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Howard County, Texas

Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79748

  • 939wells inside the ZIP
  • 2,886within 3 miles of it
  • 76drilling locations in two years
  • 49square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 79748

Map of ZIP code 79748, Texas, outlined, with 939 oil and gas wells inside it and 2,886 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 76 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations76Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells2,235On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing360Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged291The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 79748 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 939 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. 939 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79748, 735 of them on producing leases, and 2,886 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 76 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on November 13, 2026.

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

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In numbers

Wells in 79748 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 79748 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 79748Within 3 miles
Producing wells7352,235
Not producing wells119360
Plugged wells85291
Drilling permits, last 24 months1176
All wells9392,886

ZIP code 79748 covers 49 square miles of land: about 19 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 79748

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 79748
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-11-13ATLAS 54-62 UNIT 2 4WAhorizontal · API 42-317-47643 · permit 0920029Diamondback E&P LLC0.3 mi outside32.37655, -101.76317 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-13ATLAS 54-62 UNIT 2 4LShorizontal · API 42-317-47642 · permit 0920028Diamondback E&P LLC0.4 mi outside32.37651, -101.76332 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-02ACHILLES 7-24 UNIT 1 2WDhorizontal · API 42-317-47553 · permit 0919077Diamondback E&P LLC1.3 mi outside32.37455, -101.78503 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-02ACHILLES 7-24 UNIT 1 2WBhorizontal · API 42-317-47552 · permit 0919076Diamondback E&P LLC1.2 mi outside32.37506, -101.78288 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-02ACHILLES 7-24 UNIT 1 2WAhorizontal · API 42-317-47551 · permit 0919072Diamondback E&P LLC1.2 mi outside32.37507, -101.78280 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-02ACHILLES 7-24 UNIT 1 2LShorizontal · API 42-317-47549 · permit 0919071Diamondback E&P LLC1.2 mi outside32.37509, -101.78272 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-02ACHILLES 7-24 UNIT 1 2DNhorizontal · API 42-317-47548 · permit 0919068Diamondback E&P LLC1.2 mi outside32.37511, -101.78265 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-26JACK MOHR UNIT 3 6Hhorizontal · API 42-317-47586 · permit 0919468XTO Energy Inc.2.8 mi outside32.37504, -101.81508 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-26JACK MOHR UNIT 3 5Hhorizontal · API 42-317-47585 · permit 0919467XTO Energy Inc.2.8 mi outside32.37503, -101.81515 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-26JACK MOHR UNIT 2 4Hhorizontal · API 42-317-47584 · permit 0919440XTO Energy Inc.2.8 mi outside32.37501, -101.81521 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-26JACK MOHR UNIT 2 3Hhorizontal · API 42-317-47581 · permit 0919439XTO Energy Inc.2.8 mi outside32.37500, -101.81527 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-26JACK MOHR UNIT 1 2Hhorizontal · API 42-317-47580 · permit 0919438XTO Energy Inc.2.8 mi outside32.37499, -101.81533 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-23JACK MOHR UNIT 1 1Hhorizontal · API 42-317-47578 · permit 0919436XTO Energy Inc.2.8 mi outside32.37498, -101.81466 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-11JENSEN 52 2vertical · API 42-317-46006 · permit 0916016Junction Resources Op, LLCin 7974832.38111, -101.72376 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-01EVANS-ANTELL UNIT B 46-03 4MHhorizontal · API 42-227-42899 · permit 0915972Surge Operating, LLC2.5 mi outside32.46286, -101.59829 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 79748

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (32.38959, -101.66461) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Jones, John 10.2 mi EPlugged · API 42-227-33512 · Diamondback E&P LLC · inside 79748
  2. 2Gravy '18' Unit 10.2 mi NEProducing · API 42-227-37191 · Diamondback E&P LLC · inside 79748
  3. 3Gaskins 18 10.3 mi SNot producing · API 42-227-37274 · Diamondback E&P LLC · inside 79748
  4. 4Biscuit '18' Unit 10.3 mi SEProducing · API 42-227-37212 · Diamondback E&P LLC · inside 79748
  5. 5Jones, John 20.5 mi NPlugged · API 42-227-33635 · Diamondback E&P LLC · inside 79748
  6. 6W K "18" 10.5 mi NWNot producing · API 42-227-36768 · Diamondback E&P LLC · inside 79748

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 79748

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. 1Diamondback E&P LLC411 wells369 on producing leases
  2. 2Birch Operations, Inc.253 wells250 on producing leases
  3. 3New Height Energy, LLC144 wells43 on producing leases
  4. 4Surge Operating, LLC38 wells37 on producing leases
  5. 5SM Energy Company34 wells32 on producing leases
  6. 6Oxyrock Operating, LLC24 wells24 on producing leases
  7. 7Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.12 wellsnone on a producing lease
  8. 8Owl Ops LLC5 wells5 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 79748

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 79748

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 79748?

Yes. 939 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79748, 735 of them on producing leases, and 2,886 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 76 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 79748, 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 79748?

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.

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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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