Oil and gas leases in Zapata County — page 20

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 20 of 23

  • J. O. D. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 124 thousand reported
  • RAMIREZ, FEDERICO — gas, Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc., Zapata County, 124 thousand reported
  • RATHMELL, J.G. — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 123 thousand reported
  • LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 123 thousand reported
  • URIBE, S. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 122 thousand reported
  • LA PERLA A1 — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 122 thousand reported
  • BUSTAMANTE GAS UNIT 1 — gas, Forest Oil Corporation, Zapata County, 122 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS RANCH A — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Zapata County, 122 thousand reported
  • MARTINEZ, S. — gas, Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLC, Zapata County, 122 thousand reported
  • HAYNES, L. — gas, North Central Oil Corp., Zapata County, 122 thousand reported
  • PALMYRA MINERALS, LTD — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 122 thousand reported
  • BMT MARTIN B — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 121 thousand reported
  • MECOM, J. W. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 121 thousand reported
  • GUTIERREZ, J.M.A. — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 121 thousand reported
  • SLATOR RANCH — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 120 thousand reported
  • LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 120 thousand reported
  • DELOS SANTOS, MARCELA "B" — gas, S M K Energy Corporation, Zapata County, 120 thousand reported
  • FELIX RAMOS — gas, Midpar L.P., Zapata County, 120 thousand reported
  • FLORES, L. G. — gas, Forest Oil Corporation, Zapata County, 120 thousand reported
  • MCDERMOTT HEIRS — gas, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 120 thousand reported
  • URIBE, S. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 120 thousand reported
  • ACELA — gas, Samson Lone Star LP, Zapata County, 119 thousand reported
  • MOLLETES CREEK "A" G.U. — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 119 thousand reported
  • MCASKILL — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 119 thousand reported
  • GUTIERREZ, J.M.B. — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 119 thousand reported
  • SLATOR RANCH — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 118 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS, J. D. — gas, S M K Energy Corporation, Zapata County, 118 thousand reported
  • BRUNI RANCH — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 117 thousand reported
  • MECOM, J. W. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 117 thousand reported
  • RATHMELL, J. G. — gas, Pogo Producing Company, Zapata County, 117 thousand reported
  • GUTIERREZ, O. "B" — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 117 thousand reported
  • GUEVARA "A" (LA ROCA) — gas, Forest Oil Permian Corporation, Zapata County, 116 thousand reported
  • OCTAVIO SALINAS GAS UNIT — gas, Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston, Zapata County, 116 thousand reported
  • ASCHE — gas, Forest Oil Corporation, Zapata County, 116 thousand reported
  • VASQUEZ, ROMEO ET AL — gas, Torch Operating Company, Zapata County, 115 thousand reported
  • LA PERLA — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Zapata County, 115 thousand reported
  • A. GARZA — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 115 thousand reported
  • CARMEN VELA "C" — gas, Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P., Zapata County, 115 thousand reported
  • LA PERLA — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Zapata County, 114 thousand reported
  • LAUREL, F.D. — gas, Dynamic Production, Inc., Zapata County, 114 thousand reported
  • LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 114 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS, J. D. — gas, S M K Energy Corporation, Zapata County, 114 thousand reported
  • LEYENDECKER, G. L. — gas, Comstock Oil & Gas, LP, Zapata County, 114 thousand reported
  • FLORES, L. G. — gas, Transtexas Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 113 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS RANCH — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 113 thousand reported
  • GARZA, L. — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 113 thousand reported
  • VELA "B" — gas, Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc., Zapata County, 113 thousand reported
  • MARTINEZ, ANTONIO ET AL UNIT — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Zapata County, 113 thousand reported
  • ASCHE — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 113 thousand reported
  • LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 113 thousand reported
  • BMT-FNB — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 112 thousand reported
  • IRENE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 111 thousand reported
  • HINOJOSA, G. G. — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Zapata County, 111 thousand reported
  • LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 111 thousand reported
  • RANGEL, B.M. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 111 thousand reported
  • TREVINO, ALBERT — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Zapata County, 110 thousand reported
  • GUTIERREZ, T. — gas, Killam Oil Co., Ltd., Zapata County, 110 thousand reported
  • J.O.D. "1" — gas, Forest Oil Corporation, Zapata County, 110 thousand reported
  • DE LOS SANTOS — gas, Killam Oil Co., Ltd., Zapata County, 110 thousand reported
  • GUTIERREZ, HIGINIO JR. — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 109 thousand reported
  • ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 109 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS RANCH D — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 109 thousand reported
  • GUTIERREZ J. R. — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 108 thousand reported
  • LA PERLA -B- — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 108 thousand reported
  • MUNOZ-GUTIERREZ GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 108 thousand reported
  • GUERRA "M" — gas, Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P., Zapata County, 107 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS RANCH C — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 107 thousand reported
  • J.M. CUELLAR NE — gas, Reichmann Petroleum Corp., Zapata County, 106 thousand reported
  • CASSIN, E. W. ET AL — gas, North Central Oil Corp., Zapata County, 106 thousand reported
  • HAYNES "A" — gas, El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P., Zapata County, 106 thousand reported
  • GARCIA, SALVADOR E — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 106 thousand reported
  • HAYNES, L. — gas, Pogo Producing Company, Zapata County, 106 thousand reported
  • HAYNES, LEONARD — gas, Hunt, WM. Herbert, Trust Est., Zapata County, 106 thousand reported
  • STATE CUATRO CATTLE "A" — gas, Forest Oil Permian Corporation, Zapata County, 106 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS, J. D. — gas, S M K Energy Corporation, Zapata County, 105 thousand reported
  • ASCHE — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 105 thousand reported
  • EL CLARENO — gas, El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P., Zapata County, 105 thousand reported
  • GARZA, L. "B" 4 — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 105 thousand reported
  • MARTIN, J. C. ET AL — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 105 thousand reported
  • HINNANT "SUR. 307" — gas, Killam Oil Co., Ltd., Zapata County, 105 thousand reported
  • PALMYRA — gas, Cody Energy LLC, Zapata County, 104 thousand reported
  • SALINAS G.U. — gas, Newfield Exploration Company, Zapata County, 104 thousand reported
  • MECOM, LANNIE — gas, Samson Lone Star LP, Zapata County, 103 thousand reported
  • VELA, SERAPIO HEIRS B — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 103 thousand reported
  • HAYNES "B" — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 103 thousand reported
  • LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 103 thousand reported
  • SLATOR RANCH — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 103 thousand reported
  • VELA, HUMBERTO JR. — gas, Continental Operating Co., Zapata County, 103 thousand reported
  • CASSIN, EDWARD — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 103 thousand reported
  • MARTINEZ, ADELA M. ET AL — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 102 thousand reported
  • BENAVIDES MINERAL TRUST — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 102 thousand reported
  • MCMURREY, WM. — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 102 thousand reported
  • GUERRA, R. — gas, BPL Exploration, Ltd., Zapata County, 102 thousand reported
  • HAYNES, LEONARD — gas, North Central Oil Corp., Zapata County, 100 thousand reported
  • RAMIREZ, BLAS — gas, Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc., Zapata County, 100 thousand reported
  • GUTIERREZ, O. — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 100 thousand reported
  • ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 100 thousand reported
  • HAYNES, L. — gas, Pogo Producing Company LLC, Zapata County, 100 thousand reported
  • GUTIERREZ, CHEVRON R. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 99 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Zapata County, 99 thousand reported
  • FLORES, L. G. — gas, Forest Oil Corporation, Zapata County, 99 thousand reported
  • MECOM, J. W. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 98 thousand reported
  • GUERRA, RAUL — gas, Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc., Zapata County, 98 thousand reported
  • GUERRA, AVELINO — gas, Midpar L.P., Zapata County, 97 thousand reported
  • DECARREON, G. G. — gas, North Central Oil Corp., Zapata County, 97 thousand reported
  • LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 96 thousand reported
  • RAMIREZ, D. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 96 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS, J. D. — oil, S M K Energy Corporation, Zapata County, 96 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS — gas, S M K Energy Corporation, Zapata County, 96 thousand reported
  • HAYNES "A" — gas, El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P., Zapata County, 95 thousand reported
  • HAYNES, L. — gas, Pogo Producing Company, Zapata County, 95 thousand reported
  • HAYNES — gas, Legend Natural Gas, LP, Zapata County, 95 thousand reported
  • BENAVIDES, C.Y. — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 94 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS RANCH D — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 94 thousand reported
  • MARTINEZ, ANTONIO ET AL — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 94 thousand reported
  • SULLIVAN-HEIN — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 93 thousand reported
  • MECOM, J. W. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 93 thousand reported
  • VOLPE — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 93 thousand reported
  • MECOM, J. W. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 93 thousand reported
  • JOSEFA — gas, Hughes, Dan A. Company, Zapata County, 93 thousand reported
  • TEPOZAN — gas, Ricochet Energy, Inc., Zapata County, 92 thousand reported
  • VIDAURRI, R. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 92 thousand reported
  • J. O. D. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 92 thousand reported
  • HAYNES - EAST — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Zapata County, 92 thousand reported
  • GARZA, A. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 92 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS RANCH C — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 92 thousand reported
  • FLORES, L.G. — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 91 thousand reported
  • HAYNES, LEONARD ESTATE — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Zapata County, 91 thousand reported
  • BENAVIDES TRUST — gas, Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas Corp., Zapata County, 91 thousand reported
  • VIDAURRI, R. ET AL — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 91 thousand reported
  • MARTINEZ, ANTONIO ET AL UNIT — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 91 thousand reported
  • GARZA, LAURO — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Zapata County, 90 thousand reported
  • RMT C — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Zapata County, 89 thousand reported
  • LA PERLA — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 89 thousand reported
  • MARTINEZ, L. — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 89 thousand reported
  • BENAVIDES, B.R. — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Zapata County, 89 thousand reported
  • RATHMELL, J. G. — gas, North Central Oil Corp., Zapata County, 88 thousand reported
  • LA PERLA — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 88 thousand reported
  • GARCIA, SALVADOR "G" — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 88 thousand reported
  • GUTIERREZ -A- — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 88 thousand reported
  • ANTONIO MARTINEZ ET AL 'A' UNIT — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Zapata County, 88 thousand reported
  • EL PEYOTE MINERAL TRUST — gas, El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co., Zapata County, 87 thousand reported
  • BUSTAMANTE GAS UNIT 1 — gas, Forest Oil Corporation, Zapata County, 87 thousand reported
  • HAYNES "A" — gas, El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P., Zapata County, 87 thousand reported
  • BENAVIDES, BELIA R. B — gas, Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLC, Zapata County, 86 thousand reported
  • VERGARA, G.B. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 86 thousand reported
  • MECOM, J. W. — gas, Westport Oil And Gas Company, LP, Zapata County, 86 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS, J. D. — gas, S M K Energy Corporation, Zapata County, 85 thousand reported
  • GONZALEZ ET AL G.U. — gas, El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P., Zapata County, 85 thousand reported
  • GUTIERREZ, EMILIA FLORES — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 85 thousand reported
  • LEONARDO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 85 thousand reported
  • VIELMANN-RAMIREZ — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 85 thousand reported
  • VILLARREAL, EDUARDO — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 85 thousand reported
  • LOPEZ, RUFINO AND JOSEFA — gas, Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P., Zapata County, 84 thousand reported
  • ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 83 thousand reported
  • LOPENO "A" — gas, Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc., Zapata County, 83 thousand reported
  • MARTINEZ, EUDOXIO — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 83 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS RANCH "B" — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 83 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS, J. D. — gas, Mote Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 83 thousand reported
  • MARTINEZ, L — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 82 thousand reported
  • SNOWMASS INC. — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 82 thousand reported
  • BRUNI MINERAL TRUST B — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 82 thousand reported
  • GRIMSINGER, LORAINE — gas, Hayes Oil & Gas Co., Zapata County, 82 thousand reported
  • DON JOSE LAND — gas, El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P., Zapata County, 81 thousand reported
  • GUERRA "M" — gas, Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc., Zapata County, 81 thousand reported
  • HAYNES, L. — gas, North Central Oil Corp., Zapata County, 81 thousand reported
  • JACOBA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 81 thousand reported
  • CANTU — gas, Columbus Energy Corp., Zapata County, 80 thousand reported
  • PHELPS-NEBLETT — gas, Pennzenergy Exp. & Prod., L.L.C., Zapata County, 80 thousand reported
  • LA PERLA — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 80 thousand reported
  • RAMIREZ, MARIA V. — gas, Dewbre Petroleum Corporation, Zapata County, 80 thousand reported
  • BENAVIDES, B. R. 2 — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 80 thousand reported
  • VOLPE — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 79 thousand reported
  • SLATOR RANCH — gas, Wagner Oil Company, Zapata County, 79 thousand reported
  • RAMIREZ, BLAS — oil, BPL Exploration, Ltd., Zapata County, 78 thousand reported
  • DONATO SERNA — gas, Pogo Producing Company, Zapata County, 78 thousand reported
  • MUNOZ — gas, Forest Oil Corporation, Zapata County, 78 thousand reported
  • MCMURREY, WM. — gas, Transamerican Natural Gas Corp., Zapata County, 78 thousand reported
  • MECOM, J.W. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 78 thousand reported
  • DON JOSE LAND & CATTLE CO LTD — gas, Conocophillips Company, Zapata County, 77 thousand reported
  • MARSHALL, S. G. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Zapata County, 77 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS, J. D. — gas, S M K Energy Corporation, Zapata County, 77 thousand reported
  • PEREZ, F. R. — gas, Transtexas Gas Corporation, Zapata County, 77 thousand reported
  • HAYNES-EAST — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Zapata County, 77 thousand reported
  • ZACHRY, E. B. — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Zapata County, 77 thousand reported
  • ELIZONDO ET AL — gas, Paladar Investments I, L.L.C., Zapata County, 77 thousand reported
  • ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 77 thousand reported
  • BENAVIDES — gas, Escondido Resources GP, LLC, Zapata County, 77 thousand reported
  • ALEXANDER "A" — gas, Laredo Energy, Zapata County, 77 thousand reported
  • LOPENO "F" — gas, Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc., Zapata County, 76 thousand reported
  • DON JOSE GAS UNIT — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Zapata County, 76 thousand reported
  • MARRS MCLEAN — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 76 thousand reported
  • SINGER — gas, Villalon, J. Antonio, Trustee, Zapata County, 76 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS, J. D. — oil, Mote Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 76 thousand reported
  • GARZA — gas, Tesoro E&P Company, L.P., Zapata County, 76 thousand reported
  • GUTIERREZ "C" — gas, Howard Exploration, Inc., Zapata County, 75 thousand reported
  • SINGER — gas, Texas, Les C., Ltd., Zapata County, 75 thousand reported
  • J. E. FULBRIGHT 'G' — gas, Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P., Zapata County, 75 thousand reported
  • JENNINGS RANCH D — gas, Conoco Inc., Zapata County, 75 thousand reported
  • URIBE, AURELIANO HEIRS — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Zapata County, 75 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.