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Zapata County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

270
Zapata County

Last 60 days

9
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

2
to compare against

60-day trend

+7
vs prior 60d

Zapata County contains 270 wells on file, with top operators including HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY and CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY.

Wells in Zapata span several oil & gas fields including CHARCO REDONDO and STIRLING (WILCOX CONSOLIDATED).

Most recent well on record: TREVINO, operated by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY — last updated July 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48505

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-08-21

281 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 176 Permian
  • 50 Eagle Ford
  • 32 Haynesville
  • 22 Other
  • 1 Barnett

Drilling for

  • 227 Oil
  • 54 Gas

Zapata County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
184 wells plotted · 5 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Zapata County by total wells

HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY44CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY28not found24EOG RESOURCES, INC.23SMITH PRODUCTION INC.16MERIT ENERGY COMPANY15RICOCHET ENERGY, INC.11KOVAR OPERATING, LLC10KILLAM OIL CO., LTD.9BLUESTONE NATURAL RES. II, LLC8

Operators: Hilcorp Energy Company, Conocophillips Company, Not Found, Eog Resources, Inc., Smith Production Inc., Merit Energy Company, Ricochet Energy, Inc., Kovar Operating, Llc, Killam Oil Co., Ltd., Bluestone Natural Res. Ii, Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Zapata County

CHARCO REDONDO30STIRLING (WILCOX CONSOLIDATED)23ROLETA (WILCOX CONSOLIDATED)21LA PERLA (WILCOX 6800)16LOS MOGOTES (WILCOX CONS.)14LA PERLA (LOBO CONS.)13HAYNES (HINNANT CONS.)11EXSUN (LOBO CONS.)11HAYNES (MIDDLE WILCOX CONS.)11LOPENO (CONSOLIDATED)11

Fields: Charco Redondo, Stirling (Wilcox Consolidated), Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated), La Perla (Wilcox 6800), Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.), La Perla (Lobo Cons.), Haynes (Hinnant Cons.), Exsun (Lobo Cons.), Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.), Lopeno (Consolidated).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Zapata against the other busiest counties in Texas:

  • Midland · 11,361 wells
  • Martin · 10,748 wells
  • Andrews · 9,670 wells
  • Reeves · 7,427 wells
  • Ector · 7,218 wells
  • Upton · 6,935 wells
  • Howard · 6,527 wells
  • Karnes · 5,993 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,424 wells
  • Reagan · 5,243 wells
  • Loving · 4,971 wells
  • La Salle · 4,753 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
TREVINO 2026-07-28 6 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 50534862
STX-CS 2026-07-20 2 EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC 50536655
STX-CS 2026-07-20 2 EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC 50536643
STX-CS 2026-07-13 2 EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC 50536659
STX-CS 2026-07-13 2 EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC 50536651
STX-CS 2026-07-07 2 EAGLE 5 ENERGY SERVICES LLC 50536656
MARTINEZ, LAURO 2026-06-11 3 BORDERTOWN ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC 50532322
GONZALEZ BENAVIDES 2026-05-29 2 VANTAGE OPERATING, LLC 50536625
STX-CS 2026-03-26 2 not found 50536640
STX-CS 2026-03-26 2 not found 50536645

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