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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Operators (30d)

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Latest Permit

2026-06-29

All Time

6,601

6,601 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1984-02-1022911142-215-30112GUERRA, A. E. #15TEXACO INC.RECOMP8,600
1984-02-0922903942-215-31442JOHNSON, F. I. #42SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL9,200
1984-02-0922992542-215-31387JOHNSON, F. I. #34SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL8,700
1984-02-0722866742-215-31440JOHNSON, F. I. #41SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL9,300
1984-02-0722871042-215-31441GARZA, JUAN A. ET AL #1SENECA RESOURCES CORP.DRILL9,800
1984-02-0622838842-215-31439PRIDE O' TEXAS GAS UNIT II #1ACOCK ENGINEERING & OPERATING CODRILL8,000
1984-02-0322829342-215-31438JOHNSON, F. I. #36SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL9,300
1984-02-0122811042-215-31297A. DE LA GARZA GAS UNIT #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP10,000
1984-02-0122811342-215-30189GUERRA, A. #2TEXACO INC.RECOMP8,300
1984-01-3022833742-215-01661BOX, JOHN L. ET AL UNIT #1PICKENS COMPANY, INC., THERECOMP6,148
1984-01-2422820942-215-01647GRAND ARCH GAS UNIT #1MCFARLAND & SCOBEY, INC.OTHER7,400
1984-01-2422732242-215-31437BEAURLINE, A. W. #8SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL14,500
1984-01-2422716442-215-31435BEAURLINE, A. W. #10SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL16,000
1984-01-1622640242-215-31433JOHNSON, F. I. #40SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL8,200
1984-01-1622639942-215-31432HAMMAN, JOHN "B" #6SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL17,000
1984-01-1322646942-215-31434RIO GRANDE LAND TRUST CO. #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL10,500
1984-01-1022725642-215-31410GARZA, ADAN #1PICKENS COMPANY, INC., THEDRILL6,000
1984-01-0522578042-215-31429JOHNSON, F. I. #33SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL8,900
1984-01-0522586842-215-31430MARTIN, JACK #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL13,000
1984-01-0322722742-215-31431EIA-BALDRIDGE UNIT #1WINCHESTER ENERGY COMPANYDRILL10,600
1983-12-2922505142-215-31428JOHNSON, F. I. #39SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL8,900
1983-12-2822490742-215-31426L. A. SCHWARZ, ET AL GU #1PEND OREILLE OIL & GAS CO.DRILL10,000
1983-12-2822491542-215-31427CNG PRODUCING #2ANDERSON PRODUCING, INCDRILL7,400
1983-12-2322447042-215-31425HAMMAN, JOHN "B" #5SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL12,500
1983-12-2222427742-215-31424BEAURLINE, A. W. #9SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL9,100
1983-12-2222583242-215-31409CROW, V. N. #1PICKENS COMPANY, INC., THEDRILL5,500
1983-12-2122424442-215-31423C. T. WOOD JR. ET AL G. U. #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL13,000
1983-12-1922407542-215-31422NOLTING, ROBERT P. #1FIRST ENERGY CORP. OF MISS.DRILL8,500
1983-12-1322338442-215-31420HAMMAN RANCH #20SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL10,400
1983-12-1322338842-215-31421BENTSEN BROS. #10SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUSDRILL6,700
1983-12-1322342842-215-31400CNG PRODUCING COMPANY #1CHRISTOPHER OIL & GAS INCDRILL6,800
1983-12-1222329142-215-31419DRAWE, W. H. #2CORPUS CHRISTI OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,300
1983-12-0722286542-215-31418JOHNSON, MARY #4WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL15,500
1983-12-0222221242-215-31416HAMMAN "B" #03BRIGHT & CO.DRILL13,500
1983-12-0222244542-215-31417JOHNSON, F. I. #38SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL8,900
1983-12-0122220842-215-31415HAMMAN GAS UNIT #02BRIGHT & CO.DRILL9,300
1983-11-2922193542-215-31413HAMMAN RANCH #22SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL16,090
1983-11-2922192842-215-31412SANTA FE RANCH #90EXXON CORP.DRILL9,900
1983-11-2922194342-215-31414HAMMAN UNIT #2SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL10,500
1983-11-2822187042-215-31411FRED W. VOLZ SR. UNIT #4TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL12,500
1983-11-2822174442-215-31408PAINTER UNIT #8TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL11,500
1983-11-2222152542-215-31407SUNLAND FARMS GAS UNIT #1NATIONAL OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL9,000
1983-11-2122109242-215-31378GARCIA, J. A. ET AL #2HAMILTON BROTHERS OIL CO.DRILL7,250
1983-11-1722087442-215-31406KNAPP, F. E. ET AL #1TEXAS CRUDE EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,600
1983-11-1522076542-215-31405JOHNSON, F. I. #37SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL8,700
1983-11-1422043842-215-31403GOLDSTON OIL CO. ETAL #1CONOCO INC.DRILL15,500
1983-11-1422068542-215-31404GOLDSTON #2CUMMINS & WALKER OIL CO., INC.DRILL16,000
1983-11-0922033642-215-01043LABLANCA GAS UNIT #13AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP10,000
1983-11-0822009642-215-31402JOHNSON, FLORA I. #4TANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL11,500
1983-11-0722009242-215-31401STROOT, CHANDLER #1WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL10,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Hidalgo County.