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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-07-06 | 123957 | 42-505-31384 | DE GARCIA, SARA G. #2 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1981-07-01 | 124115 | 42-505-31386 | MUZZA, G. P. #2 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 17,100 | |
| 1981-06-26 | 123998 | 42-505-31385 | FALCON GAS UNIT #7 | GREER PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 10,515 | |
| 1981-06-24 | 122853 | 42-505-31383 | VELA, J. M. #3 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 8,960 | |
| 1981-06-24 | 122403 | 42-505-31382 | EL GRULLO MINERALS LTD. #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 18,000 | |
| 1981-06-24 | 122373 | 42-505-31381 | TREVINO, ANGELINA GARGIA #1 | COATES ENERGY TRUST | DRILL | 5,869 | |
| 1981-06-23 | 122162 | 42-505-31114 | GARZA, AMANDO #1 | GOOD HOPE REFINERIES, INC. | RECOMP | 10,517 | |
| 1981-06-18 | 121856 | 42-505-31380 | MECOM, J.W. #37P | BORDER EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 11,050 | |
| 1981-06-18 | 121856 | 42-505-31380 | MECOM, J.W. #37P | COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION | FLD-XFR | 9,950 | |
| 1981-06-18 | 121614 | 42-505-31378 | GARZA, L. ET AL "A" #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,190 | |
| 1981-06-18 | 121611 | 42-505-31377 | LEYENDECKER, G.L. #2 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 1981-06-18 | 121596 | 42-505-31376 | LOPENO #37 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 700 | |
| 1981-06-18 | 121545 | 42-505-31375 | VELA, ANTONIO #1 | HNG OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1981-06-17 | 121615 | 42-505-31379 | HINOJOSA, G.G. #6 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 1981-06-15 | 121025 | 42-505-31225 | BENAVIDES, JAUN G. GAS UNIT "A" #1 | KILROY COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC. | RECOMP | 7,900 | |
| 1981-06-10 | 121164 | 42-505-31374 | HINOJOSA, G. G. #5 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 1981-06-04 | 119985 | 42-505-31373 | JENNINGS RANCH #3 | GHR ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1981-06-03 | 119871 | 42-505-31372 | HAYNES ESTATE #1 | SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1981-06-02 | 119729 | 42-505-31370 | TREVINO, ANGELINA G., ET AL #1 | MCCABE, J. C. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 1981-06-01 | 119807 | 42-505-31371 | HINOJOSA, G.G. #4 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 1981-05-18 | 118391 | 42-505-31367 | BENAVIDES, BELIA R. -B- #2 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 11,150 | |
| 1981-05-11 | 118677 | 42-505-31369 | ALEXANDER, M.M. #1 | GULF ENERGY PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 10,137 | |
| 1981-05-05 | 118392 | 42-505-31368 | SERNA GAS UNIT #1 | HOMABY BAY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1981-04-29 | 116338 | 42-505-31366 | B.M.T.-BLAS URIBE #1-57 | KILLAM & HURD, LTD. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1981-04-27 | 116173 | 42-505-31365 | HINOJOSA, G.G. #3 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 20,000 | |
| 1981-04-27 | 116143 | 42-505-31364 | CUELLAR #2 | CENTRAL PRODUCERS, INC. | DRILL | 1,350 | |
| 1981-04-24 | 115895 | 42-505-80448 | GARCIA, SALVADOR #1 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 9,515 | |
| 1981-04-16 | 116066 | 42-505-31362 | MC ASKILL #6 | GOOD HOPE REFINERIES, INC. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1981-04-16 | 115322 | 42-505-31361 | LA PERLA #38 | GOOD HOPE REFINERIES, INC. | DRILL | 9,300 | |
| 1981-04-10 | 116127 | 42-505-31363 | VAQUILLAS RANCH LTD. #1 | SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1981-04-01 | 114159 | 42-505-31360 | LA PERLA #37 | GOOD HOPE REFINERIES, INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1981-04-01 | 114132 | 42-505-31359 | BRIONES, J.E. #2 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1981-03-25 | 113230 | 42-505-31358 | MECOM, J.W., NCT-1 #38-P | BORDER EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 9,750 | |
| 1981-03-19 | 112540 | 42-505-31357 | MECOM, J. W. "36-P" #36-P | BORDER EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 11,100 | |
| 1981-03-13 | 112201 | 42-505-31356 | LONGORIA, M. T. #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 20,000 | |
| 1981-03-06 | 111080 | 42-505-31355 | SANCHEZ-MCMURREY #5 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 11,080 | |
| 1981-03-04 | 110611 | 42-505-31353 | LOPENO #36 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 1981-03-03 | 110467 | 42-505-80446 | LOPENO #13 D | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | OTHER | 3,707 | |
| 1981-03-03 | 110457 | 42-505-31352 | RAMIREZ, TOMAS GAS UNIT #1 | HOMABY BAY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1981-03-03 | 110457 | 42-505-31352 | RAMIREZ, MARIA V. #1 | DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1981-03-03 | 110454 | 42-505-31351 | CABEZA DE VACA LD&CATTLE CO.LTD. #1 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 11,238 | |
| 1981-02-27 | 111052 | 42-505-31354 | GARCIA, TOMAS #1 | HOMABY BAY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 14,010 | |
| 1981-02-27 | 109841 | 42-505-30993 | JENNINGS #35-F | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 9,030 | |
| 1981-02-24 | 109424 | 42-505-31350 | MARTINEZ, MERCURIO ET AL #1 | SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1981-02-24 | 109410 | 42-505-31349 | ZACHRY, H. B. "A" #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 19,200 | |
| 1981-02-20 | 109136 | 42-505-31348 | JOSETA DE LOPEZ #3 | G D K, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 1981-02-20 | 109135 | 42-505-31347 | ZAPATA 251 #1 | G D K, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 1981-02-19 | 108919 | 42-505-31346 | RODRIGUEZ, ROBERTO #12-H | TENNECO OIL CO. | DRILL | 232 | |
| 1981-02-11 | 108231 | 42-505-31345 | ZACHRY, H. B. FEE #7 | ZACHRY, H. B. COMPANY | DRILL | 6,710 | |
| 1981-02-11 | 108227 | 42-505-31344 | MECOM, J. W. NCT-4 (35) #1 | BORDER EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 10,114 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Zapata County.