Ward County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79742
- 972wells inside the ZIP
- 2,091within 3 miles of it
- 12drilling locations in two years
- 86square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 79742
- Drilling locations12Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells610On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing635Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged846The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 79742 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 972 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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<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/zip/79742"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/zip/79742.svg" alt="Map of ZIP code 79742, Texas, outlined, with 972 oil and gas wells inside it and 2,091 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 12 drilling locations permitted in two years." width="1000" height="983" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0"></a>
<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/zip/79742">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 79742, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 79742 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 79742 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 289 | 610 |
| Not producing wells | 279 | 635 |
| Plugged wells | 404 | 846 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 0 | 12 |
| All wells | 972 | 2,091 |
ZIP code 79742 covers 86 square miles of land: about 11 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 79742
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | KOEHN 8vertical · API 42-475-37710 · permit 0915374Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC | 2.0 mi outside31.47968, -102.82072 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC |
| 2026-05-06 | LAWRENCE 10vertical · API 42-475-37003 · permit 0915378Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC | 2.5 mi outside31.48304, -102.81041 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC |
| 2026-05-06 | LAWRENCE 6vertical · API 42-475-36965 · permit 0915377Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC | 2.6 mi outside31.48657, -102.81155 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC |
| 2026-05-06 | LAWRENCE 3vertical · API 42-475-36828 · permit 0915376Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC | 2.9 mi outside31.49031, -102.81163 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC |
| 2026-05-06 | LAWRENCE 2vertical · API 42-475-36739 · permit 0915375Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC | 2.7 mi outside31.48926, -102.81565 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC |
| 2025-08-27 | EATON 39 7Wvertical · API 42-371-00132 · permit 0910098Walbet, Inc. | 2.2 mi outside31.23795, -102.84410 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Walbet, Inc. |
| 2025-07-15 | WD JOHNSON E 1vertical · API 42-475-31727 · permit 0909235Williams Oil Company | 2.9 mi outside31.46327, -102.92492 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Williams Oil Company |
| 2025-06-24 | WD JOHNSON 12vertical · API 42-475-80657 · permit 0908784Williams Oil Company | 2.7 mi outside31.46042, -102.92622 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Williams Oil Company |
| 2025-05-30 | ICE 24 1vertical · API 42-475-38347 · permit 0908197Williams Oil Company | 2.5 mi outside31.45965, -102.92951 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Williams Oil Company |
| 2025-02-06 | ICE 24 1vertical · API 42-475-38347 · permit 0904970Williams Oil Company | 2.5 mi outside31.45965, -102.92951 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Williams Oil Company |
| 2024-11-19 | PENNY 1vertical · API 42-475-38872 · permit 0904103Octane Energy Operating, LLC | 2.6 mi outside31.45862, -102.92586 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Octane Energy Operating, LLC |
| 2024-11-19 | HARDAGE & WILSON 1Kvertical · API 42-475-33630 · permit 0901779Wagner Oil Company | 1.3 mi outside31.42501, -102.91287 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Wagner Oil Company |
| 2024-09-23 | PECAN STATE UNIT 3802FHhorizontal · API 42-371-39488 · permit 0902742Continental Resources, Inc. | 2.8 mi outside31.32956, -103.03017 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Continental Resources, Inc. |
| 2024-03-04 | ARCO-IRT 3vertical · API 42-371-40307 · permit 0897789Olsen Energy Inc. | 2.7 mi outside31.22729, -102.82168 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Olsen Energy Inc. |
| 2023-11-08 | STATE EILAND 1705 3Hhorizontal · API 42-475-38695 · permit 0894833Continental Resources, Inc. | 2.8 mi outside31.40530, -103.02758 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Continental Resources, Inc. |
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 79742
- 1Cornagie, Faye 14in townProducing · API 42-475-35620 · P.O.&G. Operating, LLC · inside 79742
- 2Cornagie, Faye 8in townPlugged · API 42-475-30152 · P.O.&G. Operating, LLC · inside 79742
- 3Cornagie, Faye -B- 20.1 mi NEPlugged · API 42-475-04627 · P.O.&G. Operating, LLC · inside 79742
- 4Cornagie, Faye 50.2 mi NWPlugged · API 42-475-30064 · P.O.&G. Operating, LLC · inside 79742
- 5FT. Worth Natl. Bank 10.2 mi EPlugged · API 42-475-81678 · P.O.&G. Operating, LLC · inside 79742
- 6Cornagie, Faye 100.2 mi WProducing · API 42-475-35573 · P.O.&G. Operating, LLC · inside 79742
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 79742
- 1Crescent Energy Operating, LLC198 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 2Trans-Tex Operating LLC167 wells166 on producing leases
- 3Q Natural Resources, LLC85 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 4P.O.&G. Operating, LLC66 wells53 on producing leases
- 5K3 Productions LLC56 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 6United Oil & Shale LLC56 wells56 on producing leases
- 7Two P Partners, LLC49 wells3 on producing leases
- 8Walsh & Watts, Inc.26 wells9 on producing leases
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 79742
Towns
ZIP codes that touch 79742
All of Ward County: leases, operators and production · Ward County well map · Every Texas ZIP code
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 79742?
Yes. 972 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79742, 289 of them on producing leases, and 2,091 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 12 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on July 23, 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 79742, 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 79742?
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 Ward 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 79742?
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