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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
1985-05-1327485742-215-31614ZAMORA UNIT #1TANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,300
1985-05-1327491242-215-31615SANTA FE RANCH "B" #92EXXON CORP.DRILL9,800
1985-05-1327493142-215-31616SORENSON GAS UNIT #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,700
1985-05-1027467442-215-30358MCALLEN, A. A. #9FOREST OIL CORP.RECOMP15,000
1985-05-0927456442-215-31612PENNZOIL FEE #1RISA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL4,000
1985-05-0827464342-215-31613DUSEK, F. J. TRUST #1KCOASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL14,500
1985-05-0827435742-215-31610LENOIR #1PETRUS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL8,500
1985-05-0727449442-215-31611JOHNSON, FLORA I. #14TANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL10,200
1985-05-0727467642-215-31118MCALLEN, A. A. #23FOREST OIL CORP.RECOMP15,300
1985-05-0327408042-215-31609GARZA, JUAN A. ET AL #2SENECA RESOURCES CORP.DRILL9,250
1985-05-0227390642-215-31608CNG GU III #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL10,775
1985-04-2627345142-215-31607JOHNSON, F. I. #56SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL9,200
1985-04-2427311842-215-31605HAMMAN "D" #2BRIGHT & CO.DRILL12,000
1985-04-2427313342-215-00929WILLACY, HIDALGO #1ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC.RECOMP75
1985-04-2227337242-215-31606SMITH/COATES #1BMAY PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL9,000
1985-04-1927273042-215-31603KOSAR, C. D. #1WESTERN ALLIANCE EXPLORATIONDRILL8,500
1985-04-1827293242-215-31604HAMMAN "A" #15BRIGHT & CO.DRILL9,000
1985-04-1527248242-215-31602BEAURLINE, A. W. #12SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL6,700
1985-04-1027186342-215-31601ZAMORA STATE #2GREENBRIER OPER. CO.DRILL11,500
1985-04-0927163442-215-31600GUERRA, E. E. JR. #6SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL16,500
1985-04-0427148542-215-31598JOHN JANCIK UNIT #5ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,250
1985-04-0427145442-215-31597JOHNSON, FLORA I. #8TANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL12,000
1985-04-0427153642-215-31599COOK, V. #1TANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,800
1985-04-0327131142-215-31596GUERRA, D. V. #1PERRYMAN OIL & GAS INC.DRILL11,000
1985-04-0227120742-215-31595GARCIA, J. A. ET AL #3HAMILTON BROTHERS OIL CO.DRILL11,000
1985-04-0227121642-215-01218SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT #8AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP8,969
1985-04-0227121542-215-30994SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT #25AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP8,504
1985-03-2927105642-215-31594EXXON HEDRICK FEE #1EXXON CORP.DRILL9,050
1985-03-2827089142-215-30801SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT #20AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP9,600
1985-03-2627062642-215-31593VANNOY SCHMIDT GAS UNIT #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL17,300
1985-03-2026986042-215-30968COOK #1MCMORAN PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP11,000
1985-03-1826960542-215-31592BENTSEN #2BRIGHT & CO.DRILL13,000
1985-03-1326938842-215-31591GILES ESTATE #1MIRAMAR PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,800
1985-03-1326923542-215-31590PAINTER UNIT #1 #1ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,000
1985-03-0826893742-215-30996HINOJOSA, R. L. #1HOWARD RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP6,736
1985-03-0826893642-215-30995PEREZ, L. #1HOWARD RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP6,830
1985-03-0626861842-215-01916BEAURLINE, A. W. #1CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO.RECOMP8,623
1985-03-0426876842-215-31446M. L. OLIVAREZ GAS UNIT #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL12,500
1985-03-0126838942-215-30062GUERRA, A. E. #6TEXACO INC.RECOMP9,000
1985-02-2826809642-215-31589SANTA FE RANCH #100EXXON CORP.DRILL11,250
1985-02-2726784742-215-31588J. R. WADE FARMS GAS UNIT #3ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,570
1985-02-2126747642-215-31264LEPOVITZ GAS UNIT #2MIRAMAR PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP8,500
1985-02-1926702242-215-31587ARCO MELCH & VOLZ ET AL UNIT #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,700
1985-02-1326678842-215-31585PAINTER UNIT #1 #2ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,030
1985-02-1326679242-215-31586PAINTER UNIT #1 #3ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,800
1985-02-1326667242-215-31584ARCO R. C. PAGE GAS UNIT #5ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL12,500
1985-02-1226673842-215-30049CHANDLER-JACKSON #3TENNECO OIL CO.RECOMP8,300
1985-02-0726622442-215-31583SMITH/COATES #1AMAY PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL9,000
1985-02-0626618342-215-31361GUERRA, A. E. #25TEXACO INC.RECOMP13,210
1985-01-3126568942-215-31582BENTSEN BROS. #11SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUSDRILL6,700
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Hidalgo County.