SEC Form 3

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Van Brauman Martin (Last) (First) (Middle) 6510 ABRAMS ROAD SUITE 300 (Street) DALLAS TX 75231 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2014	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ZION OIL & GAS INC [ ZN ]
		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 of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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	32,587	D

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: 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)	12/04/2021	Common Stock, Par Value $0.01	20,000	$2.61	D
Common Stock Option	(2)	12/21/2022	Common Stock, Par Value $0.01	35,000	$1.7	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. A Stock Option was granted under the Issuer's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan on December 5, 2011, to purchase 20,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.61 per share and are scheduled to vest on a quarterly basis, in eight equal quarterly installments of 2,500 shares at the end of each quarter, beginning with quarter ending December 31, 2011.

2. A Stock Option was granted under the Issuer's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan on December 21, 2012, to purchase 35,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.70 per share and are scheduled to vest on a quarterly basis, in eight equal quarterly installments of 4,375 shares at the end of each quarter, beginning with quarter ending December 31, 2012.

	Brittany Martin AIF for Martin VanBrauman	04/08/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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