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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-24 | 517054 | 42-505-34482 | HAYNES, L. #69 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 2002-01-24 | 517053 | 42-505-34483 | CASSIN, E. W. ET AL #1 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 2002-01-24 | 517053 | 42-505-34483 | CASSIN, E. W. ET AL #1 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | DRILL | 12,100 | |
| 2002-01-23 | 517029 | 42-505-34481 | ZACHRY, H. B. COMPANY #6 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 18,700 | |
| 2002-01-23 | 517015 | 42-505-34480 | OSCAR GUTIERREZ ET AL #4 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 10,600 | |
| 2002-01-23 | 516941 | 42-505-34479 | GUTIERREZ, J. M. #14 | HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 2002-01-23 | 516940 | 42-505-34478 | GARZA, LAURO #2 | HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 2002-01-18 | 516925 | 42-505-34477 | GARZA, L. #21 | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 2002-01-17 | 516852 | 42-505-34476 | CANALES #24 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 10,200 | |
| 2002-01-10 | 516008 | 42-505-34467 | RATHMELL, J. G. #28 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | DRILL | 10,200 | |
| 2002-01-08 | 516642 | 42-505-34475 | JENNINGS RANCH C #37 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 13,600 | |
| 2002-01-07 | 516624 | 42-505-34474 | JENNINGS #75 | DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 2002-01-07 | 516603 | 42-505-34473 | JENNINGS RANCH C #38 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 13,600 | |
| 2002-01-07 | 516603 | 42-505-34473 | JENNINGS RANCH C #38 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 13,600 | |
| 2002-01-07 | 516085 | 42-505-34469 | LEONARDO #32 | HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 10,600 | |
| 2002-01-03 | 516574 | 42-505-34472 | LEONARDO #33 | HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 2001-12-19 | 516295 | 42-505-33454 | LEYENDECKER, G. L. #4 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | RECOMP | 14,400 | |
| 2001-12-19 | 516273 | 42-505-34471 | JENNINGS RANCH C #36 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 13,600 | |
| 2001-12-19 | 515509 | 42-505-30941 | RATHMELL, J. G. #2 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 10,878 | |
| 2001-12-19 | 515507 | 42-505-31645 | RATHMELL, J. G. #7 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 10,800 | |
| 2001-12-18 | 515510 | 42-505-30964 | RATHMELL, J. G. #3 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 10,710 | |
| 2001-12-18 | 515508 | 42-505-31166 | RATHMELL, J. G. #4 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 10,528 | |
| 2001-12-14 | 516140 | 42-505-34470 | DECARREON, G. G. #15 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | DRILL | 11,200 | |
| 2001-12-13 | 516098 | 42-505-33223 | VELA, J. M. #11 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 8,100 | |
| 2001-12-13 | 516051 | 42-505-34468 | LEONARDO #31 | HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 10,600 | |
| 2001-12-11 | 515927 | 42-505-33250 | A. MARTINEZ UNIT #5 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | RECOMP | 7,500 | |
| 2001-12-10 | 515957 | 42-505-34466 | NEEL, BESS #5 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 2001-12-10 | 515957 | 42-505-34466 | NEEL, BESS #5 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | DRILL | 12,900 | |
| 2001-12-07 | 515945 | 42-505-34465 | EL EBANITO #3 | TEXANA OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 6,950 | |
| 2001-12-07 | 515899 | 42-505-34464 | BRUNI RANCH #96 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 12,200 | |
| 2001-12-06 | 515892 | 42-505-34463 | JENNINGS RANCH A #8 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 13,600 | |
| 2001-12-05 | 515826 | 42-505-34462 | CANALES #23 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 11,600 | |
| 2001-11-29 | 515692 | 42-505-34461 | LA PERLA #227 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 9,700 | |
| 2001-11-28 | 515615 | 42-505-34460 | FLORES, L. G. #29 | HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 2001-11-28 | 515614 | 42-505-34459 | FLORES, L. G. #28 | HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 2001-11-27 | 515631 | 42-505-34458 | VELA, E. TRUST #1 | DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORP | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 2001-11-27 | 515624 | 42-505-34457 | F. G. G. RANCHES #3 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 2001-11-27 | 515623 | 42-505-34456 | JENNINGS #76 | DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 2001-11-27 | 515519 | 42-505-34455 | JENNINGS RANCH A #7 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 13,600 | |
| 2001-11-27 | 515519 | 42-505-34455 | JENNINGS RANCH AA #7 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 13,600 | |
| 2001-11-20 | 515517 | 42-505-34454 | JENNINGS RANCH D #7 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 13,600 | |
| 2001-11-19 | 515470 | 42-505-34453 | RAMIREZ, FEDERICO #6 | DOMINION EXPL. & PROD., INC. | DRILL | 12,600 | |
| 2001-11-19 | 515470 | 42-505-34453 | RAMIREZ, FEDERICO #6 | DOMINION EXPL. & PROD., INC. | DRILL | 12,600 | |
| 2001-11-19 | 515440 | 42-505-34452 | HAYNES, L. #63 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 2001-11-16 | 515422 | 42-505-34451 | MORGAN #1 | DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORP | DRILL | 17,500 | |
| 2001-11-16 | 515407 | 42-505-34450 | VELA, G. O. #1 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 2001-11-08 | 515170 | 42-505-34019 | BRUNI RANCH #51 | CONOCO INC. | RECOMP | 11,525 | |
| 2001-11-07 | 515144 | 42-505-34449 | JENNINGS RANCH C #26 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 13,600 | |
| 2001-11-07 | 515144 | 42-505-34449 | JENNINGS RANCH C #26 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 13,600 | |
| 2001-11-07 | 515144 | 42-505-34449 | JENNINGS RANCH C #26 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 13,600 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Zapata County.