Ward County, Texas
Oil and gas wells in and near ZIP code 79788
- 828wells inside the ZIP
- 3,062within 3 miles of it
- 5drilling locations in two years
- 15square miles of land
The ZIP code and 3 miles around it
Wells and drilling locations in and around 79788
- Drilling locations5Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells1,798On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing109Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged1,155The state's wellbore record says plugged
The solid line is ZIP code 79788 as the US Census Bureau draws it; the dashed line is 3 miles out. The counts are for everything inside the dashed line: 828 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/79788">Oil and gas wells in ZIP code 79788, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>In numbers
Wells in 79788 and within 3 miles
| What | Inside 79788 | Within 3 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Producing wells | 540 | 1,798 |
| Not producing wells | 1 | 109 |
| Plugged wells | 287 | 1,155 |
| Drilling permits, last 24 months | 0 | 5 |
| All wells | 828 | 3,062 |
ZIP code 79788 covers 15 square miles of land: about 56 wells to the square mile.
Drilling locations
The newest drilling permits in and near 79788
| Issued | Lease and well | Where | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | SEALY SMITH SA9503 1Hhorizontal · API 42-495-35196 · permit 0916453Bosque Texas Oil LLC | 1.0 mi outside31.65882, -102.98811 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Bosque Texas Oil LLC |
| 2025-10-27 | DEAD WATER 18SDvertical · API 42-475-39019 · permit 0911339Blackbeard Operating, LLC | 1.3 mi outside31.62556, -102.92935 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Blackbeard Operating, LLC |
| 2025-09-02 | SEALY SMITH S 8403WHhorizontal · API 42-475-39007 · permit 0910137Bosque Texas Oil LLC | 0.9 mi outside31.63746, -102.95942 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Bosque Texas Oil LLC |
| 2025-04-08 | SEALY SMITH S 8502WHhorizontal · API 42-475-38958 · permit 0906940Bosque Texas Oil LLC | 0.4 mi outside31.63718, -102.97094 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Bosque Texas Oil LLC |
| 2024-12-09 | SEALY SMITH S 9602WHhorizontal · API 42-475-38893 · permit 0904467Bosque Texas Oil LLC | 0.3 mi outside31.63710, -102.97456 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Bosque Texas Oil LLC |
| 2024-09-04 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOCIATION 3085vertical · API 42-475-38840 · permit 0902217Sundown Energy LP | 0.3 mi outside31.55729, -102.99331 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Sundown Energy LP |
| 2024-09-04 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOCIATION 3084vertical · API 42-475-38835 · permit 0902187Sundown Energy LP | 0.5 mi outside31.55418, -102.99212 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Sundown Energy LP |
| 2024-04-15 | SEALY SMITH S 8501WHhorizontal · API 42-475-38781 · permit 0898670Bosque Texas Oil LLC | 0.4 mi outside31.63693, -102.97152 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Bosque Texas Oil LLC |
| 2023-12-11 | CAPTAIN STEGERMAIN 201SDvertical · API 42-495-34926 · permit 0895789Blackbeard Operating, LLC | 3.0 mi outside31.69264, -102.99003 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Blackbeard Operating, LLC |
| 2023-12-11 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSN. 3114vertical · API 42-475-38716 · permit 0895437Sundown Energy LP | in 7978831.56542, -102.99309 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Sundown Energy LP |
| 2023-11-30 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOCIATION 3112vertical · API 42-475-38713 · permit 0895234Sundown Energy LP | in 7978831.60225, -102.99153 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Sundown Energy LP |
| 2023-11-08 | HUTCHINGS STOCK ASSOCIATION 3086vertical · API 42-475-38707 · permit 0895104Sundown Energy LP | 0.1 mi outside31.55988, -102.99392 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Sundown Energy LP |
| 2023-10-26 | UTL PEONY 1918A 01Hhorizontal · API 42-475-38688 · permit 0894706Continental Resources, Inc. | 2.3 mi outside31.54673, -103.06165 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Continental Resources, Inc. |
| 2023-09-12 | SEALY AND SMITH 9601WHhorizontal · API 42-475-38670 · permit 0893499Bosque Texas Oil LLC | 0.3 mi outside31.63634, -102.97279 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) | Bosque Texas Oil LLC |
| 2007-02-01 | STONE B 3vertical · API 42-475-35197 · permit 0632731Occidental Permian Ltd. | 0.7 mi outside31.62784, -102.94864 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 79788
- 1Hutchings Stock Assn. 1570in townProducing · API 42-475-34856 · Two P Partners, LLC · inside 79788
- 2Hutchings Stock Assn. 15690.1 mi SWProducing · API 42-475-34865 · Two P Partners, LLC · inside 79788
- 3Hutchings Stock Assn. 15740.2 mi NWProducing · API 42-475-34882 · Two P Partners, LLC · inside 79788
- 4Hutchings Stock Assn. 15350.2 mi WPlugged · API 42-475-34130 · Two P Partners, LLC · inside 79788
- 5Hutchings Stock Assn. 15360.2 mi SWPlugged · API 42-475-34128 · Two P Partners, LLC · inside 79788
- 6Hutchings Stock Assn. 15370.2 mi SProducing · API 42-475-34124 · Two P Partners, LLC · inside 79788
Who runs them
Operators of the wells in 79788
- 1Two P Partners, LLC747 wells744 on producing leases
- 2Sundown Energy LP81 wells81 on producing leases
Around it
Towns and ZIP codes around 79788
FAQ
Questions people ask
Are there oil or gas wells near 79788?
Yes. 828 oil and gas wells with a location on the state's map lie inside ZIP code 79788, 540 of them on producing leases, and 3,062 within 3 miles of its edge. The state issued 5 drilling permits with a well location within 3 miles in the last 24 months, the newest on July 20, 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 79788, 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 79788?
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 79788?
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