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Kent County, Texas

Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79518

  • 143wells inside the ZIP
  • 717within 3 miles of it
  • 17drilling locations in two years
  • 187square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 79518

Map of ZIP code 79518, Texas, outlined, with 143 oil and gas wells inside it and 717 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 17 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations17Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells551On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing24Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged142The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 79518 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 143 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. 143 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79518, 111 of them on producing leases, and 717 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 17 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on October 19, 2026.

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

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In numbers

Wells in 79518 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 79518 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 79518Within 3 miles
Producing wells111551
Not producing wells624
Plugged wells26142
Drilling permits, last 24 months617
All wells143717

ZIP code 79518 covers 187 square miles of land: about 0.8 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 79518

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 79518
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-10-19HOT SPRINGS 5vertical · API 42-263-32184 · permit 0919045Sojourner Drilling Corporation2.3 mi outside33.37027, -100.51875 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-23BEADLE 1Avertical · API 42-263-32183 · permit 0916893Salida Exploration, LLC0.6 mi outside33.39150, -100.73730 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-03SALT CREEK FIELD UNIT F043horizontal · API 42-263-32154 · permit 0916012OXY USA WTP LP0.3 mi outside33.24902, -100.84763 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-29BRYNN 2101vertical · API 42-263-32181 · permit 0915204Canan Mowrey Operating, LLC1.5 mi outside33.18519, -100.73790 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-24SALT CREEK FIELD UNIT N049Ahorizontal · API 42-263-32023 · permit 0915047OXY USA WTP LP0.9 mi outside33.23762, -100.89306 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-08SALT CREEK FIELD UNIT F615vertical · API 42-263-31510 · permit 0914539OXY USA WTP LPin 7951833.25975, -100.88778 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-02SALT CREEK FIELD UNIT H610vertical · API 42-263-31279 · permit 0914511OXY USA WTP LP0.7 mi outside33.22656, -100.87336 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-02SALT CREEK FIELD UNIT F215vertical · API 42-263-31183 · permit 0914507OXY USA WTP LPin 7951833.24358, -100.86006 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-09HOT SPRINGS 4vertical · API 42-433-34260 · permit 0913925Sojourner Drilling Corporation2.2 mi outside33.36702, -100.51649 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-02-09SALT CREEK FIELD UNIT F 11vertical · API 42-263-00227 · permit 0913300OXY USA WTP LPin 7951833.24984, -100.86978 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-10-22SALT CREEK FIELD UNIT E340Wvertical · API 42-263-32179 · permit 0911175OXY USA WTP LPin 7951833.24920, -100.87023 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-10-22SALT CREEK FIELD UNIT E339Wvertical · API 42-263-32178 · permit 0911174OXY USA WTP LPin 7951833.24920, -100.87034 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-10-22SALT CREEK FIELD UNIT E338vertical · API 42-263-32177 · permit 0911173OXY USA WTP LPin 7951833.24920, -100.87046 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-10-16SALT CREEK FIELD UNIT C443vertical · API 42-263-32180 · permit 0911168OXY USA WTP LP2.1 mi outside33.20775, -100.85729 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-10-13HOT SPRINGS 3vertical · API 42-263-32175 · permit 0910482Sojourner Drilling Corporation1.9 mi outside33.36517, -100.52099 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 79518

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (33.29959, -100.74352) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Connell "3" 11.3 mi SPlugged · API 42-263-80478 · Coyote Oil, Inc. · inside 79518
  2. 2Swenson 1A2.0 mi SEProducing · API 42-263-31431 · Pop Operating Company · inside 79518
  3. 3James 12.0 mi SENot producing · API 42-263-00209 · Pop Operating Company · inside 79518
  4. 4Fuller "B" 22.1 mi SEPlugged · API 42-263-00202 · Pop Operating Company · inside 79518
  5. 5Fuller "B" 12.1 mi SEPlugged · API 42-263-00201 · Pop Operating Company · inside 79518
  6. 6Fuller "B" 1A2.2 mi SEProducing · API 42-263-31417 · Pop Operating Company · inside 79518

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 79518

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. 1OXY USA WTP LP81 wells81 on producing leases
  2. 2Sojourner Drilling Corporation18 wells16 on producing leases
  3. 3Halliburton Operating Company14 wells14 on producing leases
  4. 4Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc.9 wells3 on producing leases
  5. 5Extex Operating Company6 wells6 on producing leases
  6. 6Pop Operating Company6 wells5 on producing leases
  7. 7MWL Energy LLC5 wells5 on producing leases
  8. 8Sharp Image Energy, Inc.2 wells2 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 79518

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 79518

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 79518?

Yes. 143 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79518, 111 of them on producing leases, and 717 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 17 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on October 19, 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 79518, 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 79518?

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 Kent 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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