Gonzales County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 78959
- 63wells inside the ZIP
- 334within 3 miles of it
- 13drilling locations in two years
- 146square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 78959
- Drilling locations13Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells244On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing36Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged54The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 78959 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 63 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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<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/zip/78959"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/zip/78959.svg" alt="Map of ZIP code 78959, Texas, outlined, with 63 oil and gas wells inside it and 334 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 13 drilling locations permitted in two years." width="1000" height="1221" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0"></a>
<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/zip/78959">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 78959, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 78959 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 78959 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 32 | 244 |
| Not producing wells | 12 | 36 |
| Plugged wells | 19 | 54 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 4 | 13 |
| All wells | 63 | 334 |
ZIP code 78959 covers 146 square miles of land and 0.2 of water: about 0.4 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 78959
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | ARNIM WARREN LEASE 5vertical · API 42-149-33661 · permit 0919187Mca Petroleum Corporation | 0.5 mi outside29.72892, -97.20175 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Mca Petroleum Corporation |
| 2026-08-07 | FARRAR FARMS 3vertical · API 42-177-34841 · permit 0916409LP Operating, LLC | in 7895929.59276, -97.35263 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | LP Operating, LLC |
| 2026-04-21 | VAUGHAN 1vertical · API 42-177-33121 · permit 0914921Redemption Ranch Oil & Gas LLC | in 7895929.61005, -97.33833 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Redemption Ranch Oil & Gas LLC |
| 2025-10-14 | GEONOSIS B 2Hhorizontal · API 42-177-34802 · permit 0910983FW Eagle Ford I, LLC | 2.1 mi outside29.58109, -97.21513 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | FW Eagle Ford I, LLC |
| 2025-10-10 | GEONOSIS A 1Hhorizontal · API 42-177-34801 · permit 0910982Baytex Energy USA, Inc. | 2.1 mi outside29.58105, -97.21510 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Baytex Energy USA, Inc. |
| 2025-07-09 | FARRAR 2vertical · API 42-177-34797 · permit 0908912LP Operating, LLC | in 7895929.59689, -97.35181 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | LP Operating, LLC |
| 2025-06-04 | TERRA G 7Hhorizontal · API 42-177-34788 · permit 0908314Baytex Energy USA, Inc. | 1.5 mi outside29.62064, -97.19703 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Baytex Energy USA, Inc. |
| 2025-06-04 | TERRA F 6Hhorizontal · API 42-177-34787 · permit 0908313Baytex Energy USA, Inc. | 1.5 mi outside29.62064, -97.19707 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Baytex Energy USA, Inc. |
| 2025-06-04 | TERRA E 5Hhorizontal · API 42-177-34786 · permit 0908312Baytex Energy USA, Inc. | 1.5 mi outside29.62064, -97.19714 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Baytex Energy USA, Inc. |
| 2025-02-28 | KRONOS B 2Hhorizontal · API 42-177-34772 · permit 0906215Baytex Energy USA, Inc. | 2.3 mi outside29.62824, -97.16673 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Baytex Energy USA, Inc. |
| 2025-02-28 | KRONOS A 1Hhorizontal · API 42-177-34771 · permit 0906214Baytex Energy USA, Inc. | 2.3 mi outside29.62824, -97.16675 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Baytex Energy USA, Inc. |
| 2025-01-16 | MIMAS C 3Hhorizontal · API 42-177-34763 · permit 0905167Baytex Energy USA, Inc. | 0.8 mi outside29.66008, -97.17824 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Baytex Energy USA, Inc. |
| 2025-01-14 | FARRAR 1vertical · API 42-177-34762 · permit 0904638LP Operating, LLC | in 7895929.59625, -97.34806 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | LP Operating, LLC |
| 2024-10-25 | MIMAS B 2Hhorizontal · API 42-177-34741 · permit 0903448Baytex Energy USA, Inc. | 0.8 mi outside29.66003, -97.17826 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Baytex Energy USA, Inc. |
| 2024-10-25 | MIMAS A 1Hhorizontal · API 42-177-34740 · permit 0903447Baytex Energy USA, Inc. | 0.8 mi outside29.65999, -97.17826 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Baytex Energy USA, Inc. |
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 78959
- 1Tauch, David R. Et Ux 13.4 mi SENot producing · API 42-177-30987 · Premium Exploration Company · inside 78959
- 2CPK Unit 1H3.9 mi SEPlugged · API 42-177-33788 · Dirnett, Inc. · inside 78959
- 3Brisco 1H4.4 mi SEProducing · API 42-177-32780 · Tsar Energy, LLC · inside 78959
- 4Vinklarek 24.6 mi NEProducing · API 42-149-33539 · Frazier Exploration Partners,llc · inside 78959
- 5Vinklarek 1H4.6 mi NEProducing · API 42-149-33370 · Frazier Exploration Partners,llc · inside 78959
- 6Simmons, Ike 24.6 mi SPlugged · API 42-177-31984 · Sellers Lease Service, Inc. · inside 78959
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 78959
- 1Sellers Lease Service, Inc.13 wells7 on producing leases
- 2Tsar Energy, LLC13 wells12 on producing leases
- 3Harrier Holdings, Ltd.5 wells5 on producing leases
- 4KBW Performance Energy LLC4 wells2 on producing leases
- 5Peach Creek Operating Co, LLC4 wells1 on producing leases
- 6Frazier Exploration Partners,llc3 wells2 on producing leases
- 7LP Operating, LLC3 wells3 on producing leases
- 8Mca Petroleum Corporation3 wells3 on producing leases
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 78959
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 78959?
Yes. 63 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 78959, 32 of them on producing leases, and 334 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 13 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on October 16, 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 78959, 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 78959?
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 Gonzales County roll lists it.
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 78959?
See whether a county roll lists your name, and get an email when a permit or a new well is filed near you.
Sources
- US Census Bureau, 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, cartographic boundary file at 1:500,000 (cb_2020_us_zcta520_500k)www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2020/shp/cb_2020_us_zcta520_500k.zip · file of May 19, 2023, read November 14, 2026
- Railroad Commission of Texas, well layers and drilling permit fileswww.rrc.texas.gov/resource-center/research/data-sets-available-for-download/ · loaded as the state publishes them; figures kept six hours
- US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary files (county lines), through the us-atlas package 3.0.1www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html · built into the site with its well maps
- GeoNames, towns and their points (CC BY 4.0)www.geonames.org/ · built into the site with its town pages
- USGS The National Map, basemap services (topo and imagery map under the wells), public domainapps.nationalmap.gov/services/ · tiles drawn under the map when it is made