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

22 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?

EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC is the most active operator in Zapata County with 18 permits over the last 12 months, followed by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (2).

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$96.38USD/BBL · AS OF 3:44 PM CTBRENT$97.98USD/BBL · AS OF 3:44 PM CTPERMITS TODAY—TRRC · DAILY PULLM&A RECORDS3,324OPERATOR LINEAGESCOUTCALL LIST · PIPELINE · PSA

Zapata County · 0 permits this week
22 permits filed last 12 months
Top operator: EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC (18)
Sourced from Texas Railroad Commission

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 Jun 3, 2026

0: Permits filed; Last 7 days
22: Permits filed; Last 12 months
EAGLE: Top operator; 18 permits
4: Active operators; Last 12 months

02 · Zapata on the map

Zapata · Texas drillingLast 7 days

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Top operators · 12m

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EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC: —; 18 permits
02
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY: —; 2 permits
03
VANTAGE OPERATING, LLC: —; 1 permits
04
TEXAS OPERATING PARTNERS LLC: —; 1 permits

03 · Latest Zapata filings

20 rows · last 12 months · Updated Jun 3, 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	50535786	14381	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-09-11	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	50535415	11700	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-08-19	TEXAS OPERATING PARTNERS LLC	50536666	9500	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-25	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536657	300	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-25	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536656	300	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-15	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536646	300	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-15	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536643	300	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-15	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536647	300	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-15	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536648	300	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-15	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536649	300	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-15	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536650	300	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-15	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536651	300	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-15	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536652	300	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-15	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536653	300	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-15	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536654	300	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-15	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536655	300	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-15	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536640	300	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-15	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536641	300	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-07-15	EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC	50536644	300	Vertical	APPROVED

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06 · Sources