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Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79731

  • 6,493wells inside the ZIP
  • 12,802within 3 miles of it
  • 364drilling locations in two years
  • 442square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 79731

Map of ZIP code 79731, Texas, outlined, with 6,493 oil and gas wells inside it and 12,802 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 364 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations364Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells7,215On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing1,065Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged4,522The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 79731 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 6,493 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. 6,493 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79731, 3,893 of them on producing leases, and 12,802 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 364 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on November 10, 2026.

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

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In numbers

Wells in 79731 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 79731 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 79731Within 3 miles
Producing wells3,8937,215
Not producing wells6821,065
Plugged wells1,9184,522
Drilling permits, last 24 months205364
All wells6,49312,802

ZIP code 79731 covers 442 square miles of land and 0.2 of water: about 15 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 79731

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 79731
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-11-10WADDELL TR AB 4M 4148Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37875 · permit 0919862Blackbeard Operating, LLCin 7973131.53079, -102.60485 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-10WADDELL TR AB 3M2 4147Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37876 · permit 0919866Blackbeard Operating, LLCin 7973131.53077, -102.60494 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-10WADDELL TR AB 3M1 4146Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37877 · permit 0919867Blackbeard Operating, LLCin 7973131.53073, -102.60513 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-09FITZGERALD STATE 1vertical · API 42-371-05666 · permit 0919968Petx Operating LLC1.2 mi outside31.25990, -102.61939 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-05WADDELL TR CAB 7M1 4152Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37871 · permit 0919826Blackbeard Operating, LLCin 7973131.52845, -102.59739 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-05WADDELL TR CAB 6M 4151Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37870 · permit 0919830Blackbeard Operating, LLCin 7973131.52843, -102.59748 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-05WADDELL TR CAB 5M2 4150Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37873 · permit 0919855Blackbeard Operating, LLCin 7973131.53072, -102.60138 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-05WADDELL TR AB 5M1 4149Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37874 · permit 0919856Blackbeard Operating, LLCin 7973131.53070, -102.60147 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-02CORSAIRE 6SDvertical · API 42-103-37872 · permit 0919861Nile Midstream, LLCin 7973131.46094, -102.62945 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-02WADDELL TR CAB 8M 4154Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37869 · permit 0919824Blackbeard Operating, LLCin 7973131.52885, -102.59528 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-30WADDELL TR CAB 6G 4336Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37866 · permit 0919763Blackbeard Operating, LLCin 7973131.53074, -102.60129 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-30WADDELL TR AB 4G 4335Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37867 · permit 0919769Blackbeard Operating, LLCin 7973131.53068, -102.60157 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-30WADDELL TR AB 3G 4334Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37868 · permit 0919771Blackbeard Operating, LLCin 7973131.53075, -102.60504 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-28WADDELL TR CAB 8G2 4338Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37864 · permit 0919744Blackbeard Operating, LLCin 7973131.52887, -102.59519 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-28WADDELL TR CAB 8G 4337Hhorizontal · API 42-103-37865 · permit 0919745Blackbeard Operating, LLCin 7973131.52847, -102.59729 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 79731

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (31.45499, -102.57997) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Lea, P. J. -B- 70.1 mi NWPlugged · API 42-103-03606 · Formentera Operations LLC · inside 79731
  2. 2Lea, P. J. -B- 40.2 mi EProducing · API 42-103-05506 · Richland Resources Corporation · inside 79731
  3. 3Lea, P. J. -B- 30.2 mi SProducing · API 42-103-05505 · Richland Resources Corporation · inside 79731
  4. 4Lea, P. J. -B- 50.3 mi NEProducing · API 42-103-05507 · Richland Resources Corporation · inside 79731
  5. 5Tubb, J. B. -DK- A/C #1 110.3 mi SWProducing · API 42-103-05230 · Formentera Operations LLC · inside 79731
  6. 6Tubb, J. B. -DK- A/C #1 9K0.3 mi WProducing · API 42-103-03264 · Formentera Operations LLC · inside 79731

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 79731

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. 1Blackbeard Operating, LLC1,821 wells1,657 on producing leases
  2. 2Formentera Operations LLC991 wells853 on producing leases
  3. 3Ring Energy, Inc.897 wells624 on producing leases
  4. 4Scout Energy Management LLC802 wells797 on producing leases
  5. 5Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC347 wells347 on producing leases
  6. 6OXY USA EOR, LLC303 wells303 on producing leases
  7. 7Hilcorp Energy Company207 wells174 on producing leases
  8. 8Citation Oil & Gas Corp.100 wells84 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 79731

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 79731

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 79731?

Yes. 6,493 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79731, 3,893 of them on producing leases, and 12,802 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 364 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on November 10, 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 79731, 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 79731?

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 Crane 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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