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

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Operators (30d)

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Latest Permit

2026-06-29

All Time

6,601

6,601 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1985-12-1829325642-215-31675HAMMAN, JOHN "B" #24MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL11,700
1985-12-1829335642-215-31676BENNETT, CHARLOTTE #1GENESIS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,700
1985-12-1729331142-215-01359PHARR FIELDWIDE UNIT #13LTENNECO OIL CO.RECOMP10,000
1985-12-1629290142-215-31674HAMMAN, JOHN "B" #23SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL11,800
1985-12-1629279242-215-00889DECAVAZOS, C. C. #3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP8,745
1985-12-1229273242-215-31673BRIGHT & SCHIFF HAMMAN GAS UNIT #10SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL9,000
1985-12-1229256642-215-30011LA BLANCA FIELD UNIT #27SWAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP7,898
1985-12-0929220342-215-30419DAVIS, W. J. #6SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP14,867
1985-12-0529257042-215-31672RAMIREZ #3PETROMARK RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL5,500
1985-12-0429281742-215-30901A. F. BUCHANAN OIL UNIT 1 #3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP7,960
1985-12-0329220442-215-31483MORALES, A. C. #1TENNECO OIL CO.RECOMP13,085
1985-12-0229150542-215-31669AMYX UNIT #1TANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,200
1985-11-2029106942-215-31668C & T #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL17,500
1985-11-2029041942-215-31108SANTA FE RANCH #70EXXON CORP.RECOMP8,050
1985-11-1528998342-215-31666HAMMAN RANCH #27SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL10,600
1985-11-1528999242-215-31196KAWAHATA UNIT #4PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO.RECOMP8,450
1985-11-1429001642-215-31667YTURRIA L & C -B- #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUSDRILL12,600
1985-11-0528939042-215-31665BEAURLINE, A. W. #11SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL17,500
1985-11-0528956242-215-31138WEST, T. W. #33ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP7,750
1985-10-3128877842-215-31664CARDENAS, ZULEMA ET AL #1SENECA RESOURCES CORP.DRILL10,800
1985-10-3028866442-215-31663SANTA FE RANCH #94EXXON CORP.DRILL8,550
1985-10-2428833842-215-01968CASSO, ET AL GAS UNIT #1MUELLER ENGINEERING CORP.DRILL11,393
1985-10-1828791142-215-01915BEAURLINE, A. W. #2YCHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO.RECOMP7,665
1985-10-1628755342-215-31661GARCIA, J. A. ET AL #4HAMILTON BROTHERS OIL CO.DRILL4,200
1985-10-1628774342-215-31620JOHNSON, FLORA I. #13TANA OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP10,300
1985-10-1628792242-215-31662MACHAC #1TANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL5,600
1985-10-0928739142-215-31660PAINTER UNIT #10TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL9,900
1985-10-0928684942-215-31659COOK, VANNIE #1WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL10,000
1985-10-0128652742-215-31429JOHNSON, F. I. #33SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THERECOMP8,653
1985-10-0128621942-215-31352JOHNSON, F. I. #30SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THERECOMP6,800
1985-09-2728661242-215-31658GOLDSTON, W. L. ET AL #19CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO.DRILL15,500
1985-09-2728589542-215-31657DRAWE, ILSE ANNI #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,650
1985-09-2328571942-215-31655HIDALGO-WILLACY #3ATANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,500
1985-09-2328572042-215-31656HIDALGO-WILLACY #4ATANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,500
1985-09-2328572042-215-31656HIDALGO-WILLACY #4ATANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL8,750
1985-09-2328535942-215-31653BEAURLINE #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL15,000
1985-09-2028566742-215-31654SANTA FE RANCH "B" #97EXXON CORP.DRILL9,200
1985-09-1628478842-215-31651ZAMORA UNIT #2TANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,500
1985-09-1628483242-215-31652HAMMAN "A" #14BRIGHT & CO.DRILL10,000
1985-09-1328506242-215-01879HAMMAN "E" #1BRIGHT & CO.OTHER11,650
1985-09-1228471842-215-31650CNG III #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL10,500
1985-09-1128464342-215-31453HAMMON, JOHN "B" #9LTSUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THERECOMP8,600
1985-09-0428425542-215-31649SERROS, E. E. GUERRA #1SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL18,000
1985-09-0328389042-215-31646ARROWHEAD RANCH #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL10,000
1985-09-0128548242-215-31578J. R. WADE FARMS GAS UNIT #2ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP9,350
1985-08-2928394842-215-31648HAMMAN "B" #4BRIGHT & CO.DRILL9,500
1985-08-2928394642-215-31647HAMMAN "A" #16BRIGHT & CO.DRILL9,000
1985-08-2828339642-215-31645WAITE, JOHN P. #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL12,500
1985-08-2728333342-215-30941ELVIRA B. CASAS GAS UNIT #1INEXCO OIL COMPANYRECOMP11,600
1985-08-2728337742-215-30153ROBINETTE, J. C. #2FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYRECOMP7,900
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Hidalgo County.