Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Carrillo Victor G
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ZION OIL & GAS INC [ZN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & COO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2850 SHORELINE TRAIL, PMB # 111
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/21/2012
(Street)

ROCKWALL, TX 75032
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
12/27/2012
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 12/24/2012   M   25,000 A $ 0.01 (4) 166,250 (5) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Option $ 0.01 12/21/2012   A(1)   25,000     (1) 12/21/2022 Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 25,000 (2) 25,000 D  
Common Stock Option $ 1.7 12/21/2012   A(3)   50,000     (3) 12/21/2022 Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 50,000 (2) 50,000 D  
Common Stock Option $ 0.01 12/24/2012   M     25,000   (1) 12/21/2022 Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 25,000 (2) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Carrillo Victor G
2850 SHORELINE TRAIL
PMB # 111
ROCKWALL, TX 75032
  X     President & COO  

Signatures

 Brittany Russell AIF for Victor G. Carrillo   01/04/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) A stock option was issued under the issuer's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan on December 21, 2012 in connection with the continued employment of the reporting person, and pursuant to the terms of the employmenht agreement between the issuer and the reporting person, which option was vested upon grant.
(2) Not Applicable.
(3) A stock option was issued under the issuer's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan on December 21, 2012 in conncection with the continued employment of the reporting person, which option is scheduled to vest on a quarterly basis, in eight equal quarterly installments at the end of each quarter, beginning with the quarter ending December 31, 2012.
(4) These shares were acquired upon exercise of vested stock options issued December 21, 2012 under Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.'s 2011 Stock Option Plan.
(5) Comprised of (i) 35,000 shares and (ii) vested options for an additional 131,250 shares of common stock.
 
Remarks:
This Form 4/A is filed to correct a typographical error in the Form 4 originally filed on December 27, 2012 (the "Original Form 4") relating to the expiration date of the option award to the reporting person to purchase up to 50,000 shares of common stock at a per share price of $1.70.  As herein corrected, the Form 4/A amends and restates the Original Form 4 as the original filing date and does not purport to reflect any changes to the reporting person's beneficial ownership subsequent to the filing of the Original Form 4.

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