How many drilling permits were filed in Zapata County in the last 12 months?

3 Texas Railroad Commission drilling permits were filed in Zapata County, Texas over the last 12 months, 0 of them in the past 7 days.

Who is the most active drilling operator in Zapata County?

HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY is the most active operator in Zapata County with 2 permits over the last 12 months, followed by VANTAGE OPERATING, LLC (1).

Where does Zapata County drilling-permit data come from?

Every permit shown is sourced from the Texas Railroad Commission's public drilling-permit filings and refreshed daily. It's free to search by operator, lease, depth, and wellbore profile.

WTI$86.31USD/BBL · AS OF 3:59 PM CTBRENT$90.75USD/BBL · AS OF 4:09 PM CTHENRY HUB$2.93USD/MMBtu · AS OF 3:59 PM CTPERMITS · 7 DAYS187TRRC · DAILY PULLM&A RECORDS3,328OPERATOR LINEAGECOUNTY RECORDS50 COUNTIES498 SOURCES MAPPED

Zapata County drilling brief.

Every drilling permit filed with the Texas Railroad Commission in Zapata County, Texas. Top operators, recent filings, depth and wellbore profile data.

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Texas Railroad Commission · Public record, free · Updated Aug 31, 2026

0: Permits filed; Last 7 days
3: Permits filed; Last 12 months
HILCORP: Top operator; 2 permits
2: Active operators; Last 12 months

Zapata on the map

Zapata · Texas drillingLast 7 days

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Top operators · 12m

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HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY: –; 2 permits
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VANTAGE OPERATING, LLC: –; 1 permits

Latest Zapata filings

3 rows · last 12 months · Updated Aug 31, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Zapata County, last 12 months, by submitted date
Submitted	Operator	API #	Depth (ft)	Type	Status
2026-01-22	VANTAGE OPERATING, LLC	50536625	4500	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-09-11	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	50535415	11700	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-09-11	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	50535786	14381	Vertical	APPROVED

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