Howard County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79511
- 2,221wells inside the ZIP
- 5,527within 3 miles of it
- 213drilling locations in two years
- 261square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 79511
- Drilling locations213Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells3,532On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing658Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged1,337The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 79511 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 2,221 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/79511"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/zip/79511.svg" alt="Map of ZIP code 79511, Texas, outlined, with 2,221 oil and gas wells inside it and 5,527 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 213 drilling locations permitted in two years." width="1000" height="1400" 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/79511">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 79511, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 79511 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 79511 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 1,328 | 3,532 |
| Not producing wells | 263 | 658 |
| Plugged wells | 630 | 1,337 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 139 | 213 |
| All wells | 2,221 | 5,527 |
ZIP code 79511 covers 261 square miles of land and 0.7 of water: about 8.5 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 79511
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-13 | PIXIE UNIT B 35-47 5MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32887 · permit 0920052Surge Operating, LLC | 0.7 mi outside32.54193, -101.38706 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Surge Operating, LLC |
| 2026-11-12 | PIXIE UNIT A 35-47 4MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32886 · permit 0920010Surge Operating, LLC | 0.7 mi outside32.54187, -101.38702 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Surge Operating, LLC |
| 2026-11-02 | WRAITH UNIT A 12-16 3MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32885 · permit 0919666Surge Operating, LLC | in 7951132.55635, -101.35785 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Surge Operating, LLC |
| 2026-11-02 | WRAITH UNIT A 12-16 2MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32883 · permit 0919664Surge Operating, LLC | in 7951132.55628, -101.35786 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Surge Operating, LLC |
| 2026-11-02 | ROUGAROU TW 10-16 7MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32882 · permit 0919663Surge Operating, LLC | 0.1 mi outside32.55521, -101.36837 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Surge Operating, LLC |
| 2026-11-02 | ROUGAROU RW B 36-16 6MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32881 · permit 0919662Surge Operating, LLC | 0.1 mi outside32.55515, -101.36834 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Surge Operating, LLC |
| 2026-11-02 | ROUGAROU RW A 36-16 5MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32880 · permit 0919661Surge Operating, LLC | 0.1 mi outside32.55508, -101.36832 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Surge Operating, LLC |
| 2026-10-26 | WILLIS WINTERS 1vertical · API 42-227-02549 · permit 0919676Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | in 7951132.49451, -101.22785 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC |
| 2026-09-21 | FOSTER, MARY 22vertical · API 42-335-00906 · permit 0918712Basa Resources, Inc. | 1.9 mi outside32.27934, -101.15338 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Basa Resources, Inc. |
| 2026-09-04 | WINSTEP 31-9 B UNIT L 6Hhorizontal · API 42-033-32874 · permit 0918347Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | in 7951132.52497, -101.23182 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC |
| 2026-09-04 | WINSTEP 31-9 B UNIT A 6Hhorizontal · API 42-033-32876 · permit 0918348Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | in 7951132.52497, -101.23174 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC |
| 2026-09-01 | VERDEL 42-54 B UNIT L 6Hhorizontal · API 42-033-32872 · permit 0918209Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | in 7951132.52497, -101.23190 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC |
| 2026-09-01 | VERDEL 42-54 B UNIT L 5Hhorizontal · API 42-033-32871 · permit 0918208Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | in 7951132.52498, -101.23206 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC |
| 2026-09-01 | VERDEL 42-54 B UNIT A 6Hhorizontal · API 42-033-32870 · permit 0918204Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | in 7951132.52497, -101.23198 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC |
| 2026-08-28 | VERDEL 42-54 B UNIT A 5Hhorizontal · API 42-033-32869 · permit 0918201Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | in 7951132.52498, -101.23214 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC |
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 79511
- 1Read, H. N. -D- 30.8 mi SWProducing · API 42-227-38034 · Bayswater Operating Company LLC · inside 79511
- 2Read, H. N. -D- 40.9 mi SWProducing · API 42-227-38033 · Bayswater Operating Company LLC · inside 79511
- 3Read, H. N. -D- 21.3 mi WPlugged · API 42-227-37799 · Bayswater Operating Company LLC · inside 79511
- 4Dodge, Granville M., Est. 2311.4 mi NProducing · API 42-227-34462 · Grayrock Energy II, LLC · inside 79511
- 5Burnett 17 51.6 mi SWPlugged · API 42-227-36937 · Bayswater Operating Company LLC · inside 79511
- 6Read, H. N. -F- 11.7 mi SWPlugged · API 42-227-30073 · Bayswater Operating Company LLC · inside 79511
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 79511
- 1Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC401 wells346 on producing leases
- 2New Height Energy, LLC275 wells159 on producing leases
- 3United Oil & Shale LLC274 wells266 on producing leases
- 4Grayrock Energy II, LLC250 wells227 on producing leases
- 5Surge Operating, LLC194 wells165 on producing leases
- 6Basa Resources, Inc.192 wells192 on producing leases
- 7Atlas Operating LLC138 wells138 on producing leases
- 8Bayswater Operating Company LLC110 wells90 on producing leases
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 79511
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 79511?
Yes. 2,221 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79511, 1,328 of them on producing leases, and 5,527 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 213 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on November 13, 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 79511, 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 79511?
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 Howard 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 79511?
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