Borden County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79517
- 300wells inside the ZIP
- 1,029within 3 miles of it
- 6drilling locations in two years
- 211square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 79517
- Drilling locations6Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells690On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing74Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged265The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 79517 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 300 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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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/zip/79517">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 79517, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 79517 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 79517 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 190 | 690 |
| Not producing wells | 43 | 74 |
| Plugged wells | 67 | 265 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 5 | 6 |
| All wells | 300 | 1,029 |
ZIP code 79517 covers 211 square miles of land and 0.6 of water: about 1.4 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 79517
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | JONES 519 2Hvertical · API 42-033-32353 · permit 0914019Eastland Oil Company, the | in 7951732.90455, -101.20289 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Eastland Oil Company, the |
| 2025-10-24 | COWBOY A 1vertical · API 42-033-32809 · permit 0911342Browning Oil Company, Inc. | in 7951732.95750, -101.19799 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Browning Oil Company, Inc. |
| 2025-10-07 | LONG RIDGE 1vertical · API 42-169-34327 · permit 0910919Halvey Energy, LLC | 2.8 mi outside33.00367, -101.34554 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Halvey Energy, LLC |
| 2025-07-11 | BEAVERS B 1Hhorizontal · API 42-033-32786 · permit 0908926Ica Energy Operating, L.L.C. | in 7951732.90257, -101.20762 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Ica Energy Operating, L.L.C. |
| 2025-06-27 | MILLER RANCH A501MHvertical · API 42-033-32620 · permit 0907798King Operating Corporation | in 7951732.92034, -101.37450 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | King Operating Corporation |
| 2025-05-23 | BEAVERS A 1Hhorizontal · API 42-033-32776 · permit 0908055Ica Energy Operating, L.L.C. | in 7951732.90251, -101.20335 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Ica Energy Operating, L.L.C. |
| 2024-10-23 | L. H. BEAVER 1vertical · API 42-415-30176 · permit 0903069Element Petroleum Operating IV, | in 7951732.87207, -101.14349 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Element Petroleum Operating IV, |
| 2024-09-30 | JONES 519 3Hhorizontal · API 42-033-32736 · permit 0902932Ica Energy Operating, L.L.C. | in 7951732.90443, -101.20738 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Ica Energy Operating, L.L.C. |
| 2024-09-24 | CANNON BALL COMING 463-426 UNIT 3MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32734 · permit 0902774Element Petroleum Operating IV, | in 7951732.87442, -101.17391 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Element Petroleum Operating IV, |
| 2024-09-24 | DOC JORDAN 520-479 UNIT 3MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32735 · permit 0902764Element Petroleum Operating IV, | in 7951732.90428, -101.22478 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Element Petroleum Operating IV, |
| 2024-09-20 | BILLY BAROO 461-428 UNIT 2MHhorizontal · API 42-415-35764 · permit 0902771Element Petroleum Operating IV, | in 7951732.87580, -101.14371 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Element Petroleum Operating IV, |
| 2024-04-19 | BEAVERS 1Hhorizontal · API 42-033-32699 · permit 0898903Browning Oil Company, Inc. | in 7951732.92025, -101.19426 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Browning Oil Company, Inc. |
| 2024-04-18 | LEMMONS 517-536 1Hhorizontal · API 42-033-32698 · permit 0898893Browning Oil Company, Inc. | in 7951732.89285, -101.17630 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Browning Oil Company, Inc. |
| 2024-03-12 | EAST FORK 1horizontal · API 42-415-35751 · permit 0896972Discovery Operating, Inc. | in 7951732.86051, -101.11667 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Discovery Operating, Inc. |
| 2024-02-02 | JONES SWD 1vertical · API 42-415-35749 · permit 0897014Petroplex SWD System, LLC | in 7951732.89131, -101.16519 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Petroplex SWD System, 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 79517
- 1Jones "466" 10.9 mi NEProducing · API 42-033-31867 · Flat Top Operating, LLC · inside 79517
- 2Drum "467" 11.1 mi NProducing · API 42-033-31826 · Flat Top Operating, LLC · inside 79517
- 3Drum "467" 21.3 mi NProducing · API 42-033-31869 · Flat Top Operating, LLC · inside 79517
- 4Bley Unit 11.8 mi NEProducing · API 42-033-30832 · Petex · inside 79517
- 5Jones, Don A. 44791.9 mi NEProducing · API 42-033-31551 · Petex · inside 79517
- 6Miller Unit 521 42.9 mi NNot producing · API 42-033-31837 · Bridwell Oil Co. · inside 79517
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 79517
- 1Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.89 wells89 on producing leases
- 2Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.43 wells31 on producing leases
- 3Schlachter Operating Corporation27 wells27 on producing leases
- 4Element Petroleum Operating IV,26 wells21 on producing leases
- 5Quatro Oil and Gas, Inc.20 wells15 on producing leases
- 6BBS Oil Field Services Inc13 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 7HW Operating, LLC13 wells13 on producing leases
- 8Gray, Gordon Operator10 wells10 on producing leases
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 79517
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 79517?
Yes. 300 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79517, 190 of them on producing leases, and 1,029 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 6 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on March 9, 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 79517, 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 79517?
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 Borden 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 79517?
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