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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

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Operators (30d)

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Latest Permit

2026-06-29

All Time

6,601

6,601 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1983-11-0421995242-215-31395W. G. LONG UNIT #1QUINTEX PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,200
1983-10-2821899442-215-31396HAMMAN "A" #8BRIGHT & CO.DRILL17,500
1983-10-2821910142-215-31397ROME, HELEN #1GOLDKING PROD. CO.DRILL9,000
1983-10-2821910542-215-31399EVERETT R. BELL G.U. #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL12,500
1983-10-2821910442-215-31398SOBEL, M. J. #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL12,500
1983-10-2421824142-215-31394FIRST NTNL BANK OF CINCINNATI #5KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL10,300
1983-10-2121812842-215-31393GARCIA, J. A. ET AL #1AHAMILTON BROTHERS OIL CO.DRILL4,500
1983-10-1921778142-215-31392M.L. OLIVAREZ EL AL GAS UNIT #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL12,200
1983-10-1921766842-215-00708JOHNSON, F. I. #4WSSUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THERECOMP8,639
1983-10-1921765342-215-31389RILEY-JENKINS #2VCOASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL14,400
1983-10-1921767542-215-31391SALINAS, M. #2VCOASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL14,000
1983-10-1821767242-215-31390JOHNSON, F. I. #35SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL8,700
1983-10-1821769442-215-00710JOHNSON, F. I. #2WSSUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THERECOMP8,927
1983-10-1821895942-215-01285SWEENEY, J. J. #3AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP8,114
1983-10-1221929142-215-00015MCALLEN, A.A. #1KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONRECOMP9,860
1983-10-1121681542-215-31387JOHNSON, F. I. #34SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL8,700
1983-10-0521691142-215-00933HAMMAN #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL8,787
1983-10-0521651142-215-31358MARTIN, J. A. ET AL TRUSTEE #1HARDWICK OIL COMPANYDRILL9,500
1983-10-0421906542-215-01135DE KOCH UNIT "A" #1TEXOIL PRODUCTION, INC.OTHER75,912
1983-09-3021606742-215-31386MCALLEN GAS UNIT #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL11,100
1983-09-2921555642-215-31279SANTA FE RANCH "B" #78EXXON CORP.RECOMP8,525
1983-09-2821513142-215-30002BENTSEN BROS. #9SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUSRECOMP6,201
1983-09-2821515742-215-31385CNG #1TANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL10,700
1983-09-2721512242-215-31384BRIGHT & SCHIFF HAMMAN GAS UNIT #6SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL8,580
1983-09-2621438342-215-31382NOSER, JOHN G. ET AL #1MIRAMAR PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,500
1983-09-2322060142-215-31382NOSER, JOHN G. ET AL #1MIRAMAR PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,500
1983-09-2221373442-215-31381SANTA FE RANCH - MULA PASTURE #41EXXON CORP.DRILL10,500
1983-09-1921292442-215-31314F. E. CHESTNUT G. U. #5ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,000
1983-09-1621272142-215-31380ORTEGA #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL9,200
1983-09-1621271942-215-30979PRODUCTIVE PROPERTIES, INC. #1TEXACO INC.RECOMP16,305
1983-09-1421253642-215-31379ATLANTIC HAMMAN GAS UNIT #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL10,800
1983-09-0921093442-215-31377HAMMAN, JOHN "B" #4SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL13,000
1983-09-0921091142-215-31091BEAURLINE, A. W. (M&S) #2CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO.RECOMP7,505
1983-09-0821603442-215-31360HAMMAN RANCH #19SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL6,500
1983-09-0721021742-215-31376SWEENEY, J. J. #9AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,300
1983-09-0620996742-215-31375JOHNSON, F. I. #31SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL18,000
1983-09-0620984842-215-31370JOHNSON, F. I. WSW #1WSSUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL3,200
1983-09-0620984942-215-31371JOHNSON, F. I. WSW #2WSSUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL3,200
1983-09-0620985442-215-31373HUSBAND #1CTXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL8,500
1983-09-0220960142-215-31369BEAURLINE, A. W. #7SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL15,000
1983-09-0220995442-215-31374WOLCOTT, ET AL G.U. #1GOLDKING PROD. CO.DRILL8,200
1983-08-3020836542-215-31368JOHNSON, F. I. #32SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL18,000
1983-08-2921878042-215-01787LACY UNIT #2TEXOIL PRODUCTION, INC.OTHER9,015
1983-08-2920809842-215-31367THAXTON GAS UNIT #1TX PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL8,200
1983-08-2420711442-215-31366SOBEL, M. J. #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL12,500
1983-08-2220985042-215-31372HAMMAN UNIT "A" #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL18,000
1983-08-1920661142-215-31365HAMMAN RANCH #18SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL14,300
1983-08-1220544942-215-30807FRANK MACHAC GAS UNIT #1COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP13,590
1983-08-1020507642-215-31270SADLER GAS UNIT "A" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP9,520
1983-08-1020505442-215-31364HAMMAN "A" #7BRIGHT & CO.DRILL10,700
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Hidalgo County.