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Zapata County

Zapata County reported 43 million mcf of gas and 52,575 barrels of oil in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 45th of 197 Texas counties by gas.

County dossier · #45 of 197 for gas

42,806,931mcf gas, last 12 months−1% vs prior year
Producing leases
2,492of 3,348 on record
Operators
30
Fields
116
Top operator
Hilcorp Energy Company

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Where it sits

This county

Zapata CountyZapataJim HoggZapata County
Zapata County · RRC district 04
Oil, last 12 months
52,575 bbl
Share of Texas gas
0.3%
Leases on record
3,348
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Zapata County

Monthly totals for every lease the Railroad Commission places in this county. Oil is in barrels (bbl), gas in thousand cubic feet (mcf).

Gas output in Zapata County held steady over the last 12 months

43M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 43M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2021, 5.1M mcf.

Gas output in Zapata County held steady over the last 12 months43M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 43M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2021, 5.1M mcf.Gas, mcf per month02M4M6MPeak 5.1M (Aug 21)3.4M20222023202420252026
Gas output in Zapata County held steady over the last 12 months43M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 43M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Aug 2021, 5.1M mcf.Gas, mcf per month02M4M6MPeak 5.1M (Aug 21)3.4M'22'23'24'25'26

Oil output in Zapata County rose 8% over the last 12 months

52.6k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 48.6k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2022, 7,428 bbl.

Oil output in Zapata County rose 8% over the last 12 months52.6k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 48.6k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2022, 7,428 bbl.Oil, bbl per month02,5005,0007,500Peak 7,428 (Oct 22)3,03220222023202420252026
Oil output in Zapata County rose 8% over the last 12 months52.6k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 48.6k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2022, 7,428 bbl.Oil, bbl per month02,5005,0007,500Peak 7,428 (Oct 22)3,032'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query, county totals of every lease. Reported through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026. The newest month is often revised as operators file late.

Leases

The biggest leases in Zapata County

Ranked by what they produced in the last 12 months. Sort, filter by operator or field, and open any lease for its month-by-month ledger.

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 2,492 producing leases).

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SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query. Ranked by an approximate value of last-12-month output, so oil and gas wells sort together.

In Zapata County

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Your royalty check comes from the operator. These are the ones with the most output here.

Operators in Zapata County, by gas

Hilcorp Energy leads

  1. Hilcorp Energy Company1,666 producing leases here30Mmcf
  2. Merit Energy Company284 producing leases here3.6Mmcf
  3. Mountain V Texas, LLC110 producing leases here2.2Mmcf
  4. Paleo Oil Company LLC79 producing leases here1.4Mmcf
  5. Bordertown Energy Resources, LLC80 producing leases here1.3Mmcf
  6. Block "T" Petroleum, Inc.11 producing leases here1Mmcf
  7. Varas Energy Operating Company,92 producing leases here980kmcf
  8. Vantage Operating II, LLC48 producing leases here475kmcf

Fields in Zapata County, by gas

LA Perla (Lobo Cons.) leads

  1. LA Perla (Lobo Cons.)373 producing leases here · District 04 · Field 509250156.6Mmcf
  2. Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated)211 producing leases here · District 04 · Field 779730503.9Mmcf
  3. Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.)263 producing leases here · District 04 · Field 398182503.9Mmcf
  4. Cisco-Benavides (Lobo Cons.)176 producing leases here · District 04 · Field 182962253.8Mmcf
  5. Exsun (Lobo Cons.)187 producing leases here · District 04 · Field 298012533.7Mmcf
  6. Jennings Ranch (Lobo Cons.)202 producing leases here · District 04 · Field 462164032.7Mmcf
  7. J. C. Martin (Lobo)111 producing leases here · District 04 · Field 449575002.3Mmcf
  8. Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.)150 producing leases here · District 04 · Field 549769501.8Mmcf

More operators here

OperatorSue-Ann Operating, L.c.3OperatorVantage Operating, LLC9OperatorBeehive Operating, LLC25OperatorArete Operating Company II, LLC18
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Minerals in Zapata County, in plain terms

Rank by oil
169 of 224
Share of Texas oil
0.0%
Producing leases
2,492
Operators
30

If you inherited mineral rights in Zapata County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Hilcorp Energy Company, among 30 operators with producing leases.

Each lease has a name, a Railroad Commission district and a lease number. Your check stub prints them, or a version of them. Search the name on your stub, open the lease, and compare the “oil sold” and “gas sold” volumes for the month with the barrels and mcf on your stub.

We hold 3,348 leases in Zapata County, of which 2,492 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.