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Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79756

  • 2,135wells inside the ZIP
  • 5,734within 3 miles of it
  • 76drilling locations in two years
  • 158square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 79756

Map of ZIP code 79756, Texas, outlined, with 2,135 oil and gas wells inside it and 5,734 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 wells2,995On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing490Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged2,249The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 79756 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 2,135 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. 2,135 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79756, 1,066 of them on producing leases, and 5,734 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 October 2, 2026.

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

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In numbers

Wells in 79756 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 79756 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 79756Within 3 miles
Producing wells1,0662,995
Not producing wells163490
Plugged wells9062,249
Drilling permits, last 24 months4376
All wells2,1355,734

ZIP code 79756 covers 158 square miles of land: about 13 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 79756

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 79756
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-10-02C. W. EDWARDS ET AL 17vertical · API 42-475-33893 · permit 0919002Pitts Energy Co.in 7975631.55507, -102.82731 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-18EDWARDS, JACK -H- 1vertical · API 42-475-10370 · permit 0917808Pitts Energy Co.in 7975631.54759, -102.80836 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-15EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL 14vertical · API 42-475-33833 · permit 0917935Pitts Energy Co.in 7975631.56605, -102.82893 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-11SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION 4301Hhorizontal · API 42-475-39111 · permit 0918175Occidental Permian Ltd.in 7975631.64072, -102.89792 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-10EDWARDS, JNO. ET AL B 4vertical · API 42-475-33944 · permit 0916693Pitts Energy Co.in 7975631.57398, -102.84406 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-04SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION 4303Hhorizontal · API 42-475-39118 · permit 0918213Occidental Permian Ltd.in 7975631.64077, -102.89770 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-04SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION 4302Hhorizontal · API 42-475-39117 · permit 0918211Occidental Permian Ltd.in 7975631.64075, -102.89781 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-04DAVY JONES N 2vertical · API 42-103-37779 · permit 0918343Blackbeard Operating, LLC2.3 mi outside31.52977, -102.72785 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-04DAVY JONES N 1vertical · API 42-103-37778 · permit 0918341Blackbeard Operating, LLC2.1 mi outside31.52881, -102.73195 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-03DAVY JONES N 5vertical · API 42-103-37780 · permit 0918298Blackbeard Operating, LLC2.4 mi outside31.52445, -102.72617 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-03DAVY JONES N 4vertical · API 42-103-37782 · permit 0918299Blackbeard Operating, LLC2.2 mi outside31.52350, -102.73027 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-02EDWARDS, JACK ET AL 2vertical · API 42-475-10773 · permit 0916725Pitts Energy Co.in 7975631.55409, -102.81475 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-27EDWARDS, C. W., ET AL 4vertical · API 42-475-10037 · permit 0917337Pitts Energy Co.in 7975631.55984, -102.82072 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-26EDWARDS, JACK -J- 2vertical · API 42-475-31860 · permit 0917567Pitts Energy Co.in 7975631.54451, -102.80438 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-20EDWARDS, C. W. ET AL 19vertical · API 42-475-33977 · permit 0917934Pitts Energy Co.in 7975631.57103, -102.83900 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 79756

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (31.51450, -102.89766) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Estes, W. A. 810.2 mi NEProducing · API 42-475-10548 · Two P Partners, LLC · inside 79756
  2. 2Estes, W.a. 780.7 mi ENot producing · API 42-475-10073 · Two P Partners, LLC · inside 79756
  3. 3Hutchings Stock Assoc. 5460.7 mi NWPlugged · API 42-475-02545 · Sundown Energy LP · inside 79756
  4. 4Estes, W. A. 580.8 mi SEPlugged · API 42-475-01278 · Two P Partners, LLC · inside 79756
  5. 5Estes, W. A. 590.9 mi SPlugged · API 42-475-01279 · Two P Partners, LLC · inside 79756
  6. 6Estes, W. A. 1330.9 mi SWPlugged · API 42-475-34153 · Two P Partners, LLC · inside 79756

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 79756

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. 1Two P Partners, LLC1,027 wells952 on producing leases
  2. 2Sundown Energy LP208 wells191 on producing leases
  3. 3Occidental Permian Ltd.200 wells198 on producing leases
  4. 4Crescent Energy Operating, LLC126 wells67 on producing leases
  5. 5Lonesome B, LLC94 wells94 on producing leases
  6. 6N & B Oil and Gas LLC86 wells81 on producing leases
  7. 7Williams Oil Company59 wells54 on producing leases
  8. 8Pitts Energy Co.51 wells49 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 79756

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 79756

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 79756?

Yes. 2,135 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79756, 1,066 of them on producing leases, and 5,734 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 October 2, 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 79756, 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 79756?

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.

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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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