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.

Last 30 Days

0

Operators (30d)

0

Latest Permit

2026-06-29

All Time

6,601

6,601 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1987-10-0633682842-215-31788CLEMONS #1ATANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL6,800
1987-09-2433632742-215-31454JOHNSON, F. I. #45FMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP7,850
1987-09-2433617542-215-31787SORENSON GAS UNIT #3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL12,000
1987-09-2333618942-215-31587ARCO MELCH & VOLZ ET AL UNIT #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP8,705
1987-09-1633586742-215-31786BALDWIN #1MIRAMAR PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,000
1987-09-1433594242-215-3178587JV YTURRIA LAND & CATTLE CO. #5COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL11,500
1987-09-1033571642-215-31709BENTSEN "A" #1MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP10,250
1987-09-1033565642-215-31784GUERRA "A" GAS UNIT #1SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL17,000
1987-09-1033565642-215-31784GUERRA "A" GAS UNIT #1SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL15,800
1987-08-2433484042-215-31006MCALLEN, A. A. #68SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP14,281
1987-08-2433472942-215-31783KOTARA-ALDRIGE, ET AL #1TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL15,000
1987-08-1933417742-215-31781J. GARZA ET AL GAS UNIT #3PWINCHESTER, CHARLES & COMPANYDRILL6,100
1987-08-1433434142-215-31782HAMMAN "C" GAS UNIT #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL9,100
1987-08-1433414242-215-31523HAMMAN "A" #12BRIGHT & CO.RECOMP9,617
1987-08-0733208742-215-01646CAVAZOS GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2MCFARLAND & SCOBEY, INC.RECOMP10,226
1987-08-0433382342-215-31780GUERRA, A. E. #36TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL15,000
1987-07-3133380442-215-31779YTURRIA L & L CO. -C- #5SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUSDRILL13,000
1987-07-3033369042-215-31777CHRISTIAN, WOODS #30SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL13,000
1987-07-3033368942-215-31778CHRISTIAN, WOODS #31SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL15,000
1987-07-3033368942-215-31778CHRISTIAN, WOODS #31SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL15,000
1987-07-3033368842-215-31774GUERRA, E. E. #10SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL17,000
1987-07-3033368842-215-31774GUERRA, E. E. #10SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL16,000
1987-07-3033368742-215-31775HARGROVE, H. B. #1SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL11,500
1987-07-3033368542-215-31776HAMMAN "D" #3BRIGHT & CO.DRILL10,000
1987-07-2933366642-215-31643ROBINETTE, J. C. #3FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYRECOMP8,000
1987-07-2933359642-215-30162MCALLEN, A. A. #31SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP12,521
1987-07-2833341542-215-31536JOHNSON, F. I. #55FMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP8,606
1987-07-2833341442-215-31486JOHNSON, F. I. #51FMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP8,380
1987-07-2433326942-215-31696COOK, V. #2TANA OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP9,996
1987-07-2233287242-215-31773ZAMORA-STATE #4GREENBRIER OPER. CO.DRILL12,000
1987-07-1733156842-215-01116R. P. EDGEMON UNIT #1SENTRY ENERGY CORPORATIONRENTR8,503
1987-07-1333265242-215-31772HIDALGO-WILLACY #10BTANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,500
1987-07-1333265242-215-31772HIDALGO-WILLACY #10BTANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,100
1987-07-0833263142-215-31771SCHERPE, PETER VAN #4SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUSDRILL12,200
1987-07-0833248142-215-80230RIVERA, ISABEL #1ASPILLER, ROBERT S.RENTR4,194
1987-07-0633247442-215-31770CHRISTIAN, WOODS #33SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL14,000
1987-07-0233246142-215-31769CNG GAS UNIT IV #3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,800
1987-07-0233246142-215-31769CNG GAS UNIT IV #3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,800
1987-07-0233239342-215-31768HIDALGO-WILLACY #11BTANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL10,200
1987-06-2933211142-215-31141J. GARZA ET AL GAS UNIT #2PWINCHESTER, CHARLES & COMPANYRECOMP6,060
1987-06-2933211142-215-31141J. GARZA ET AL GAS UNIT #2PWINCHESTER, CHARLES & COMPANYRECOMP6,050
1987-06-2333183642-215-30858MCALLEN, A. A. #60SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP13,141
1987-06-2233143542-215-31763AMYX GAS UNIT #2TANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL10,000
1987-06-1733176842-215-31765BARRERA, FRANCISCO R. #1HARKINS & COMPANYDRILL7,500
1987-06-1533148342-215-31764CNG I #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL10,000
1987-06-0433112042-215-30780BOSTON TEXAS LAND & TRUST #11SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP11,143
1987-06-0433111942-215-30914M. A. HOPKINS GAS UNIT #6SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP14,454
1987-05-2833072842-215-31279SANTA FE RANCH "B" #78EXXON CORP.RECOMP8,525
1987-05-2833064742-215-31329JOHNSON, F. I. #13MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP6,800
1987-05-2833054142-215-31762IDA #2VEGA PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Hidalgo County.