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Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79556

  • 548wells inside the ZIP
  • 1,081within 3 miles of it
  • 19drilling locations in two years
  • 378square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 79556

Map of ZIP code 79556, Texas, outlined, with 548 oil and gas wells inside it and 1,081 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 19 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations19Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells583On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing193Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged305The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 79556 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 548 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. 548 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79556, 341 of them on producing leases, and 1,081 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 19 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on October 21, 2026.

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

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In numbers

Wells in 79556 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 79556 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 79556Within 3 miles
Producing wells341583
Not producing wells74193
Plugged wells133305
Drilling permits, last 24 months819
All wells5481,081

ZIP code 79556 covers 378 square miles of land and 2.1 of water: about 1.4 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 79556

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 79556
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-10-21BIG EIGHT 1vertical · API 42-353-33773 · permit 0919437Walter Exploration Company1.8 mi outside32.29369, -100.22446 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-07HANKS, BILLIE 'C' 2vertical · API 42-353-33772 · permit 0917615Goodrock Natural Resources, LLC1.7 mi outside32.17854, -100.27669 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-06HANKS, BILLIE 'C' 1vertical · API 42-353-33771 · permit 0917609Goodrock Natural Resources, LLC2.1 mi outside32.17285, -100.27551 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-24CP #26-136 CATHODIC PROTECTION 39vertical · API 42-353-33770 · permit 0917248Energy Transfer Companyin 7955632.46370, -100.32992 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-07-08JOE YOUNG 9Rvertical · API 42-353-33034 · permit 0916883Scout Energy Management LLCin 7955632.36789, -100.27382 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-26JOE YOUNG 3vertical · API 42-353-33014 · permit 0916673Scout Energy Management LLCin 7955632.35691, -100.27647 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-17AR-94 REPLACEMENT TINER 1vertical · API 42-353-33765 · permit 0914917Oneok West TX NGL PL, L.L.C.1.0 mi outside32.46283, -100.22655 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-22AAA-TEXAS 1vertical · API 42-353-32788 · permit 0915753Goodrock Natural Resources, LLC1.2 mi outside32.19147, -100.26930 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-08AJ CLARK 21-1 1vertical · API 42-151-33400 · permit 0914984Amtex Energy, Inc.in 7955632.59601, -100.31602 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-28EAST SHORE UNIT 2vertical · API 42-353-33767 · permit 0915139Walter Exploration Company2.3 mi outside32.30385, -100.22808 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-21ORW MP 108.400 REPLACEMENT SOUKU 1vertical · API 42-353-33766 · permit 0914969Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P.in 7955632.47076, -100.27757 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-08-15EAST SHORE UNIT 1vertical · API 42-353-33762 · permit 0909833Walter Exploration Company2.1 mi outside32.30112, -100.22793 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-07-23WA-190 1vertical · API 42-353-33761 · permit 0908959Atmos Pipeline - Texasin 7955632.49789, -100.42934 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-04-24ORW MP 103.4 NEW SOUKUP 3vertical · API 42-353-33760 · permit 0907455Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P.in 7955632.45399, -100.36238 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.2.4 mi outside32.45747, -100.18670 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 79556

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (32.44333, -100.36164) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Oxo 65011.0 mi SEProducing · API 42-353-33534 · Scout Energy Management LLC · inside 79556
  2. 2Oxo 65021.0 mi SEProducing · API 42-353-33536 · Scout Energy Management LLC · inside 79556
  3. 3Richard 11.0 mi NWProducing · API 42-353-32303 · Clear Fork, Incorporated · inside 79556
  4. 4Oxo-Williams 57011.1 mi ENot producing · API 42-353-33564 · Quail Well Service, Inc. · inside 79556
  5. 5Oxo 31.2 mi NWProducing · API 42-353-33393 · Clear Fork, Incorporated · inside 79556
  6. 6Oxo 11.2 mi NWProducing · API 42-353-33225 · Clear Fork, Incorporated · inside 79556

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 79556

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. 1Grayrock Energy II, LLC135 wells134 on producing leases
  2. 2Winn Operating, LLC70 wells70 on producing leases
  3. 3Scout Energy Management LLC61 wells44 on producing leases
  4. 4Lone Star Operations LLC46 wells45 on producing leases
  5. 5Clear Fork, Incorporated33 wells18 on producing leases
  6. 6Extex Operating Company30 wells29 on producing leases
  7. 7WVH Operating LLC30 wells25 on producing leases
  8. 8Cholla Petroleum, Inc.26 wells13 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 79556

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 79556

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 79556?

Yes. 548 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79556, 341 of them on producing leases, and 1,081 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 19 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on October 21, 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 79556, 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 79556?

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 Nolan 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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