Ward County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79777
- 1,127wells inside the ZIP
- 3,815within 3 miles of it
- 194drilling locations in two years
- 178square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 79777
- Drilling locations194Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells2,162On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing589Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged1,064The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 79777 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 1,127 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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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/zip/79777">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 79777, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 79777 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 79777 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 704 | 2,162 |
| Not producing wells | 201 | 589 |
| Plugged wells | 222 | 1,064 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 71 | 194 |
| All wells | 1,127 | 3,815 |
ZIP code 79777 covers 178 square miles of land and 0.1 of water: about 6.3 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 79777
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-13 | SEALY RANCH 6903Hhorizontal · API 42-495-35262 · permit 0919639Halcon Operating Co., Inc. | 1.2 mi outside31.65692, -103.11782 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Halcon Operating Co., Inc. |
| 2026-11-02 | EAGER BEAVER 58/47 A F101DAhorizontal · API 42-475-39127 · permit 0919831Mewbourne Oil Company | 1.1 mi outside31.43512, -103.06717 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Mewbourne Oil Company |
| 2026-11-02 | ALL AMERICAN 57/48 A F101MPhorizontal · API 42-475-39128 · permit 0919832Mewbourne Oil Company | 1.1 mi outside31.43516, -103.06713 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Mewbourne Oil Company |
| 2026-10-30 | SEALY RANCH 5603Hhorizontal · API 42-475-39124 · permit 0919821Halcon Operating Co., Inc. | 0.5 mi outside31.60518, -103.07715 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Halcon Operating Co., Inc. |
| 2026-10-30 | SEALY RANCH 5602Hhorizontal · API 42-475-39123 · permit 0919820Halcon Operating Co., Inc. | 0.5 mi outside31.60516, -103.07723 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Halcon Operating Co., Inc. |
| 2026-10-21 | TERRY 5vertical · API 42-389-42369 · permit 0919513Perun Energy LLC | 1.5 mi outside31.38695, -103.27277 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Perun Energy LLC |
| 2026-10-20 | TERRY 7vertical · API 42-389-42371 · permit 0919515Perun Energy LLC | 1.5 mi outside31.38698, -103.27296 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Perun Energy LLC |
| 2026-10-20 | TERRY 6vertical · API 42-389-42370 · permit 0919514Perun Energy LLC | 1.5 mi outside31.38695, -103.27277 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Perun Energy LLC |
| 2026-10-16 | SWOOSE 84/82 B F101BGhorizontal · API 42-475-39122 · permit 0919294Mewbourne Oil Company | in 7977731.59282, -103.12808 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Mewbourne Oil Company |
| 2026-10-16 | SWOOSE 84/82 A F101AHhorizontal · API 42-475-39121 · permit 0919292Mewbourne Oil Company | in 7977731.59284, -103.12802 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Mewbourne Oil Company |
| 2026-10-08 | YANKEE LADY 85/86 A F101PAhorizontal · API 42-475-39119 · permit 0919154Mewbourne Oil Company | in 7977731.59287, -103.12790 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Mewbourne Oil Company |
| 2026-10-08 | YANKEE LADY 85/86 B F101OBhorizontal · API 42-475-39120 · permit 0919155Mewbourne Oil Company | in 7977731.59286, -103.12796 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Mewbourne Oil Company |
| 2026-09-21 | TERRY 4vertical · API 42-389-42329 · permit 0918818Perun Energy LLC | 1.2 mi outside31.38529, -103.26582 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Perun Energy LLC |
| 2026-09-21 | TERRY 3vertical · API 42-389-42328 · permit 0918817Perun Energy LLC | 1.2 mi outside31.38527, -103.26572 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Perun Energy LLC |
| 2026-09-21 | TERRY 2vertical · API 42-389-42327 · permit 0918816Perun Energy LLC | 1.2 mi outside31.38525, -103.26563 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Perun Energy LLC |
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 79777
- 1Avary 121 1BS0.8 mi SNot producing · API 42-475-37309 · Apache Corporation · inside 79777
- 2Ul Lead King 344035-16 C 3H0.8 mi EProducing · API 42-475-37679 · WPX Energy Permian, LLC · inside 79777
- 3Ul Lead King 344035-16 F 6H0.8 mi EProducing · API 42-475-37683 · WPX Energy Permian, LLC · inside 79777
- 4University "17-40" 10.9 mi NWProducing · API 42-475-31797 · Spindletop Drilling Co. · inside 79777
- 5Ul Lead King 344035-16 D 4H0.9 mi EProducing · API 42-475-37681 · WPX Energy Permian, LLC · inside 79777
- 6Ul Lead King 344035-16 H 8H0.9 mi EProducing · API 42-475-37685 · WPX Energy Permian, LLC · inside 79777
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 79777
- 1Apache Corporation277 wells169 on producing leases
- 2Diamondback E&P LLC129 wells110 on producing leases
- 3Continental Resources, Inc.108 wells71 on producing leases
- 4Abraxas Petroleum Corporation91 wells25 on producing leases
- 5WPX Energy Permian, LLC58 wells41 on producing leases
- 6XTO Energy Inc.44 wells36 on producing leases
- 7Jetta Operating Company, Inc.37 wells24 on producing leases
- 8Two P Partners, LLC37 wells37 on producing leases
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 79777
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 79777?
Yes. 1,127 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79777, 704 of them on producing leases, and 3,815 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 194 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on November 13, 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 79777, 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 79777?
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.
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 79777?
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