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Fayette County, Texas

Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 78940

  • 89wells inside the ZIP
  • 286within 3 miles of it
  • 11drilling locations in two years
  • 131square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 78940

Map of ZIP code 78940, Texas, outlined, with 89 oil and gas wells inside it and 286 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 11 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations11Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells215On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing46Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged25The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 78940 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 89 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. 89 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78940, 72 of them on producing leases, and 286 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 11 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on September 24, 2026.
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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/zip/78940">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 78940, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

In numbers

Wells in 78940 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 78940 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 78940Within 3 miles
Producing wells72215
Not producing wells1046
Plugged wells725
Drilling permits, last 24 months411
All wells89286

ZIP code 78940 covers 131 square miles of land and 4.5 of water: about 0.7 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 78940

The 15 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 78940
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-09-24PASSCHENDAELE 3Hhorizontal · API 42-149-33656 · permit 0918823Verdun Oil & Gas LLCin 7894030.00428, -96.61931 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-24CANTIGNY 3Hhorizontal · API 42-149-33655 · permit 0918820Verdun Oil & Gas LLCin 7894030.00432, -96.61936 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-21TEX ONE H 01TKhorizontal · API 42-149-33652 · permit 0918724Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC2.5 mi outside29.88105, -96.79312 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-21KYLE TWO H 02TKhorizontal · API 42-149-33653 · permit 0918725Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC2.5 mi outside29.88109, -96.79317 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-21KYLE FOUR H 04TKhorizontal · API 42-149-33654 · permit 0918726Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC2.5 mi outside29.88113, -96.79322 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-17VIMY RIDGE UNIT 2Hhorizontal · API 42-015-31088 · permit 0918650Verdun Oil & Gas LLCin 7894030.04905, -96.56274 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-17MONS UNIT 2Hhorizontal · API 42-015-31087 · permit 0918649Verdun Oil & Gas LLCin 7894030.04901, -96.56278 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-08ALAN EIGHT H 08MAhorizontal · API 42-149-33631 · permit 0912043Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC1.9 mi outside29.90930, -96.78260 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-08ALAN SIX H 06MAhorizontal · API 42-149-33630 · permit 0912042Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC1.9 mi outside29.90927, -96.78265 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-08ALAN FOUR H 04MAhorizontal · API 42-149-33629 · permit 0912041Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC1.9 mi outside29.90923, -96.78270 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-08ALAN TWO H 02MAhorizontal · API 42-149-33628 · permit 0912040Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC1.9 mi outside29.90920, -96.78275 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-07-19MARCUS ONE H 01horizontal · API 42-149-33600 · permit 0901322Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCin 7894029.86090, -96.73023 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-07-19MARCUS THREE H 03horizontal · API 42-149-33599 · permit 0901319Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCin 7894029.86087, -96.73018 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-07-19MARCUS FIVE H 05horizontal · API 42-149-33601 · permit 0901317Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCin 7894029.86083, -96.73013 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-05-31PIETSCH-TAYLOR UNIT 1Hhorizontal · API 42-149-33597 · permit 0900044Dominance Energy, LLC2.9 mi outside30.03966, -96.85431 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 78940

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (29.93167, -96.66240) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Keilers Unit 1H0.9 mi WProducing · API 42-149-33442 · Geosouthern Operating II, LLC · inside 78940
  2. 2Uhyrek Unit 1OL1.2 mi SWProducing · API 42-149-33023 · Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC · inside 78940
  3. 3Bauer-Koenig Unit 1H1.2 mi NProducing · API 42-149-33513 · Geosouthern Operating II, LLC · inside 78940
  4. 4Carter Unit 1H1.2 mi NProducing · API 42-149-33457 · Geosouthern Operating II, LLC · inside 78940
  5. 5Wilson Unit 1H1.2 mi NProducing · API 42-149-33455 · Geosouthern Operating II, LLC · inside 78940
  6. 6Shula Unit 1OL2.1 mi SWProducing · API 42-149-33060 · Te-Ray Resources, LLC · inside 78940

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 78940

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. 1Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC60 wells47 on producing leases
  2. 2Verdun Oil & Gas LLC9 wells9 on producing leases
  3. 3Geosouthern Operating II, LLC8 wells8 on producing leases
  4. 4Leexus Oil LLC3 wells3 on producing leases
  5. 5EOG Resources, Inc.2 wells1 on producing leases
  6. 6Lower Colorado River Authority2 wells2 on producing leases
  7. 7Geosouthern Energy Corporation1 well1 on producing leases
  8. 8Ramtex Energy LLC1 wellnone on a producing lease

FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 78940?

Yes. 89 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78940, 72 of them on producing leases, and 286 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 11 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on September 24, 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 78940, 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 78940?

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 Fayette 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 78940?

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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