Big Spring · Howard County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79720
- 7,899wells inside the ZIP
- 15,923within 3 miles of it
- 653drilling locations in two years
- 986square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 79720
- Drilling locations653Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells10,878On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing2,481Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged2,564The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 79720 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 7,899 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/79720">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 79720, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 79720 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 79720 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 5,380 | 10,878 |
| Not producing wells | 1,493 | 2,481 |
| Plugged wells | 1,026 | 2,564 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 331 | 653 |
| All wells | 7,899 | 15,923 |
ZIP code 79720 covers 986 square miles of land and 3.1 of water: about 8.0 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 79720
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-13 | ATLAS 54-62 UNIT 2 4WAhorizontal · API 42-317-47643 · permit 0920029Diamondback E&P LLC | 0.1 mi outside32.37655, -101.76317 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| 2026-11-13 | ATLAS 54-62 UNIT 2 4LShorizontal · API 42-317-47642 · permit 0920028Diamondback E&P LLC | 0.1 mi outside32.37651, -101.76332 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| 2026-11-13 | PIXIE UNIT B 35-47 5MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32887 · permit 0920052Surge Operating, LLC | 1.2 mi outside32.54193, -101.38706 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Surge Operating, LLC |
| 2026-11-12 | PIXIE UNIT A 35-47 4MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32886 · permit 0920010Surge Operating, LLC | 1.2 mi outside32.54187, -101.38702 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Surge Operating, LLC |
| 2026-11-10 | DEEBO 1Hhorizontal · API 42-173-39601 · permit 0919157Black Swan Opco, LLC | in 7972032.00157, -101.73601 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Black Swan Opco, LLC |
| 2026-11-04 | FELICIA 3Hhorizontal · API 42-173-39603 · permit 0919162Black Swan Opco, LLC | in 7972032.00160, -101.73585 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Black Swan Opco, LLC |
| 2026-11-04 | DEEBO 2Hhorizontal · API 42-173-39602 · permit 0919159Black Swan Opco, LLC | in 7972032.00159, -101.73593 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Black Swan Opco, LLC |
| 2026-11-02 | ACHILLES 7-24 UNIT 1 2WDhorizontal · API 42-317-47553 · permit 0919077Diamondback E&P LLC | 0.3 mi outside32.37455, -101.78503 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| 2026-11-02 | ACHILLES 7-24 UNIT 1 2WBhorizontal · API 42-317-47552 · permit 0919076Diamondback E&P LLC | 0.3 mi outside32.37506, -101.78288 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| 2026-11-02 | ACHILLES 7-24 UNIT 1 2WAhorizontal · API 42-317-47551 · permit 0919072Diamondback E&P LLC | 0.3 mi outside32.37507, -101.78280 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| 2026-11-02 | ACHILLES 7-24 UNIT 1 2LShorizontal · API 42-317-47549 · permit 0919071Diamondback E&P LLC | 0.3 mi outside32.37509, -101.78272 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| 2026-11-02 | ACHILLES 7-24 UNIT 1 2DNhorizontal · API 42-317-47548 · permit 0919068Diamondback E&P LLC | 0.3 mi outside32.37511, -101.78265 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| 2026-11-02 | WRAITH UNIT A 12-16 3MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32885 · permit 0919666Surge Operating, LLC | 2.2 mi outside32.55635, -101.35785 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Surge Operating, LLC |
| 2026-11-02 | WRAITH UNIT A 12-16 2MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32883 · permit 0919664Surge Operating, LLC | 2.2 mi outside32.55628, -101.35786 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Surge Operating, LLC |
| 2026-11-02 | ROUGAROU TW 10-16 7MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32882 · permit 0919663Surge Operating, LLC | 2.1 mi outside32.55521, -101.36837 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Surge Operating, 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 79720
- 1Turnberry Unit 2703WA0.3 mi NWProducing · API 42-227-38712 · OXY USA Inc. · inside 79720
- 2Turnberry Unit 2701WA0.3 mi NWProducing · API 42-227-38710 · OXY USA Inc. · inside 79720
- 3Turnberry 27 10.4 mi WProducing · API 42-227-37833 · SMC Oil & Gas, Inc. · inside 79720
- 4Turnberry Talon Unit 2705WA0.5 mi NEProducing · API 42-227-39142 · OXY USA Inc. · inside 79720
- 5Augusta 27 10.5 mi NENot producing · API 42-227-37791 · SMC Oil & Gas, Inc. · inside 79720
- 6Long Spring 3036LP 4H0.6 mi SWProducing · API 42-227-41218 · OXY USA Inc. · inside 79720
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 79720
- 1Oxyrock Operating, LLC776 wells749 on producing leases
- 2Apache Corporation611 wells539 on producing leases
- 3Surge Operating, LLC585 wells473 on producing leases
- 4Ovintiv USA Inc.564 wells343 on producing leases
- 5Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.493 wells270 on producing leases
- 6Crescent Energy Operating, LLC471 wells373 on producing leases
- 7SM Energy Company446 wells383 on producing leases
- 8OXY USA Inc.408 wells332 on producing leases
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 79720
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 79720?
Yes. 7,899 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79720, 5,380 of them on producing leases, and 15,923 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 653 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 79720, 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 79720?
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 Howard 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 79720?
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