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Zapata County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

270
Zapata County

Last 60 days

1
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

19
to compare against

60-day trend

-18
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: MARTINEZ, LAURO, operated by not found — last updated April 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48505

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-06-12

261 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 164 Permian
  • 44 Eagle Ford
  • 29 Haynesville
  • 22 Other
  • 2 Granite Wash

Drilling for

  • 214 Oil
  • 47 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.
179 wells plotted · 0 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 · 11,103 wells
  • Martin · 10,576 wells
  • Andrews · 9,606 wells
  • Reeves · 7,308 wells
  • Ector · 7,180 wells
  • Upton · 6,812 wells
  • Howard · 6,477 wells
  • Karnes · 5,977 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,352 wells
  • Reagan · 5,182 wells
  • Loving · 4,840 wells
  • La Salle · 4,734 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
MARTINEZ, LAURO 2026-04-16 2 not found 50532322
STX-CS 2026-03-26 2 not found 50536640
STX-CS 2026-03-26 2 not found 50536645
STX-CS 2026-03-26 2 not found 50536642
STX-CS 2026-03-25 2 not found 50536644
STX-CS 2026-03-25 2 not found 50536649
STX-CS 2026-03-25 2 not found 50536647
STX-CS 2026-03-25 2 not found 50536664
STX-CS 2026-03-25 2 not found 50536650
STX-CS 2026-03-25 2 not found 50536658

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