Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0104
Expires: January 31, 2005
Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5

(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Avery William H
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ZION OIL & GAS INC [ZN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9480 GATETRAIL		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75238		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 235,000
D
 

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473 (7-02)
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Option (1)   (1) 12/21/2022 Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 20,000 $ 1.7 D  
Common Stock Option (2)   (2) 06/28/2023 Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 10,000 $ 0.01 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Avery William H
9480 GATETRAIL
DALLAS, TX 75238		   X      

Signatures

Brittany Martin AIF for William H. Avery 09/10/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) On December 21, 2012, a stock option was issued under the issuer's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock (Award Shares) at an exercise price of $1.70. The Award Shares shall vest on a quarterly basis, in eight equal quarterly installments of 2,500 Award Shares, at the end of each quarter (on the last trading day of such quarter), beginning with the quarter ending December 31, 2012.
(2) On June 28, 2013, the issuer granted fully vested non-qualified stock options to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock, par value USD $0.01 from the issuer's 2005 Stock Option Plan at an exercise price of USD $0.01 per share.

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.