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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Latest Permit
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All Time
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8,085 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-02-16 | 482732 | 42-505-33904 | RAMIREZ, L. O. A #11 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 11,600 | |
| 1999-02-16 | 482732 | 42-505-33904 | RAMIREZ, L. O. A #11 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 11,600 | |
| 1999-02-16 | 482730 | 42-505-33029 | GUTIERREZ, J. M. A #5 | ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,250 | |
| 1999-02-16 | 482729 | 42-505-33805 | ALEXANDER #2 | ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,800 | |
| 1999-02-12 | 482687 | 42-505-33737 | LOPEZ MINERAL TRUST G.U. #1 | TESORO E&P COMPANY, L.P. | RECOMP | 11,500 | |
| 1999-02-11 | 482654 | 42-505-33903 | CANALES #19 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 1999-02-11 | 482653 | 42-505-33902 | CANALES #18 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 11,300 | |
| 1999-02-10 | 482552 | 42-505-33899 | RAMIREZ, RAMIRO #1 | HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 11,200 | |
| 1999-02-10 | 482551 | 42-505-33900 | J. O. D. #8 | HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1999-02-10 | 482550 | 42-505-33901 | JACOBA #4 | HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1999-02-03 | 482437 | 42-505-33898 | MANN, E & E TRUST ET AL #2 | ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1999-02-02 | 482409 | 42-505-33897 | HAYNES #19 | PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO. | DRILL | 16,000 | |
| 1999-02-02 | 482409 | 42-505-33897 | HAYNES #19 | PENNZENERGY EXP. & PROD., L.L.C. | DRILL | 16,000 | |
| 1999-02-02 | 482408 | 42-505-33896 | HAYNES #18 | PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO. | DRILL | 16,000 | |
| 1999-02-02 | 482408 | 42-505-33896 | HAYNES #18 | PENNZENERGY EXP. & PROD., L.L.C. | DRILL | 16,000 | |
| 1999-01-29 | 482294 | 42-505-33895 | HAYNES #18 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 1999-01-28 | 482242 | 42-505-33894 | HAYNES E #7 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 13,100 | |
| 1999-01-28 | 482242 | 42-505-33894 | HAYNES E #7 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 13,100 | |
| 1999-01-27 | 482302 | 42-505-33776 | GARZA #1 | TESORO E&P COMPANY, L.P. | RECOMP | 10,500 | |
| 1999-01-26 | 482269 | 42-505-33801 | GUERRA, AVELINA #5A | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | RECOMP | 12,500 | Y |
| 1999-01-26 | 481914 | 42-505-33890 | GARZA, A. #1 | SAMSON LONE STAR LP | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1999-01-19 | 482114 | 42-505-33893 | RAMON, BELIA ET AL #3 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 10,200 | |
| 1999-01-19 | 482114 | 42-505-33893 | RAMON, BELIA ET AL #3 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 7,865 | |
| 1999-01-19 | 482114 | 42-505-33893 | RAMON, BELIA ET AL #3 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 8,825 | |
| 1999-01-14 | 482041 | 42-505-33892 | CUELLAR, MARIA #14 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 11,200 | |
| 1999-01-14 | 482040 | 42-505-33529 | BRUNI RANCH #36 | CONOCO INC. | RECOMP | 11,725 | |
| 1999-01-14 | 482032 | 42-505-33891 | OLD ZAPATA DEEP GU #5 | ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 10,400 | |
| 1999-01-08 | 481869 | 42-505-33889 | GARCIA, ISRAEL #1 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 17,100 | |
| 1999-01-08 | 481869 | 42-505-33889 | GARCIA, ISRAEL #1 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 17,100 | |
| 1999-01-06 | 481910 | 42-505-32519 | HAYNES #8 | CONOCO INC. | RECOMP | 13,822 | |
| 1999-01-06 | 481910 | 42-505-32519 | HAYNES #8 | CONOCO INC. | RECOMP | 13,822 | |
| 1998-12-31 | 481861 | 42-505-33888 | JENNINGS #69 | PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1998-12-28 | 481730 | 42-505-32072 | GARZA, LAURO #E 1 | PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 11,500 | |
| 1998-12-22 | 481709 | 42-505-33887 | LA PERLA B #10 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 10,300 | |
| 1998-12-22 | 481709 | 42-505-33887 | LA PERLA B1 #10 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 10,300 | |
| 1998-12-22 | 481708 | 42-505-33886 | GUERRA L #16 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1998-12-22 | 481708 | 42-505-33886 | GUERRA L #16 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1998-12-22 | 481708 | 42-505-33886 | GUERRA L #16 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 9,903 | |
| 1998-12-16 | 481571 | 42-505-33885 | JENNINGS RANCH C #6 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 13,600 | |
| 1998-12-16 | 481558 | 42-505-32657 | JENNINGS #59 | PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 7,900 | |
| 1998-12-10 | 481411 | 42-505-33884 | LA PERLA #201 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 10,300 | |
| 1998-12-10 | 481411 | 42-505-33884 | LA PERLA #201 | CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY | DRILL | 10,300 | |
| 1998-12-09 | 481344 | 42-505-33883 | VIDAURRI, R. ET AL #31 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1998-12-07 | 481328 | 42-505-33882 | LA PERLA #200 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1998-12-07 | 481326 | 42-505-33881 | VELA, SERAPIO HEIRS B #23 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 10,400 | |
| 1998-12-07 | 481326 | 42-505-33881 | VELA, SERAPIO HEIRS B #23 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 10,400 | |
| 1998-12-07 | 481326 | 42-505-33881 | VELA, SERAPIO HEIRS B #23 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 10,400 | |
| 1998-12-07 | 481326 | 42-505-33881 | VELA, SERAPIO HEIRS B #23 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 10,400 | |
| 1998-11-25 | 481159 | 42-505-33880 | LA PERLA #199 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 9,300 | |
| 1998-11-24 | 481016 | 42-505-33878 | LA PERLA #198 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 10,100 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Zapata County.