Zavala County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Zavala County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-10.
Zavala County permitting is running 3.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (10 total, versus 7 in the prior quarter). CML EXPLORATION, LLC leads with 7 permits in the past 12 months, one of 6 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
1
Operators (30d)
1
Latest Permit
2026-07-10
All Time
3,562
3,562 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-07-10 | 52520 | 42-507-31187 | PRYOR RANCH #6 | SUNDOWN DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1979-07-10 | 52519 | 42-507-31186 | PRYOR RANCH #5 | SUNDOWN DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1979-07-10 | 52517 | 42-507-31185 | PRYOR RANCH #4 | SUNDOWN DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1979-07-10 | 52515 | 42-507-31184 | PRYOR RANCH #3 | SUNDOWN DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1979-07-10 | 52514 | 42-507-31183 | PRYOR RANCH #2 | SUNDOWN DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1979-06-22 | 51641 | 42-507-31182 | BYRD, JOE #1 | GRANT-CARDIN | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1979-06-14 | 50724 | 42-507-31181 | BYRD, JOE ET AL #1 | JENNINGS EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 4,350 | |
| 1979-06-11 | 50442 | 42-507-31180 | CASSIN ESTATE #1 | PETROLERO CORP. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1979-06-11 | 50440 | 42-507-31179 | SHEARER, J. M., JR. ET AL #1 | PETROLERO CORP. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1979-06-11 | 50438 | 42-507-31178 | WEST, MARY ET AL #1 | TEJAS PRODUCTION CO | DRILL | 3,700 | |
| 1979-06-06 | 50995 | 42-507-31175 | VESTRING, ET AL #2 | JENNINGS EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 3,800 | |
| 1979-06-01 | 49889 | 42-507-31177 | PICKENS, R. H. #1 | LYNCH, W. WALDO | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-05-31 | 49813 | 42-507-31176 | PRYOR-PICKENS #1 | MOLE OPERATING CO., INC. | DRILL | 3,750 | |
| 1979-05-25 | 49338 | 42-507-31174 | KRAWETZ, A. #19-1 | OVERLY OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1979-05-23 | 49003 | 42-507-31173 | JACKSON #3 | DULCE CO., THE | DRILL | 2,362 | |
| 1979-05-23 | 49000 | 42-507-31172 | JACKSON #2 | DULCE CO., THE | DRILL | 2,123 | |
| 1979-05-23 | 48998 | 42-507-31171 | SMYTH #1 | DULCE CO., THE | DRILL | 2,277 | |
| 1979-05-23 | 48996 | 42-507-31170 | SMYTH #2 | DULCE CO., THE | DRILL | 2,325 | |
| 1979-05-23 | 48995 | 42-507-31169 | SMYTH #3 | DULCE CO., THE | DRILL | 2,347 | |
| 1979-05-23 | 48993 | 42-507-31168 | SMYTH #4 | DULCE CO., THE | DRILL | 2,530 | |
| 1979-05-23 | 48990 | 42-507-31167 | JACKSON #1 | DULCE CO., THE | DRILL | 2,335 | |
| 1979-05-23 | 48987 | 42-507-31166 | HASKETT #1 | DULCE CO., THE | DRILL | 2,200 | |
| 1979-05-18 | 48861 | 42-507-31163 | BRISCOE RANCH, INC., ET AL #1-102 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 1,300 | |
| 1979-05-18 | 48860 | 42-507-31162 | PRYOR, IKE T. #1 | WARNCKE, GLENNWOOD | DRILL | 3,491 | |
| 1979-05-18 | 48853 | 42-507-31161 | BRISCOE RANCH, INC., ET AL #1-62 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 1,300 | |
| 1979-05-17 | 48710 | 42-507-31160 | HUBERT, KRIST #1 | CALDWELL OIL & GAS CO., INC. | DRILL | 1,900 | |
| 1979-05-17 | 48709 | 42-507-31159 | HUBERT, KRIST #2 | CALDWELL OIL & GAS CO., INC. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1979-05-17 | 48707 | 42-507-31158 | HUBERT, KRIST #3 | CALDWELL OIL & GAS CO., INC. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1979-05-16 | 48622 | 42-507-00135 | WEST, G. W. #1 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 4,933 | |
| 1979-05-16 | 48620 | 42-507-31157 | HOLDSWORTH, E. M. #1 | DIXON DRILLING COMPANY | DRILL | 4,450 | |
| 1979-05-16 | 48617 | 42-507-31156 | SPILLAR #6 | SUNDOWN DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1979-05-15 | 48533 | 42-507-31155 | BRISCOE RANCH, INC., ET AL #1-52 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 1,600 | |
| 1979-05-15 | 48532 | 42-507-31154 | BRISCOE RANCH INC, ET AL #1-50 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 1,598 | |
| 1979-05-15 | 48531 | 42-507-31153 | BRISCOE RANCH INC., ET AL #1-4 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 2,050 | |
| 1979-05-11 | 48328 | 42-507-31152 | KRAWETZ, A. #17-1 | OVERLY OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1979-05-11 | 48322 | 42-507-31150 | JACKSON #7 | SUNDOWN DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 2,055 | |
| 1979-05-10 | 48291 | 42-507-80260 | HASSETT #2 | GOSE, STEVE | RECOMP | 7,907 | |
| 1979-05-10 | 48235 | 42-507-31149 | PRYOR RANCH #1 | SUNDOWN DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1979-05-08 | 48120 | 42-507-31142 | BRISCOE RANCH, INC, ET AL #1-49 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 1,600 | |
| 1979-05-08 | 48118 | 42-507-31141 | BRISCOE RANCH, INC, ET AL #1-6 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 1979-05-08 | 48116 | 42-507-31143 | BRISCOE RANCH, INC, ET AL #1-32 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 1,900 | |
| 1979-05-08 | 48114 | 42-507-31140 | BRISCOE RANCH, INC, ET AL #1-8 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 2,100 | |
| 1979-05-08 | 48112 | 42-507-31144 | BRISCOE RANCH, INC, ET AL #1-19 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 1,850 | |
| 1979-05-08 | 48089 | 42-507-31148 | LYLES, LORA #12 | EQUITX ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1979-05-08 | 48088 | 42-507-31147 | LYLES, LORA #11 | EQUITX ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1979-05-08 | 48087 | 42-507-31146 | LYLES, LORA #10 | EQUITX ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1979-05-08 | 48085 | 42-507-31145 | LYLES, LORA #9 | EQUITX ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 753 | |
| 1979-05-04 | 47827 | 42-507-30914 | JOHNSON, B. K. #5 | CHAPARROSA OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 2,600 | |
| 1979-05-03 | 47773 | 42-507-31139 | FLOWERS AND WARD #1-29 | WEATHERSTON, GEORGE | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1979-04-30 | 47434 | 42-507-31138 | HASKETT #6 | SUNDOWN DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 4,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Zavala County.