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Ector County, Texas

Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79766

  • 4,282wells inside the ZIP
  • 10,275within 3 miles of it
  • 537drilling locations in two years
  • 305square miles of land

The ZIP code and 3 miles around it

Wells and drilling locations in and around 79766

Map of ZIP code 79766, Texas, outlined, with 4,282 oil and gas wells inside it and 10,275 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 537 drilling locations permitted in two years.
  • Drilling locations537Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells6,336On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing759Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged3,180The state's wellbore record says plugged

The solid line is ZIP code 79766 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 4,282 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. 4,282 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79766, 2,648 of them on producing leases, and 10,275 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 537 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on November 12, 2026.

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

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In numbers

Wells in 79766 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 79766 and within 3 miles of it
WhatInside 79766Within 3 miles
Producing wells2,6486,336
Not producing wells333759
Plugged wells1,3013,180
Drilling permits, last 24 months311537
All wells4,28210,275

ZIP code 79766 covers 305 square miles of land and 1.5 of water: about 14 wells to the square mile.

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits in and near 79766

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 79766
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-11-12GRAND PRIX 28-09 D 1WBhorizontal · API 42-329-48635 · permit 0919481Diamondback E&P LLCin 7976631.85695, -102.28451 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-12GRAND PRIX 28-09 B 1LShorizontal · API 42-329-48632 · permit 0919479Diamondback E&P LLCin 7976631.85715, -102.28458 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-12MILLIE B 43-7 D 4BNhorizontal · API 42-135-44336 · permit 0919230Diamondback E&P LLCin 7976631.68936, -102.36763 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-12MILLIE B 43-7 C 3BNhorizontal · API 42-135-44335 · permit 0919229Diamondback E&P LLCin 7976631.68934, -102.36771 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-12MILLIE B 43-7 B 2BNhorizontal · API 42-135-44334 · permit 0919228Diamondback E&P LLCin 7976631.68933, -102.36778 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-12MILLIE B 43-7 A 1BNhorizontal · API 42-135-44333 · permit 0919227Diamondback E&P LLCin 7976631.68931, -102.36786 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-06GRAND PRIX 28-09 C 1WAhorizontal · API 42-329-48633 · permit 0919480Diamondback E&P LLCin 7976631.85702, -102.28453 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-11-06GRAND PRIX 28-09 A 1JMhorizontal · API 42-329-48630 · permit 0919477Diamondback E&P LLCin 7976631.85708, -102.28456 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-26GRAND PRIX 28-09 H 2WBhorizontal · API 42-329-48641 · permit 0919486Diamondback E&P LLCin 7976631.85689, -102.28449 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-26GRAND PRIX 28-09 G 2WAhorizontal · API 42-329-48640 · permit 0919485Diamondback E&P LLCin 7976631.85682, -102.28446 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-26GRAND PRIX 28-09 F 2LShorizontal · API 42-329-48639 · permit 0919483Diamondback E&P LLCin 7976631.85675, -102.28444 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-26GRAND PRIX 28-09 E 2JMhorizontal · API 42-329-48637 · permit 0919482Diamondback E&P LLCin 7976631.85669, -102.28442 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-20COUNTRY MAC A6 702BHhorizontal · API 42-329-48365 · permit 0915568Cog Operating LLC2.2 mi outside31.81027, -102.16306 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-02TATIA PEGGY 3-15 D 4BNhorizontal · API 42-135-44320 · permit 0918326Diamondback E&P LLCin 7976631.69039, -102.31418 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-10-02TATIA PEGGY 3-15 C 3BNhorizontal · API 42-135-44319 · permit 0918325Diamondback E&P LLCin 7976631.69038, -102.31426 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 79766

Measured from a point inside the ZIP (31.71410, -102.38973) to each well's surface location, at any distance.
  1. 1Lupin TXL Fee 'D' 2508E0.3 mi NProducing · API 42-135-42473 · Diamondback E&P LLC · inside 79766
  2. 2Vaughan-Lenn "36" 60.4 mi WPlugged · API 42-135-41823 · Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. · inside 79766
  3. 3Constance 50.4 mi EProducing · API 42-135-41599 · Owl Ops LLC · inside 79766
  4. 4Constance 70.4 mi EProducing · API 42-135-41679 · Owl Ops LLC · inside 79766
  5. 5Constance 40.5 mi EProducing · API 42-135-40605 · Owl Ops LLC · inside 79766
  6. 6Vaughan-Lenn "36" 10.6 mi SENot producing · API 42-135-41270 · Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. · inside 79766

Who runs them

Operators of the wells in 79766

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 LLC1,052 wells978 on producing leases
  2. 2Blackbeard Operating, LLC751 wells740 on producing leases
  3. 3Continental Resources, Inc.372 wells345 on producing leases
  4. 4Aghorn Operating, Inc.284 wells226 on producing leases
  5. 5Apache Corporation276 wells202 on producing leases
  6. 6OXY USA Inc.131 wells112 on producing leases
  7. 7Baker Operating, Inc.111 wells109 on producing leases
  8. 8Conocophillips Company111 wells109 on producing leases

Around it

Towns and ZIP codes around 79766

Towns

ZIP codes that touch 79766

All of Ector County: leases, operators and production · Ector County well map · Every Texas ZIP code

FAQ

Questions people ask

Are there oil or gas wells near 79766?

Yes. 4,282 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79766, 2,648 of them on producing leases, and 10,275 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 537 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on November 12, 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 79766, 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 79766?

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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