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Gaines County, Texas

Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79342

  • 397wells inside the ZIP
  • 1,472within 3 miles of it
  • 4drilling locations in two years
  • 104square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 79342

Map of ZIP code 79342, Texas, outlined, with 397 oil and gas wells inside it and 1,472 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 4 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations4Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells1,060On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing43Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged369The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 79342 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 397 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. 397 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79342, 290 of them on producing leases, and 1,472 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 4 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on June 17, 2026.

Gaines County is one of the 61 counties of the Permian Basin

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In numbers

Wells in 79342 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 79342 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 79342Within 3 miles
Producing wells2901,060
Not producing wells843
Plugged wells99369
Drilling permits, last 24 months44
All wells3971,472

ZIP code 79342 covers 104 square miles of land: about 3.8 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 79342

The 5 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 79342
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-06-17ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT 2509vertical · API 42-165-00356 · permit 0916028Hilcorp Energy Companyin 7934232.95695, -102.30236 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-06ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT 1217Rvertical · API 42-165-39021 · permit 0911563Hilcorp Energy Companyin 7934232.95283, -102.28543 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-06ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT 1215Rvertical · API 42-165-39020 · permit 0911556Hilcorp Energy Companyin 7934232.95283, -102.28943 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-05ADAIR SAN ANDRES UNIT 2313Rvertical · API 42-165-39022 · permit 0911566Hilcorp Energy Companyin 7934232.94151, -102.29822 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-02-26LOOP G.S.U. 9012vertical · API 42-165-38935 · permit 0897609Oneok Texas Gas Storage, L.L.C.0.5 mi outside32.90414, -102.44290 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 79342

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (32.88974, -102.31191) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1San Salvador "A" 21.2 mi NEProducing · API 42-165-34749 · Retriever Operating LLC · inside 79342
  2. 2Mobil-Arco "A" 11.4 mi NEProducing · API 42-165-34582 · Retriever Operating LLC · inside 79342
  3. 3San Salvador "A" 11.4 mi NEProducing · API 42-165-34682 · Retriever Operating LLC · inside 79342
  4. 4Mobil-Arco "A" 21.5 mi NEProducing · API 42-165-34654 · Retriever Operating LLC · inside 79342
  5. 5Mobil-Arco "A" 41.6 mi NEProducing · API 42-165-34770 · Retriever Operating LLC · inside 79342
  6. 6Mobil Arco "B" 11.7 mi NEProducing · API 42-165-34845 · Retriever Operating LLC · inside 79342

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 79342

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 Company296 wells285 on producing leases
  2. 2Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc.59 wells59 on producing leases
  3. 3Watusi Energy LLC24 wells24 on producing leases
  4. 4Retriever Operating LLC9 wells9 on producing leases
  5. 5McClure Oil Company, Inc.3 wells3 on producing leases
  6. 6OXY USA WTP EOR, LLC3 wells3 on producing leases
  7. 7Montex Drilling Company, LLC2 wells2 on producing leases
  8. 8Reliance Energy, Inc.1 wellnone on a producing lease

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 79342

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 79342

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 79342?

Yes. 397 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79342, 290 of them on producing leases, and 1,472 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 4 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on June 17, 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 79342, 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 79342?

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 Gaines 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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