Ector County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79769
- 964wells inside the ZIP
- 1,974within 3 miles of it
- 20drilling locations in two years
- 33square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 79769
- Drilling locations20Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells1,220On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing117Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged637The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 79769 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 964 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/79769"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/zip/79769.svg" alt="Map of ZIP code 79769, Texas, outlined, with 964 oil and gas wells inside it and 1,974 within 3 miles of its edge as dots, and 20 drilling locations permitted in two years." width="1000" height="838" 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/79769">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 79769, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 79769 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 79769 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 667 | 1,220 |
| Not producing wells | 37 | 117 |
| Plugged wells | 260 | 637 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 6 | 20 |
| All wells | 964 | 1,974 |
ZIP code 79769 covers 33 square miles of land: about 29 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 79769
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | CONNELL, W.E. -A- 6Evertical · API 42-135-01618 · permit 0917910Davis Southern Operating Co LLC | in 7976931.69423, -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 | in 7976931.69511, -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 | in 7976931.69872, -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. | 1.0 mi outside31.72933, -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. | 1.6 mi outside31.73574, -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. | 2.0 mi outside31.74275, -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 | in 7976931.69872, -102.61365 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Davis Southern Operating Co LLC |
| 2025-08-14 | RING SHOEBAR SWD 27 1vertical · API 42-135-44128 · permit 0909857Ring Energy, Inc. | 1.9 mi outside31.75643, -102.61892 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Ring Energy, Inc. |
| 2025-05-02 | CONNELL, A.B. 2901vertical · API 42-103-32467 · permit 0907670Olsen Energy Inc. | 0.2 mi outside31.64850, -102.62756 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Olsen Energy Inc. |
| 2025-04-30 | MILLARD -C- 104vertical · API 42-135-43859 · permit 0907669Ring Energy, Inc. | 1.8 mi outside31.74211, -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. | 1.1 mi outside31.74940, -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 | in 7976931.69612, -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. | 1.2 mi outside31.74687, -102.61580 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Ring Energy, Inc. |
| 2025-01-24 | HENDERSON, M. F. 176vertical · API 42-103-34310 · permit 0905370Ring Energy, Inc. | 1.6 mi outside31.62878, -102.55939 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Ring Energy, Inc. |
| 2025-01-23 | HENDERSON, M. F. 0401Svertical · API 42-103-36672 · permit 0905362Ring Energy, Inc. | 1.9 mi outside31.62305, -102.53321 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Ring Energy, Inc. |
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 79769
- 1Penwell Unit 2381in townPlugged · API 42-135-01672 · Ctoc Energy, LLC · inside 79769
- 2Penwell Unit 33120.1 mi SEPlugged · API 42-135-01522 · Ctoc Energy, LLC · inside 79769
- 3Penwell Unit 23820.2 mi EProducing · API 42-135-01674 · Ctoc Energy, LLC · inside 79769
- 4Penwell Unit 22880.2 mi WPlugged · API 42-135-01593 · Ctoc Energy, LLC · inside 79769
- 5Penwell Unit 2362W0.2 mi NPlugged · API 42-135-01671 · Ctoc Energy, LLC · inside 79769
- 6Penwell Unit 33130.2 mi SEProducing · API 42-135-01596 · Ctoc Energy, LLC · inside 79769
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 79769
- 1Ctoc Energy, LLC315 wells309 on producing leases
- 2Bce-Mach III LLC265 wells265 on producing leases
- 3Citation Oil & Gas Corp.220 wells218 on producing leases
- 4Extex Operating Company120 wells120 on producing leases
- 5Penwell South Operating LLC19 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 6Cross Timbers Energy, LLC8 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 7Davis Southern Operating Co LLC4 wellsnone on a producing lease
- 8Raptor Petroleum Develop, LLC4 wellsnone on a producing lease
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 79769
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 79769?
Yes. 964 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79769, 667 of them on producing leases, and 1,974 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 20 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 79769, 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 79769?
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 79769?
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