-04-23RICHMOND 17vertical · API 42-427-34823 · permit 0915027Petrovybe Opco LLC2.1 mi outside26.42217, -98.54088 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 78576

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (26.32264, -98.46022) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Dougherty, M. P. 76071.5 mi EPlugged · API 42-215-32518 · Atlas Operating LLC · inside 78576
  2. 2Dougherty, M. P. B 11.6 mi SEPlugged · API 42-215-32419 · Atlas Operating LLC · inside 78576
  3. 3Edingburg Improvement Assoc. 51.8 mi ENot producing · API 42-215-32329 · Atlas Operating LLC · inside 78576
  4. 4Edinburg Improvement Association 31.9 mi ENot producing · API 42-215-32037 · Atlas Operating LLC · inside 78576
  5. 5Diaz, Maria 12.0 mi WProducing · API 42-215-32080 · Beach Exploration, Inc. · inside 78576
  6. 6Swantner 12.2 mi ENot producing · API 42-215-32122 · Atlas Operating LLC · inside 78576

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 78576

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. 1Hilcorp Energy Company33 wells25 on producing leases
  2. 2Smith Production Inc.25 wellsnone on a producing lease
  3. 3Merit Energy Company24 wells13 on producing leases
  4. 4Atlas Operating LLC19 wellsnone on a producing lease
  5. 5Vantage Operating, LLC16 wellsnone on a producing lease
  6. 6Mountain V Texas, LLC14 wells12 on producing leases
  7. 7Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.10 wells5 on producing leases
  8. 8Varas Energy Operating Company,10 wells5 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 78576

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 78576

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 78576?

Yes. 168 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78576, 61 of them on producing leases, and 809 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 April 23, 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 78576, 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 78576?

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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