Hidalgo County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Hidalgo County — updated daily, data through 2026-06-29.
Hidalgo County permitting is running 0.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (1 total, after a quiet prior quarter). MERIT ENERGY COMPANY leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county.
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Latest Permit
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6,601 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-27 | 689214 | 42-215-33952 | BOYD UNIT #1 | ESENJAY OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 2010-01-19 | 689656 | 42-215-33957 | EVERETT BELL GAS UNIT 1 #12 | FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2010-01-19 | 689629 | 42-215-33956 | EVERETT BELL GAS UNIT 1 #11 | FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2010-01-19 | 689629 | 42-215-33956 | EVERETT BELL GAS UNIT 1 #11 | FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2010-01-19 | 689629 | 42-215-33956 | EVERETT BELL GAS UNIT 1 #11 | FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2010-01-15 | 689625 | 42-215-33955 | EVERETT BELL GAS UNIT 1 #10 | FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2010-01-15 | 689621 | 42-215-33954 | EVERETT BELL GAS UNIT 1 #7 | FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2010-01-15 | 689621 | 42-215-33954 | EVERETT BELL GAS UNIT 1 #7 | FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2010-01-14 | 689661 | 42-215-33953 | BENTSEN #1 | CHINN EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 9,850 | |
| 2009-12-28 | 689030 | 42-215-33951 | SMITH GU #1 | WAGNER OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 11,300 | |
| 2009-12-28 | 689030 | 42-215-33951 | SMITH GU #1 | WAGNER OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 11,300 | |
| 2009-12-18 | 688663 | 42-215-33950 | E.E. GUERRA #21 | DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 2009-12-16 | 688450 | 42-215-33949 | PHARR FIELDWIDE UNIT #58 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 2009-12-10 | 688144 | 42-215-33898 | PHARR FIELDWIDE UNIT #54 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | RECOMP | 15,000 | |
| 2009-12-09 | 688143 | 42-215-33651 | PHARR FIELDWIDE UNIT #51ST | SHELL WESTERN E&P | RECOMP | 15,000 | |
| 2009-12-09 | 688143 | 42-215-33651 | PHARR FIELDWIDE UNIT #51ST | SHELL WESTERN E&P | RECOMP | 15,000 | |
| 2009-12-09 | 688142 | 42-215-32526 | MCALLEN FIELDWIDE UNIT #62 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | RECOMP | 13,200 | |
| 2009-12-03 | 688116 | 42-215-33948 | BTLT #H 1 | SMITH PRODUCTION INC. | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 2009-12-03 | 688116 | 42-215-33948 | BTLT #H 1 | SMITH PRODUCTION INC. | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 2009-12-02 | 686444 | 42-215-33908 | GARZA ET AL "B" UNIT #9 | CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 14,000 | |
| 2009-12-02 | 685439 | 42-215-32902 | PHARR FIELDWIDE UNIT #42 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | RECOMP | 14,000 | |
| 2009-11-25 | 687901 | 42-215-33445 | REIS GU #1 | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 2009-11-24 | 687526 | 42-215-33947 | A. A. MCALLEN #49 | FOREST OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 14,400 | |
| 2009-11-20 | 687652 | 42-215-33946 | A. A. MCALLEN "B" #78 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 15,200 | |
| 2009-11-03 | 685991 | 42-215-33944 | E. E. GUERRA "A" #7 | DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 2009-10-29 | 686730 | 42-215-33945 | WIESEHAN-WALKER GAS UNIT #20 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 2009-10-12 | 685956 | 42-215-33943 | MCALLEN FIELDWIDE UNIT #102 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 2009-09-30 | 685663 | 42-215-33942 | MCALLEN, A. A. "B" #77 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 15,200 | |
| 2009-09-28 | 685551 | 42-215-33941 | E. E. GUERRA "A" #4 | DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 2009-09-28 | 685510 | 42-215-33940 | GRAND ROYAL ARCH UNIT #1 | TRI-C RESOURCES, LLC | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2009-09-25 | 685516 | 42-215-33939 | VAN SCHERPE, PETER #10 | KERR-MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 2009-09-25 | 685438 | 42-215-01373 | PHARR FIELDWIDE UNIT #9 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | RECOMP | 10,800 | |
| 2009-09-25 | 685437 | 42-215-31870 | BELLE FERGUSON GAS UNIT #2 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | RECOMP | 9,674 | |
| 2009-09-25 | 683102 | 42-215-33513 | REIS GAS UNIT #2 | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | RECOMP | 11,000 | |
| 2009-09-24 | 679578 | 42-215-33332 | SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT #35 | KALER ENERGY CORP. | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 2009-09-23 | 685440 | 42-215-33938 | PHARR FIELDWIDE UNIT #57 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 2009-09-23 | 685440 | 42-215-33938 | PHARR FIELDWIDE UNIT #57 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 2009-09-18 | 685152 | 42-215-01427 | KELLY, J. C. #1 | PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO I.S.D. | RENTR | 11,029 | |
| 2009-08-19 | 684237 | 42-215-33937 | MCALLEN, A. A. #138 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 13,300 | |
| 2009-08-19 | 684237 | 42-215-33937 | MCALLEN, A. A. #138 | SHELL WESTERN E&P | OTHER | 13,300 | |
| 2009-08-13 | 684049 | 42-215-33350 | HOUSTON GAS UNIT #7 | BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,100 | |
| 2009-08-03 | 683477 | 42-215-32982 | PHARR FIELD WIDE UNIT #45ST | SHELL WESTERN E&P | RECOMP | 16,500 | |
| 2009-07-23 | 683100 | 42-215-33417 | REAVIS FARMS #1 | REVEILLE RESOURCES | FLD-XFR | 12,000 | |
| 2009-07-15 | 683027 | 42-215-33596 | GARZA, ET AL UNIT #11 | CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 12,000 | |
| 2009-07-13 | 682800 | 42-215-33802 | BUTLER #3 | REVEILLE RESOURCES | RECOMP | 10,329 | |
| 2009-07-09 | 682813 | 42-215-31834 | HEARD GAS UNIT 2 #2 | KERR-MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP | RECOMP | 8,800 | |
| 2009-07-09 | 682810 | 42-215-33936 | CRAIN & GRIFFITH #1 | SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,150 | |
| 2009-07-09 | 682810 | 42-215-33936 | CRAIN & GRIFFITH #1 | SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,150 | |
| 2009-06-25 | 682401 | 42-215-33935 | ELIZONDO #1 | KEBO OIL & GAS, INC. | DRILL | 5,650 | |
| 2009-06-15 | 677035 | 42-215-33912 | YTURRIA, FRANK #2 | REVEILLE RESOURCES | DRILL | 15,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Hidalgo County.