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Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79738

  • 460wells inside the ZIP
  • 1,455within 3 miles of it
  • 82drilling locations in two years
  • 316square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 79738

Map of ZIP code 79738, Texas, outlined, with 460 oil and gas wells inside it and 1,455 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 82 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations82Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells1,061On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing76Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged318The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 79738 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 460 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. 460 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79738, 392 of them on producing leases, and 1,455 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 82 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on November 13, 2026.

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

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In numbers

Wells in 79738 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 79738 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 79738Within 3 miles
Producing wells3921,061
Not producing wells2076
Plugged wells48318
Drilling permits, last 24 months2582
All wells4601,455

ZIP code 79738 covers 316 square miles of land and 0.9 of water: about 1.5 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 79738

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 79738
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-11-13PIXIE UNIT B 35-47 5MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32887 · permit 0920052Surge Operating, LLCin 7973832.54193, -101.38706 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-12PIXIE UNIT A 35-47 4MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32886 · permit 0920010Surge Operating, LLCin 7973832.54187, -101.38702 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-02WRAITH UNIT A 12-16 3MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32885 · permit 0919666Surge Operating, LLC0.5 mi outside32.55635, -101.35785 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-02WRAITH UNIT A 12-16 2MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32883 · permit 0919664Surge Operating, LLC0.5 mi outside32.55628, -101.35786 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-02ROUGAROU TW 10-16 7MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32882 · permit 0919663Surge Operating, LLCin 7973832.55521, -101.36837 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-02ROUGAROU RW B 36-16 6MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32881 · permit 0919662Surge Operating, LLCin 7973832.55515, -101.36834 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-02ROUGAROU RW A 36-16 5MHhorizontal · API 42-033-32880 · permit 0919661Surge Operating, LLCin 7973832.55508, -101.36832 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-28GUNSMOKE 31-19 C 3JMhorizontal · API 42-033-32884 · permit 0919684Yukon Exploration Operating, LLC1.8 mi outside32.60862, -101.58875 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-20GUNSMOKE 30-31 7Uhorizontal · API 42-033-32879 · permit 0919408Yukon Exploration Operating, LLC1.8 mi outside32.60854, -101.58909 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-20GUNSMOKE 30-31 6Mhorizontal · API 42-033-32878 · permit 0919388Yukon Exploration Operating, LLC1.8 mi outside32.60852, -101.58919 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-20GUNSMOKE 30-31 2JMhorizontal · API 42-033-32877 · permit 0919387Yukon Exploration Operating, LLC1.8 mi outside32.60860, -101.58884 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-08JO-MILL WEST UNIT 208vertical · API 42-115-34146 · permit 0918404Estancia Oil & Gas, LLC1.4 mi outside32.67528, -101.71029 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-08JO-MILL WEST UNIT 207vertical · API 42-115-34144 · permit 0918400Estancia Oil & Gas, LLC1.3 mi outside32.68201, -101.71257 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-25JOTUNN UNIT A 25-24 1JHhorizontal · API 42-033-32868 · permit 0918030Surge Operating, LLCin 7973832.52943, -101.48142 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-25JOTUNN UNIT A 25-24 1AHhorizontal · API 42-033-32867 · permit 0918029Surge Operating, LLCin 7973832.52936, -101.48140 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 79738

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (32.74562, -101.47955) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Hamilton 46 10.9 mi EProducing · API 42-033-32194 · Extex Operating Company · inside 79738
  2. 2Hull 11.5 mi SProducing · API 42-033-32091 · Pie Operating, LLC · inside 79738
  3. 3McLendon 47 11.8 mi SEProducing · API 42-033-32197 · Extex Operating Company · inside 79738
  4. 4Beaver Valley Ranch 5 12.3 mi SProducing · API 42-033-32299 · Pie Operating, LLC · inside 79738
  5. 5Beaverhead 12.5 mi SProducing · API 42-033-31948 · Pie Operating, LLC · inside 79738
  6. 6Beaverhead 22.6 mi SProducing · API 42-033-31340 · Pie Operating, LLC · inside 79738

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 79738

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. 1New Height Energy, LLC154 wells154 on producing leases
  2. 2Surge Operating, LLC96 wells90 on producing leases
  3. 3Aviator Energy, LLC64 wells63 on producing leases
  4. 4Jo Mill Oil Company LLC45 wells45 on producing leases
  5. 5Winn Operating, LLC19 wells15 on producing leases
  6. 6Pie Operating, LLC15 wells13 on producing leases
  7. 7Sierra Lima Oil & Gas, LLC15 wellsnone on a producing lease
  8. 8Estancia Oil & Gas, LLC10 wells10 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 79738

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 79738

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 79738?

Yes. 460 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79738, 392 of them on producing leases, and 1,455 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 82 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 79738, 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 79738?

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 Borden 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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