Zapata County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Zapata County — updated daily, data through 2025-09-17.
Zapata County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued 2025-09-17. EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC leads with 8 permits in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county.
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8,085 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-08-04 | 168171 | 42-505-31560 | SERAFIN #2 | TRANSAMERICAN-AMER. COASTAL CORP | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1982-08-04 | 168136 | 42-505-31559 | GARZA, ANASTACIO, ESTATE #4 | ZACHRY, H. B. COMPANY | DRILL | 2,800 | |
| 1982-07-29 | 167696 | 42-505-31558 | ALFONSO #3 | TDC ENGINEERING, INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1982-07-29 | 167627 | 42-505-31557 | FLORES, M. #2 | TDC ENGINEERING, INC. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1982-07-28 | 167563 | 42-505-31556 | GARCIA TREVINO, ANGELINA ET AL #3 | COATES ENERGY TRUST | DRILL | 4,607 | |
| 1982-07-27 | 167423 | 42-505-31228 | ASCHE #1 | GHR ENERGY CORP. | RECOMP | 9,664 | |
| 1982-07-26 | 167288 | 42-505-31555 | SLATOR RANCH #3 | TENNECO OIL CO. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1982-07-21 | 166854 | 42-505-31554 | MUZZA, G. P. #3 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 20,000 | |
| 1982-07-15 | 166320 | 42-505-31087 | ALFONSO #1 | GHR ENERGY CORP. | RECOMP | 9,700 | |
| 1982-07-07 | 165750 | 42-505-31552 | BENAVIDES, BELIA R. -B #4 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 11,600 | |
| 1982-07-02 | 166322 | 42-505-31553 | GARZA, A. #4 | TDC ENGINEERING, INC. | DRILL | 10,437 | |
| 1982-07-02 | 165481 | 42-505-31531 | PORRAS GAS UNIT #1 #1 | GHR ENERGY CORP. | RECOMP | 12,500 | |
| 1982-07-01 | 165500 | 42-505-31551 | VERGARA #7 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1982-06-30 | 165278 | 42-505-31550 | VASQUEZ ET AL #1 | CPC EXPL.,INC.&GIERHART,B.J.INC. | DRILL | 18,000 | |
| 1982-06-30 | 165190 | 42-505-31185 | 3D RANCHES LTD. GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1 | SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 8,831 | |
| 1982-06-29 | 165487 | 42-505-31548 | KILLAM MINERAL FEE #3 | KILLAM & HURD, LTD. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1982-06-24 | 165216 | 42-505-31549 | ASCHE #5 | GHR ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1982-06-22 | 164370 | 42-505-31546 | LONGORIA, M. T. #3 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 17,373 | |
| 1982-06-16 | 164463 | 42-505-31547 | TREVINO #3 | TDC ENGINEERING, INC. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1982-06-14 | 163962 | 42-505-31545 | JENNINGS RANCH #B1 | GHR ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1982-06-04 | 162818 | 42-505-31543 | GARCIA, SALVADOR #2 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1982-06-01 | 162457 | 42-505-31542 | VIDAURRI, R. ET AL #11 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 10,200 | |
| 1982-06-01 | 162366 | 42-505-31541 | TREVINO, A. ET AL #1A | CIMA EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 1982-06-01 | 162349 | 42-505-31540 | MARSHALL, S. G. ET AL #1 | GALATIA INVESTMENT CO. | DRILL | 4,600 | |
| 1982-05-28 | 162336 | 42-505-31537 | LUNDELL "B" #B1 | GHR ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1982-05-27 | 162346 | 42-505-31539 | GARZA, A. #3 | TDC ENGINEERING, INC. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1982-05-25 | 161668 | 42-505-31536 | TAYLOR, J. AUSTIN #1 | MCCABE, J. C. | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1982-05-24 | 162340 | 42-505-31538 | TREVINO, A. ET AL #1B | PRIMARY FUELS, INC. | DRILL | 2,300 | |
| 1982-05-18 | 160901 | 42-505-31534 | BENAVIDES, B. R. #3 | GHR ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1982-05-14 | 161137 | 42-505-31535 | TREVINO, A. "B" #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1982-05-07 | 160262 | 42-505-31533 | BENAVIDES, BELIA R. -B #3 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1982-05-07 | 160258 | 42-505-31507 | ABEL VELA - STATE GAS UNIT #A-1 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1982-05-06 | 159975 | 42-505-31532 | GONZALES, LEONEL #TR.2#1 | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 760 | |
| 1982-05-05 | 159876 | 42-505-31531 | PORRAS GAS UNIT # 1 #1 | TDC ENGINEERING, INC. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1982-05-05 | 159849 | 42-505-31530 | GARZA, LAURO #C-1 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1982-05-05 | 159809 | 42-505-31529 | JUANA #1 | TDC ENGINEERING, INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1982-04-30 | 158896 | 42-505-31518 | SLATOR RANCH #2 | TENNECO OIL CO. | DRILL | 12,600 | |
| 1982-04-28 | 158490 | 42-505-31517 | VIDAURRI, R. #10 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 10,200 | |
| 1982-04-27 | 158208 | 42-505-31516 | MECOM NCT-1 #45J | BORDER EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 10,700 | |
| 1982-04-15 | 156850 | 42-505-31513 | LAUREL, ANGEL R. #2 | SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1982-04-09 | 156291 | 42-505-31319 | LOPENO #34 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | RECOMP | 3,850 | |
| 1982-04-08 | 156529 | 42-505-31512 | ABEL VELA - STATE GAS UNIT #A-1 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1982-04-07 | 155895 | 42-505-31301 | VELA, SERAPIO HEIRS #3 | HNG OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,430 | |
| 1982-04-07 | 155894 | 42-505-31511 | ZACHRY, H. B. A #5 | ZACHRY, H. B. COMPANY | DRILL | 6,103 | |
| 1982-04-07 | 155798 | 42-505-30341 | GUTIERREZ, M.B. #1D | SUBTERRANEAN RESOURCES, INCORP. | OTHER | 9,600 | |
| 1982-04-02 | 155480 | 42-505-30969 | A. CANTU ET AL UNIT #1D | FLATLAND OIL CORPORATION | OTHER | 8,030 | |
| 1982-04-01 | 155307 | 42-505-31509 | MCASKILL #9 | GHR ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1982-03-31 | 157081 | 42-505-31514 | SYLVESTER G.U. #1 #1 | GHR ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1982-03-26 | 155309 | 42-505-31510 | MECOM, J.W. #44J | BORDER EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1982-03-25 | 155286 | 42-505-31508 | VELA, E. #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Zapata County.