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.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2025-09-17

All Time

8,085

8,085 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH
1998-06-24	477418	42-505-33582	GONZALEZ, JOSE ET AL 6 #1	ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY	RECOMP	9,740
1998-06-24	477412	42-505-32818	GUTIERREZ, J. M. B #2UV	ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY	RECOMP	7,600
1998-06-24	477406	42-505-33821	MARTINEZ, ADELA M. ET AL #2	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	10,000
1998-06-23	477378	42-505-33820	GUTIERREZ, E. E. #4	HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, THE	DRILL	11,700
1998-06-23	477369	42-505-33819	VOLPE #01	TESORO E&P COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	11,700
1998-06-23	477369	42-505-33819	VOLPE #01	TESORO E&P COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	11,700
1998-06-16	477225	42-505-33818	MARSHALL, S. G. #16	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,500
1998-06-15	477176	42-505-33817	VELA "WX" #A 1	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,100
1998-06-15	477117	42-505-33816	MECOM, J. W. #98	COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000
1998-06-11	477048	42-505-33697	U.S.A. GAS UNIT 2 #1ST	TRANSTEXAS GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	14,000
1998-06-11	476948	42-505-33815	PALMYRA #3	HAWN BROTHERS COMPANY	DRILL	8,500
1998-06-11	476948	42-505-33815	PALMYRA #3	HAWN BROTHERS COMPANY	DRILL	8,500
1998-06-09	477001	42-505-33054	ELIZONDO #3	ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY	RECOMP	7,460
1998-06-09	477000	42-505-33006	BENAVIDES MINERAL TRUST #2	ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY	RECOMP	9,815
1998-06-04	476856	42-505-33814	GARZA-IRENE GAS UNIT #1	HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, THE	DRILL	14,500
1998-06-04	476853	42-505-33813	JENNINGS RANCH C #4	CONOCO INC.	DRILL	13,600
1998-06-02	476804	42-505-33102	GARZA, LAURO #E8	PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	RECOMP	10,000
1998-05-28	476690	42-505-33716	AMARGOSA GU #1	ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY	RECOMP	8,100
1998-05-28	476689	42-505-32792	DOMINGUEZ #2	ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY	RECOMP	6,414
1998-05-28	476685	42-505-02901	RAMOS, BALTAZAR #2	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	RECOMP	10,222
1998-05-26	476602	42-505-33812	PALMYRA #8	ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY	DRILL	9,600
1998-05-26	476569	42-505-33811	VELA-ALEXANDER GAS UNIT NO. 2 #1	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,700
1998-05-22	476518	42-505-33810	MECOM, J. W. #97	COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000
1998-05-18	476343	42-505-33809	MECOM, J. W. #96	COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000
1998-05-14	476285	42-505-33808	TAYLOR-SANCHEZ #1	ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.	DRILL	9,200
1998-05-12	476214	42-505-33807	NEEL, BESS #5	HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST.	DRILL	12,000
1998-05-08	476127	42-505-33805	ALEXANDER #2	ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY	DRILL	9,800
1998-05-08	476125	42-505-33806	FLORES-CALICHE RANCH 37 #3	ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY	DRILL	9,250
1998-05-06	476066	42-505-33804	HAYNES, LEONARD #34	HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST.	DRILL	10,500
1998-05-05	476017	42-505-32563	JENNINGS #60	PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	RECOMP	8,400
1998-05-05	475077	42-505-33786	GARZA, L. #6	ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY	DRILL	11,000
1998-05-04	475955	42-505-33157	HAYNES #13	PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	RECOMP	9,200
1998-05-01	475885	42-505-33687	JENNINGS #67D	PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	RECOMP	8,155
1998-04-29	475786	42-505-33803	JENNINGS RANCH C #3	CONOCO INC.	DRILL	13,600
1998-04-29	475758	42-505-33802	MECOM, J. W. #95	COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	10,500
1998-04-27	475703	42-505-33019	ELIZONDO #2	ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY	RENTR	3,000
1998-04-23	475604	42-505-33801	GUERRA, AVELINA #5A	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	12,500
1998-04-23	475596	42-505-33800	SALINAS #4	CONOCO INC.	DRILL	11,400
1998-04-22	475562	42-505-33799	MECOM, J. W. #94	COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	10,500
1998-04-22	475530	42-505-33798	SERAFIN #1	SAMSON LONE STAR LP	DRILL	9,100
1998-04-22	475528	42-505-30553	JENNINGS #28WD	PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	RECOMP	5,000
1998-04-22	475528	42-505-30553	JENNINGS #28WD	PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	RECOMP	5,500
1998-04-22	475527	42-505-33797	JENNINGS #35WD	PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	5,000
1998-04-22	475527	42-505-33797	JENNINGS #35WD	PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	5,500
1998-04-22	475521	42-505-33796	BRAVO, J. E. #4	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	10,700
1998-04-22	475518	42-505-33795	J.O.D. #6	HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, THE	DRILL	11,700
1998-04-22	475513	42-505-33794	FLORES, L. G. #21	HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, THE	DRILL	14,000
1998-04-22	475241	42-505-33790	JUANA NCT #6	CONOCO INC.	DRILL	9,900
1998-04-21	475242	42-505-33789	RAMIREZ, L. O. A #9	CONOCO INC.	DRILL	12,200
1998-04-21	475242	42-505-33789	RAMIREZ, L. O. A #9	CONOCO INC.	DRILL	13,500

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Zapata County.