Ector County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79759
- 3,361wells inside the ZIP
- 6,473within 3 miles of it
- 21drilling locations in two years
- 231square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 79759
- Drilling locations21Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells4,445On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing371Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged1,657The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 79759 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 3,361 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/79759"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/zip/79759.svg" alt="Map of ZIP code 79759, Texas, outlined, with 3,361 oil and gas wells inside it and 6,473 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 21 drilling locations permitted in two years." width="1000" height="1279" 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/79759">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 79759, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 79759 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 79759 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 2,394 | 4,445 |
| Not producing wells | 219 | 371 |
| Plugged wells | 748 | 1,657 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 13 | 21 |
| All wells | 3,361 | 6,473 |
ZIP code 79759 covers 231 square miles of land and 0.5 of water: about 15 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 79759
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | CONNELL, W.E. -A- 6Evertical · API 42-135-01618 · permit 0917910Davis Southern Operating Co LLC | 1.8 mi outside31.69423, -102.61660 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Davis Southern Operating Co LLC |
| 2026-08-19 | CONNELL, W.E. -A- 5Evertical · API 42-135-01619 · permit 0917897Davis Southern Operating Co LLC | 1.9 mi outside31.69511, -102.61268 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Davis Southern Operating Co LLC |
| 2026-06-18 | CONNELL W.E. -A- 8Evertical · API 42-135-01616 · permit 0916465Davis Southern Operating Co LLC | 1.7 mi outside31.69872, -102.61365 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Davis Southern Operating Co LLC |
| 2026-06-17 | MILLARD -B- 25vertical · API 42-135-42273 · permit 0916439Ring Energy, Inc. | in 7975931.72933, -102.64015 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Ring Energy, Inc. |
| 2026-03-18 | MILLARD -C- 101vertical · API 42-135-43829 · permit 0914124Ring Energy, Inc. | in 7975931.73574, -102.64734 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Ring Energy, Inc. |
| 2026-02-18 | MILLARD -C- 25vertical · API 42-135-40755 · permit 0913153Ring Energy, Inc. | in 7975931.74275, -102.64811 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Ring Energy, Inc. |
| 2025-10-23 | CONNELL W.E. -A- 8Evertical · API 42-135-01616 · permit 0911247Davis Southern Operating Co LLC | 1.7 mi outside31.69872, -102.61365 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Davis Southern Operating Co LLC |
| 2025-08-29 | COWDEN RANCH '6A' 3vertical · API 42-135-35643 · permit 0907256Rust Oil Corp. | 2.6 mi outside31.86769, -102.53015 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Rust Oil Corp. |
| 2025-08-29 | COWDEN RANCH '7A' 1vertical · API 42-135-35032 · permit 0907215Rust Oil Corp. | 2.6 mi outside31.85571, -102.52560 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Rust Oil Corp. |
| 2025-08-14 | RING SHOEBAR SWD 27 1vertical · API 42-135-44128 · permit 0909857Ring Energy, Inc. | in 7975931.75643, -102.61892 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Ring Energy, Inc. |
| 2025-04-30 | MILLARD -C- 104vertical · API 42-135-43859 · permit 0907669Ring Energy, Inc. | in 7975931.74211, -102.64363 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Ring Energy, Inc. |
| 2025-04-04 | RING SHOEBAR SWD 43 1vertical · API 42-135-44106 · permit 0907182Ring Energy, Inc. | in 7975931.74940, -102.60510 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Ring Energy, Inc. |
| 2025-03-21 | CONNELL, W.E. NCT-5 42vertical · API 42-135-01454 · permit 0906771Cross Timbers Energy, LLC | 2.0 mi outside31.69612, -102.60838 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Cross Timbers Energy, LLC |
| 2025-03-05 | RING SHOEBAR SWD 28 1vertical · API 42-135-44095 · permit 0906402Ring Energy, Inc. | in 7975931.74687, -102.61580 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Ring Energy, Inc. |
| 2024-12-19 | SCHARBAUER EIDSON 101vertical · API 42-135-10667 · permit 0904815Occidental Permian Ltd. | in 7975931.74616, -102.73478 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Occidental Permian Ltd. |
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 79759
- 1TXL South Unit 7511in townProducing · API 42-135-38674 · Formentera Operations LLC · inside 79759
- 2TXL South Unit 7504W0.1 mi EProducing · API 42-135-02221 · Formentera Operations LLC · inside 79759
- 3TXL South Unit 75080.1 mi NWProducing · API 42-135-37181 · Formentera Operations LLC · inside 79759
- 4TXL South Unit 75050.1 mi SProducing · API 42-135-37183 · Formentera Operations LLC · inside 79759
- 5TXL South Unit 75010.1 mi WPlugged · API 42-135-02218 · Formentera Operations LLC · inside 79759
- 6TXL South Unit 75150.2 mi SEProducing · API 42-135-42730 · Formentera Operations LLC · inside 79759
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 79759
- 1Formentera Operations LLC1,234 wells1,183 on producing leases
- 2Crescent Energy Operating, LLC564 wells540 on producing leases
- 3Hilcorp Energy Company455 wells431 on producing leases
- 4Ring Energy, Inc.304 wells297 on producing leases
- 5Acoma Operating, LLC205 wells166 on producing leases
- 6Aghorn Operating, Inc.205 wells168 on producing leases
- 7Walsh & Watts, Inc.91 wells91 on producing leases
- 8Baker Operating, Inc.53 wells46 on producing leases
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 79759
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 79759?
Yes. 3,361 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79759, 2,394 of them on producing leases, and 6,473 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 21 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on August 19, 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 79759, 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 79759?
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.
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 79759?
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