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Ector County, Texas

Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79763

  • 1,255wells inside the ZIP
  • 3,702within 3 miles of it
  • 78drilling locations in two years
  • 50square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 79763

Map of ZIP code 79763, Texas, outlined, with 1,255 oil and gas wells inside it and 3,702 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 78 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations78Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells2,078On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing262Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged1,362The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 79763 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 1,255 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. 1,255 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79763, 635 of them on producing leases, and 3,702 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 78 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on September 29, 2026.

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

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In numbers

Wells in 79763 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 79763 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 79763Within 3 miles
Producing wells6352,078
Not producing wells71262
Plugged wells5491,362
Drilling permits, last 24 months478
All wells1,2553,702

ZIP code 79763 covers 50 square miles of land and 0.1 of water: about 25 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 79763

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 79763
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-09-29ROSE MARIE 4-40 C 3Hhorizontal · API 42-135-44315 · permit 0918266Diamondback E&P LLC2.2 mi outside31.78999, -102.36070 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-29ROSE MARIE 4-40 A 1Hhorizontal · API 42-135-44313 · permit 0918264Diamondback E&P LLC2.2 mi outside31.78996, -102.36085 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-10ROSE MARIE 4-40 D 4Hhorizontal · API 42-135-44316 · permit 0918267Diamondback E&P LLC2.2 mi outside31.79001, -102.36062 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-10ROSE MARIE 4-40 B 2Hhorizontal · API 42-135-44314 · permit 0918265Diamondback E&P LLC2.2 mi outside31.78998, -102.36077 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-03FOSTER, H. C. 16vertical · API 42-135-38408 · permit 0918303Laguna Petroleum Corporationin 7976331.81462, -102.43143 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-03FOSTER, H. C. 10vertical · API 42-135-33963 · permit 0918301Laguna Petroleum Corporationin 7976331.81891, -102.42838 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-28OPTIMUS PRIME EAST H140SShorizontal · API 42-135-44310 · permit 0918076Arrington OIL&GAS Operating LLC0.9 mi outside31.82563, -102.33950 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-28OPTIMUS PRIME EAST H140WAhorizontal · API 42-135-44308 · permit 0918075Arrington OIL&GAS Operating LLC0.9 mi outside31.82564, -102.33943 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-25CATHODIC PROTECTION 41vertical · API 42-135-44309 · permit 0917976Atmos Pipeline - Texas0.5 mi outside31.83497, -102.35147 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-07OPTIMUS PRIME EAST H130LShorizontal · API 42-135-44300 · permit 0917605Arrington OIL&GAS Operating LLC1.0 mi outside31.82596, -102.33802 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-06OPTIMUS PRIME EAST H130WBhorizontal · API 42-135-44299 · permit 0917604Arrington OIL&GAS Operating LLC1.0 mi outside31.82594, -102.33808 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-03BRIAN GRIFFIN 1248D 04BLhorizontal · API 42-135-44298 · permit 0917497Continental Resources, Inc.2.3 mi outside31.71716, -102.50081 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-03BRIAN GRIFFIN 1248C 03BLhorizontal · API 42-135-44297 · permit 0917496Continental Resources, Inc.2.3 mi outside31.71710, -102.50088 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-03BRIAN GRIFFIN 1248B 02BLhorizontal · API 42-135-44296 · permit 0917495Continental Resources, Inc.2.4 mi outside31.71718, -102.50165 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-03BRIAN GRIFFIN 1248A 01BLhorizontal · API 42-135-44295 · permit 0917494Continental Resources, Inc.2.4 mi outside31.71712, -102.50171 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 79763

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (31.80189, -102.48766) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Cowden 322Hin townNot producing · API 42-135-43516 · Raptor Petroleum Develop, LLC · inside 79763
  2. 2Cowden, W.e. "E" 1in townNot producing · API 42-135-32095 · Raptor Petroleum Develop, LLC · inside 79763
  3. 3Cowden, E.f. -33- 10.4 mi ENot producing · API 42-135-33132 · Moss SWD, LLC · inside 79763
  4. 4Cowden 411H0.4 mi SWNot producing · API 42-135-43704 · Raptor Petroleum Develop, LLC · inside 79763
  5. 5Cowden 325H0.4 mi SWNot producing · API 42-135-43625 · Raptor Petroleum Develop, LLC · inside 79763
  6. 6Cowden, E.f. -33- 20.4 mi NENot producing · API 42-135-33410 · Moss SWD, LLC · inside 79763

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 79763

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.437 wells434 on producing leases
  2. 2Aghorn Operating, Inc.255 wells213 on producing leases
  3. 3OXY USA Inc.153 wells153 on producing leases
  4. 4Laguna Petroleum Corporation108 wells103 on producing leases
  5. 5R3 Operating Corporation102 wells98 on producing leases
  6. 6Baker Operating, Inc.45 wells30 on producing leases
  7. 7Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC27 wells27 on producing leases
  8. 8Satanta Oil Company19 wells19 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 79763

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 79763

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 79763?

Yes. 1,255 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79763, 635 of them on producing leases, and 3,702 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 78 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on September 29, 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 79763, 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 79763?

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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