Oil and gas leases in Zapata County — page 19

Zapata County, Texas has 4,566 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission, all of them in Commission district 04. 37 of them are oil leases and 4,529 are gas leases. Between them they carry 5,021 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 1.7 million barrels of oil and 6.8 billion Mcf of gas. 167 operators file returns here. Every lease below has its own page with a decline-curve forecast and an estimate of what the whole lease is worth.

Key facts about Zapata County

How many oil and gas leases are in Zapata County?: Zapata County has 4,566 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Zapata County produced?: Leases in Zapata County have reported 1,667,230 barrels of oil (bbl) and 6,766,844,568 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
How many operators are active in Zapata County?: 167 operators file production returns for leases in Zapata County.
How much are mineral rights in Zapata County worth?: There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Zapata County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 4,566 leases listed here has its own page with the full production history the operator reported, a decline-curve forecast, and an estimate of what a royalty interest in it is worth today.

Leases — page 19 of 23

JACOBA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 189 thousand reported
RAMIREZ, D. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 189 thousand reported
JENNINGS RANCH D — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 189 thousand reported
JENNINGS RANCH AA — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 188 thousand reported
GARCIA, SALVADOR "F" — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 188 thousand reported
BUSTAMANTE GAS UNIT 1 — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 188 thousand reported
BENAVIDES — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 187 thousand reported
LUNDELL "B" — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 187 thousand reported
CANALES — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 187 thousand reported
DON HILARIO "A" — gas, Ricochet Energy, Inc., Zapata County, 187 thousand reported
M. G. GARZA G. U. — gas, Killam Oil Co., Ltd., Zapata County, 186 thousand reported
MARSHALL, STANLEY G. — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 186 thousand reported
MECOM, J. W. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 186 thousand reported
VASQUEZ-SHARP-ANDERS G. U. — gas, Torch Operating Company, Zapata County, 184 thousand reported
JENNINGS — gas, S M K Energy Corporation, Zapata County, 184 thousand reported
THOMASMA, RAY J. — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Zapata County, 184 thousand reported
BRUNI RANCH — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 184 thousand reported
PALMYRA — gas, Cody Energy LLC, Zapata County, 184 thousand reported
GRACIA, CATARINO ET AL — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Zapata County, 183 thousand reported
MUNOZ — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 182 thousand reported
BARROCITO, B. M. — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 182 thousand reported
HAYNES, L. — gas, North Central Oil Corp., Zapata County, 181 thousand reported
LA PERLA B — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 181 thousand reported
HORACIO GONZALEZ — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Zapata County, 181 thousand reported
DECARREON, G. G. — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 181 thousand reported
GARCIA, SALVADOR E — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 180 thousand reported
HAYNES, LEONARD — gas, Hunt, WM. Herbert, Trust Est., Zapata County, 180 thousand reported
JENNINGS RANCH AA — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 180 thousand reported
TREVINO, ET AL UNIT — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Zapata County, 179 thousand reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 179 thousand reported
LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 178 thousand reported
LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 178 thousand reported
LEONARDO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 178 thousand reported
GUERRA "L" — gas, Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P., Zapata County, 178 thousand reported
PEREZ "A" — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Zapata County, 176 thousand reported
BMT - FNB — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 176 thousand reported
GARZA, L. "B" 3 — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 176 thousand reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 176 thousand reported
JENNINGS — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Zapata County, 176 thousand reported
GUERRA, RAUL — gas, Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc., Zapata County, 176 thousand reported
MARTINEZ, EUDOXIO — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 176 thousand reported
RAMIREZ, M. R. — gas, Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc., Zapata County, 175 thousand reported
GARCIA, SALVADOR — gas, Mohican Operating, L.L.C., Zapata County, 175 thousand reported
MCASKILL — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 175 thousand reported
MARTINEZ, M. — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 175 thousand reported
MCASKILL TR8 — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 173 thousand reported
SANTA MARIA MINERALS — gas, El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P., Zapata County, 173 thousand reported
JENNINGS RANCH AA — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 173 thousand reported
JENNINGS, ROY — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Zapata County, 173 thousand reported
LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 173 thousand reported
JENNINGS, J. D. — gas, S M K Energy Corporation, Zapata County, 172 thousand reported
VELA, OSCAR — gas, Ricochet Energy, Inc., Zapata County, 172 thousand reported
URIBE FAMILY TRUST — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 172 thousand reported
VASQUEZ-PENA-HAYNES — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Zapata County, 172 thousand reported
GARCIA, SALVADOR "B" — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 171 thousand reported
GUERRA "L" — gas, Transtexas Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 170 thousand reported
RAUL VOLPE HEIRS — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 169 thousand reported
GARZA, FERNANDO DEEP — gas, Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc., Zapata County, 169 thousand reported
DODIER, J. O. — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 168 thousand reported
THOMASMA, RAY J. — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Zapata County, 168 thousand reported
JENNINGS RANCH AA — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 168 thousand reported
MECOM, J. W. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 168 thousand reported
PEREZ, F.R. — gas, Transtexas Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 167 thousand reported
MARTINEZ-VIDAURRI UNIT — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 167 thousand reported
MCASKILL — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 167 thousand reported
VELA, SERAPIO HEIRS B — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 167 thousand reported
VILLARREAL GUTIERREZ GU — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 167 thousand reported
ASCHE — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 166 thousand reported
LUNDELL "B" — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 166 thousand reported
GARZA, L. — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 166 thousand reported
LOPEZ — gas, Newfield Exploration Company, Zapata County, 166 thousand reported
MARTIN, B.M.T. A — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 166 thousand reported
LA PERLA — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 166 thousand reported
GARZA, LAURO — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Zapata County, 166 thousand reported
TOMASA — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 166 thousand reported
VELA, ROBERTO 640 ACRE GAS UNIT — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Zapata County, 166 thousand reported
JENNINGS RANCH C — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 165 thousand reported
BARROCITO, B.M. — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 165 thousand reported
JUANA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 164 thousand reported
GUERRA, RAUL — gas, Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc., Zapata County, 164 thousand reported
JENNINGS, J. D. — oil, S M K Energy Corporation, Zapata County, 164 thousand reported
MARSHALL, S. G. ET AL — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 164 thousand reported
MECOM, J. W. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 162 thousand reported
JOSE, DON GAS UNIT — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 162 thousand reported
LA PERLA — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 162 thousand reported
LA SOLEDAD — gas, Legend Natural Gas II, LP, Zapata County, 162 thousand reported
GONZALEZ, JOSE ET AL "6" — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 162 thousand reported
RAMIREZ, JOSEFA — gas, Midpar L.P., Zapata County, 161 thousand reported
SANCHEZ-MCMURREY — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 161 thousand reported
LAUREL MINERAL ESTATE — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 160 thousand reported
BMT MARTIN B — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 160 thousand reported
JENNINGS — gas, S M K Energy Corporation, Zapata County, 160 thousand reported
HAYNES — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Zapata County, 159 thousand reported
ASCHE — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 159 thousand reported
DOLORES GAS UNIT A — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 158 thousand reported
MENDOZA — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Zapata County, 158 thousand reported
GONZALEZ, GRACIELA — gas, Ipact, Zapata County, 158 thousand reported
SARITA, K. — gas, Dynamic Production, Inc., Zapata County, 157 thousand reported
BRUNI MINERAL TRUST — gas, Killam Oil Company, Zapata County, 157 thousand reported
WORLEY, R.J. ET AL — gas, Mueller Engineering Corp., Zapata County, 157 thousand reported
GUTIERREZ -C- — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 157 thousand reported
HERBST, M.V. — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 156 thousand reported
ASCHE — gas, Forest Oil Corporation, Zapata County, 156 thousand reported
TREVINO, ALBERT — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Zapata County, 155 thousand reported
JUANA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 155 thousand reported
MARTINEZ, M. DE — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 154 thousand reported
GRACIA, CATARINO ET AL — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Zapata County, 154 thousand reported
DECARREON, G. G. — gas, North Central Oil Corp., Zapata County, 153 thousand reported
LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 153 thousand reported
YZAGUIRRE, J. — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 153 thousand reported
SANCHEZ-MCMURREY — gas, North Central Oil Corp., Zapata County, 153 thousand reported
BERNARDO GAS UNIT — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 152 thousand reported
JENNINGS, J. D. — gas, S M K Energy Corporation, Zapata County, 152 thousand reported
MANN TRUST ET AL — gas, North Central Oil Corp., Zapata County, 152 thousand reported
DON JOSE LAND & CATTLE CO LTD — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 151 thousand reported
ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 151 thousand reported
CUELLAR GU — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Zapata County, 151 thousand reported
LAS PRESAS-GARCIA "A" — gas, Forest Oil Permian Corporation, Zapata County, 151 thousand reported
HAYNES MINERAL TRUST — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 151 thousand reported
TREVINO — gas, Elliott Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 151 thousand reported
LAUREL, O. M. ESTATE — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Zapata County, 150 thousand reported
SINGER B — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Zapata County, 150 thousand reported
GUTIERREZ, J.M. "B" — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 150 thousand reported
BMT-MARTIN B — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 149 thousand reported
BENAVIDES "A" — gas, El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P., Zapata County, 149 thousand reported
LOPENO "B" — gas, Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc., Zapata County, 149 thousand reported
HERBST, M.V. — gas, Transtexas Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 149 thousand reported
DYE, JAMES D. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 148 thousand reported
RODRIGUEZ GAS UNIT 1 — gas, Forest Oil Corporation, Zapata County, 148 thousand reported
MECOM, J. W. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 148 thousand reported
TREVINO, ALBERT — gas, Pennzenergy Exp. & Prod., L.L.C., Zapata County, 148 thousand reported
DYE, JAMES D. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 147 thousand reported
LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 147 thousand reported
GUTIERREZ, J. M. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 146 thousand reported
JENNINGS — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Zapata County, 146 thousand reported
JENNINGS, J. D. — gas, S M K Energy Corporation, Zapata County, 145 thousand reported
JENNINGS RANCH — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 145 thousand reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 144 thousand reported
LAUREL MINERAL ESTATE — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 144 thousand reported
GUEVARA "A" (LAROCA) — gas, Paloma Resources, LLC, Zapata County, 144 thousand reported
MECOM, J. W. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 144 thousand reported
EL CLARENO — gas, El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P., Zapata County, 144 thousand reported
GUTIERREZ, J.M. — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 143 thousand reported
LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 142 thousand reported
LAUREL, SERGIO — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 142 thousand reported
GUERRA, RAUL — gas, Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc., Zapata County, 141 thousand reported
MARTINEZ, S. A — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 141 thousand reported
JENNINGS, J. D. — gas, S M K Energy Corporation, Zapata County, 141 thousand reported
HEIN, LUZ A. — gas, Michael Petroleum Corporation, Zapata County, 141 thousand reported
MANN, E. E. TRUST ET AL — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 140 thousand reported
DOLORES GAS UNIT B — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 139 thousand reported
LA PERLA — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Zapata County, 139 thousand reported
MARTINEZ, ANTONIO ET AL — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Zapata County, 138 thousand reported
RAMIREZ, JOSEFA — gas, Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc., Zapata County, 138 thousand reported
HONDA — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 137 thousand reported
TOMAS G.U. — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 137 thousand reported
THOMASMA, RAY J. — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Zapata County, 136 thousand reported
HAYNES, L. — gas, North Central Oil Corp., Zapata County, 136 thousand reported
WHITTIER, HELEN COMPANY — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 136 thousand reported
SALVADOR GARCIA D — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 136 thousand reported
MARSHALL, S. G. — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 136 thousand reported
DON JOSE GAS UNIT — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 135 thousand reported
HINNANT, L. A. ET AL -G- — gas, Hughes, Dan A. Company, Zapata County, 134 thousand reported
JENNINGS RANCH AA — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Zapata County, 133 thousand reported
YZAGUIRRE, J. — gas, Enercorp Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 133 thousand reported
MARTIN, J.C. — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 133 thousand reported
MECOM, J. W. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 133 thousand reported
VELA, J. — gas, Ventum Oil And Gas, LP, Zapata County, 133 thousand reported
ASCHE — gas, Transtexas Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 132 thousand reported
LOPEZ, ALONZO — gas, Stivers Inc, Zapata County, 132 thousand reported
WHITTIER — gas, Legend Natural Gas II, LP, Zapata County, 132 thousand reported
HAYNES, L. — gas, Pogo Producing Company, Zapata County, 132 thousand reported
JACOBA — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 131 thousand reported
MECOM, J. W. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 131 thousand reported
GARZA, LAURO — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Zapata County, 131 thousand reported
PUIG-KING GAS UNIT — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 130 thousand reported
RAMIREZ-YZAGUIRRE — gas, KCS Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 130 thousand reported
RAMON, BELIA ET AL — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 129 thousand reported
GUERRA "L" — gas, Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P., Zapata County, 129 thousand reported
GARCIA, SALVADOR "F" — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 129 thousand reported
JENNINGS RANCH AA — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 128 thousand reported
MERCURIO MARTINEZ ET AL UNIT — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 128 thousand reported
DON JOSE GAS UNIT — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 128 thousand reported
LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 127 thousand reported
JENNINGS RANCH — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 127 thousand reported
LOPENO "B" — gas, Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc., Zapata County, 127 thousand reported
DAISY — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 127 thousand reported
NEEL, BESS — gas, Hunt, WM. Herbert, Trust Est., Zapata County, 127 thousand reported
MECOM, J. W. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 127 thousand reported
VASQUEZ-SHARP-ANDERS G.U. — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 126 thousand reported
RODRIGUEZ GAS UNIT — gas, Transtexas Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 126 thousand reported
LAUREL-STATE — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 125 thousand reported
MARTIN-SANCHEZ G.U. NO. 1 — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 125 thousand reported
VELA, L. E. — gas, Killam Oil Co., Ltd., Zapata County, 125 thousand reported
RAMIREZ, JOSEFA — gas, Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc., Zapata County, 125 thousand reported
LOPENO "A" — gas, Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc., Zapata County, 125 thousand reported
LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 125 thousand reported
BENAVIDES, BELIA R. "C" — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 124 thousand reported
RANCHO NUEVO — gas, Transtexas Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 124 thousand reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 124 thousand reported

Production figures are as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Values shown on lease pages are estimates produced by fitting a decline curve to that reported history; they are not offers or appraisals.