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Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79536

  • 475wells inside the ZIP
  • 914within 3 miles of it
  • 17drilling locations in two years
  • 296square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 79536

Map of ZIP code 79536, Texas, outlined, with 475 oil and gas wells inside it and 914 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 wells429On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing281Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged204The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 79536 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 475 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. 475 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79536, 189 of them on producing leases, and 914 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 August 14, 2026.
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In numbers

Wells in 79536 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 79536 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 79536Within 3 miles
Producing wells189429
Not producing wells174281
Plugged wells112204
Drilling permits, last 24 months517
All wells475914

ZIP code 79536 covers 296 square miles of land and 0.3 of water: about 1.6 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 79536

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 79536
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-08-14TYE-SOUTH STREET 1vertical · API 42-441-34742 · permit 0917750Delek Crude Logistics, LLC0.5 mi outside32.45737, -99.84777 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-19CH-160 1vertical · API 42-441-34735 · permit 0915648Enterprise Products Operatingllc0.8 mi outside32.40313, -99.94219 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-12-11SWANN, W.D. 10vertical · API 42-253-35745 · permit 0912099Sojourner Drilling Corporation1.3 mi outside32.57176, -100.13023 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-11-06SOJO-TOUCHSTONE 15vertical · API 42-151-33318 · permit 0911635L.c.s. Production Company1.0 mi outside32.61659, -100.16375 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-10-23DETTMANN 1Rvertical · API 42-441-34730 · permit 0911285Reo Operating LLCin 7953632.43155, -100.07328 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-09-30JAY (CANYON LIME) UNIT 212vertical · API 42-253-35744 · permit 0910769Sojourner Drilling Corporation1.3 mi outside32.56030, -100.13362 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-09-11DELEK4 001vertical · API 42-441-34729 · permit 0910198Delek Crude Logistics, LLC2.5 mi outside32.41162, -99.87428 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-08-15DETTMANN 1vertical · API 42-441-34728 · permit 0909855Reo Operating LLCin 7953632.43130, -100.07303 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-08-11BIRDIE UNIT 1vertical · API 42-253-35743 · permit 0909777Sojourner Drilling Corporationin 7953632.59567, -100.08838 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-05-07MP 154.9 154vertical · API 42-441-34723 · permit 0907660Enterprise Products Texas Op LLCin 7953632.43215, -100.02466 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-05-02ORW MP 116.7 NEW SOUKUP 1vertical · API 42-441-34722 · permit 0907674Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P.0.0 mi outside32.44907, -100.13515 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-05-02ORW MP 120.2 NEW SOUKUP 1vertical · API 42-441-34721 · permit 0907673Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P.in 7953632.43479, -100.07846 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-04-24ORW MP 113.6 NEW SOUKUP 2vertical · API 42-353-33759 · permit 0907452Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P.3.0 mi outside32.45747, -100.18670 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-04-08LIZZY 1Hhorizontal · API 42-151-33388 · permit 0907142Hadaway Consult and Engineer,llc2.7 mi outside32.65834, -100.18844 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-04-07BRYCE 1Hhorizontal · API 42-151-33387 · permit 0907136Hadaway Consult and Engineer,llc3.0 mi outside32.65378, -100.19505 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 79536

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (32.46525, -99.98027) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Hester 10.3 mi ENot producing · API 42-441-34018 · Sojourner Drilling Corporation · inside 79536
  2. 2Bird, T. J. 10.7 mi WPlugged · API 42-441-01249 · Rover Petroleum Operating, LLC · inside 79536
  3. 3Bird, T. J. 1M0.7 mi WNot producing · API 42-441-32977 · Rover Petroleum Operating, LLC · inside 79536
  4. 4Bird, T. J. 1A0.7 mi WPlugged · API 42-441-01916 · Rover Petroleum Operating, LLC · inside 79536
  5. 5Bird, T. J. 80.8 mi WNot producing · API 42-441-33672 · Rover Petroleum Operating, LLC · inside 79536
  6. 6Bird, T. J. 70.8 mi WPlugged · API 42-441-03845 · Rover Petroleum Operating, LLC · inside 79536

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 79536

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. 1Sojourner Drilling Corporation92 wells46 on producing leases
  2. 2O'Ryan Oil and Gas65 wells14 on producing leases
  3. 3Grayrock Energy II, LLC40 wells32 on producing leases
  4. 4Petex32 wells26 on producing leases
  5. 5Barnett Energy, Inc.24 wells22 on producing leases
  6. 6Beasley Well Service Inc.17 wells4 on producing leases
  7. 7Earthbound Resources LLC16 wells15 on producing leases
  8. 8Cedar Ridge Energy, Inc.15 wellsnone on a producing lease

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 79536

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 79536

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 79536?

Yes. 475 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79536, 189 of them on producing leases, and 914 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 August 14, 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 79536, 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 79536?

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 Taylor 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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