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Ector County, Texas

Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79741

  • 3,220wells inside the ZIP
  • 8,853within 3 miles of it
  • 36drilling locations in two years
  • 91square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 79741

Map of ZIP code 79741, Texas, outlined, with 3,220 oil and gas wells inside it and 8,853 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 36 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations36Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells5,616On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing435Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged2,802The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 79741 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 3,220 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. 3,220 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79741, 2,141 of them on producing leases, and 8,853 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 36 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on October 27, 2026.

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

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In numbers

Wells in 79741 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 79741 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 79741Within 3 miles
Producing wells2,1415,616
Not producing wells149435
Plugged wells9302,802
Drilling permits, last 24 months1136
All wells3,2208,853

ZIP code 79741 covers 91 square miles of land and 0.5 of water: about 35 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 79741

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 79741
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-10-27SHRIMP BOAT C 3Bhorizontal · API 42-135-44338 · permit 0919539Admiral Permian Operating LLC0.5 mi outside32.07903, -102.58144 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-26ATHENA 1604BLhorizontal · API 42-135-44294 · permit 0917493Continental Resources, Inc.1.7 mi outside31.97250, -102.52914 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-26ATHENA 1603BLhorizontal · API 42-135-44293 · permit 0917492Continental Resources, Inc.1.7 mi outside31.97242, -102.52911 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-26ATHENA 1602BLhorizontal · API 42-135-44292 · permit 0917491Continental Resources, Inc.1.7 mi outside31.97226, -102.52906 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-26ATHENA 1601BLhorizontal · API 42-135-44291 · permit 0917490Continental Resources, Inc.1.7 mi outside31.97234, -102.52908 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-20RUNNING MAN UNIT 2Bhorizontal · API 42-003-49443 · permit 0917885Admiral Permian Operating LLC2.6 mi outside32.10160, -102.55133 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-20RUNNING MAN UNIT 1Bhorizontal · API 42-003-49442 · permit 0917883Admiral Permian Operating LLC2.6 mi outside32.10162, -102.55124 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-04GUMP 3Bhorizontal · API 42-135-44265 · permit 0915178Admiral Permian Operating LLC1.8 mi outside32.08259, -102.55961 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-19CITROEN 2290OP 1Hhorizontal · API 42-135-44219 · permit 0912761Occidental Permian Ltd.in 7974132.03978, -102.50084 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-12CITROEN 2294OP 3Hhorizontal · API 42-135-44223 · permit 0912845Occidental Permian Ltd.in 7974132.04560, -102.49311 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-12CITROEN 2296OP 4Hhorizontal · API 42-135-44222 · permit 0912843Occidental Permian Ltd.in 7974132.04564, -102.49292 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-02-18CUMMINS -12- 7vertical · API 42-135-00182 · permit 0913483Condor Operating Company, LLCin 7974132.05024, -102.71256 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-02-18CITROEN 2292OP 2Hhorizontal · API 42-135-44221 · permit 0912762Occidental Permian Ltd.in 7974132.03983, -102.50066 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-01-29MAZDA 4695OPhorizontal · API 42-135-44230 · permit 0913143Occidental Permian Ltd.0.4 mi outside32.04700, -102.48438 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-01-28MAZDA 4693OPhorizontal · API 42-135-44229 · permit 0913139Occidental Permian Ltd.0.4 mi outside32.04698, -102.48447 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 79741

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (32.00714, -102.73135) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Goldsmith-Cummins /Deep/ Unit 263in townProducing · API 42-135-37458 · Formentera Operations LLC · inside 79741
  2. 2Goldsmith-Cummins /Deep/ Unit 180.1 mi WProducing · API 42-135-05886 · Formentera Operations LLC · inside 79741
  3. 3Goldsmith-Cummins /Deep/ Unit 3660.1 mi SProducing · API 42-135-38713 · Formentera Operations LLC · inside 79741
  4. 4Goldsmith-Cummins /Deep/ Unit 190.1 mi SEProducing · API 42-135-05885 · Formentera Operations LLC · inside 79741
  5. 5Goldsmith-Cummins /Deep/ Unit 2670.2 mi NWProducing · API 42-135-37464 · Formentera Operations LLC · inside 79741
  6. 6Rumsey -A- 60.2 mi NWProducing · API 42-135-33417 · Baker Operating, Inc. · inside 79741

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 79741

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. 1Occidental Permian Ltd.1,054 wells1,047 on producing leases
  2. 2Hilcorp Energy Company467 wells411 on producing leases
  3. 3Scout Energy Management LLC362 wells181 on producing leases
  4. 4Formentera Operations LLC242 wells225 on producing leases
  5. 5Maverick Permian LLC233 wells225 on producing leases
  6. 6Aghorn Operating, Inc.181 wells167 on producing leases
  7. 7Atlas Operating LLC137 wells137 on producing leases
  8. 8OXY USA Inc.114 wells101 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 79741

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 79741

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 79741?

Yes. 3,220 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79741, 2,141 of them on producing leases, and 8,853 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 36 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on October 27, 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 79741, 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 79741?

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 Ector 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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