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Midland County, Texas

Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79706

  • 12,051wells inside the ZIP
  • 18,042within 3 miles of it
  • 1,578drilling locations in two years
  • 690square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 79706

Map of ZIP code 79706, Texas, outlined, with 12,051 oil and gas wells inside it and 18,042 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 1,578 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations1,578Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells10,805On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing1,410Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged5,827The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 79706 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 12,051 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. 12,051 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79706, 7,105 of them on producing leases, and 18,042 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 1,578 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on November 13, 2026.

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

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In numbers

Wells in 79706 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 79706 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 79706Within 3 miles
Producing wells7,10510,805
Not producing wells9191,410
Plugged wells4,0275,827
Drilling permits, last 24 months1,0081,578
All wells12,05118,042

ZIP code 79706 covers 690 square miles of land and 1.3 of water: about 17 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 79706

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 79706
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-11-13CMC SUNFLOWER JM UNIT 2253JMhorizontal · API 42-329-48673 · permit 0920015Chevron U. S. A. Inc.in 7970631.71671, -101.94600 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-13CMC SUNFLOWER JM UNIT 2252JMhorizontal · API 42-329-48672 · permit 0920014Chevron U. S. A. Inc.in 7970631.71669, -101.94607 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-13CMC SUNFLOWER JM UNIT 2251JMhorizontal · API 42-329-48671 · permit 0920013Chevron U. S. A. Inc.in 7970631.71668, -101.94613 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-12GRAND PRIX 28-09 D 1WBhorizontal · API 42-329-48635 · permit 0919481Diamondback E&P LLC2.9 mi outside31.85695, -102.28451 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-12GRAND PRIX 28-09 B 1LShorizontal · API 42-329-48632 · permit 0919479Diamondback E&P LLC2.9 mi outside31.85715, -102.28458 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-12CAZA PATO 21910 D 25-36 04Hhorizontal · API 42-317-47639 · permit 0919988Bta Oil Producers, LLC0.5 mi outside32.09329, -101.87062 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-12CAZA PATO 21910 C 25-36 03Hhorizontal · API 42-317-47638 · permit 0919987Bta Oil Producers, LLC0.5 mi outside32.09338, -101.87065 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-12CAZA PATO 21910 B 25-36 02Hhorizontal · API 42-317-47637 · permit 0919986Bta Oil Producers, LLC0.5 mi outside32.09322, -101.87059 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-12CAZA PATO 21910 A 25-36 01Hhorizontal · API 42-317-47634 · permit 0919976Bta Oil Producers, LLC0.5 mi outside32.09326, -101.87098 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-10HULK HOGAN 12-48 F 3JMhorizontal · API 42-329-48613 · permit 0919021Diamondback E&P LLCin 7970631.99065, -101.94927 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-10HULK HOGAN 12-48 E 3WBhorizontal · API 42-329-48611 · permit 0919018Diamondback E&P LLCin 7970631.99060, -101.94951 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-10HULK HOGAN 12-48 E 3LShorizontal · API 42-329-48612 · permit 0919020Diamondback E&P LLCin 7970631.99062, -101.94943 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-10HULK HOGAN 12-48 E 2MShorizontal · API 42-329-48610 · permit 0919015Diamondback E&P LLCin 7970631.99063, -101.94935 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-10HULK HOGAN 12-48 D 2WDhorizontal · API 42-329-48614 · permit 0919034Diamondback E&P LLCin 7970631.99005, -101.95179 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-10HULK HOGAN 12-48 D 2WAhorizontal · API 42-329-48608 · permit 0919004Diamondback E&P LLCin 7970631.99056, -101.94966 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 79706

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (31.85075, -102.00366) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1BRD Wrigley Unit 0193WB0.1 mi SProducing · API 42-329-42175 · Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · inside 79706
  2. 2BRD Wrigley Unit 0192WB0.1 mi SProducing · API 42-329-42174 · Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · inside 79706
  3. 3BRD Wrigley Unit 0191WB0.1 mi SProducing · API 42-329-42173 · Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · inside 79706
  4. 4First United Methodist Church 1201M0.2 mi SWPlugged · API 42-329-37155 · Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · inside 79706
  5. 5BRD Wrigley Unit 0211WA0.2 mi SEProducing · API 42-329-42449 · Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · inside 79706
  6. 6BRD Wrigley Unit 0212WA0.2 mi SEProducing · API 42-329-42450 · Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · inside 79706

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 79706

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. 1Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.4,876 wells3,887 on producing leases
  2. 2Diamondback E&P LLC2,211 wells1,900 on producing leases
  3. 3Chevron U. S. A. Inc.924 wells730 on producing leases
  4. 4XTO Energy Inc.838 wells720 on producing leases
  5. 5Cog Operating LLC686 wells583 on producing leases
  6. 6Ovintiv USA Inc.587 wells457 on producing leases
  7. 7Apache Corporation493 wells251 on producing leases
  8. 8Oxyrock Operating, LLC410 wells401 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 79706

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 79706

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 79706?

Yes. 12,051 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79706, 7,105 of them on producing leases, and 18,042 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 1,578 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 79706, 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 79706?

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 Midland 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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