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
1983-08-0820462742-215-31363JOHNSON "A" #1TANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL10,500
1983-08-0820458742-215-31362YTURRIA #01ENDREX EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL6,000
1983-08-0220369442-215-31361GUERRA, A. E. #25TEXACO INC.DRILL13,600
1983-07-2820331642-215-31359MCALLEN, A. A. #26FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL15,500
1983-07-2820320542-215-30282ALEX RAMEY UNIT #2 #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP7,800
1983-07-1920193342-215-30890BOSTON-TEXAS LAND TRUST #12SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP14,183
1983-07-0820086242-215-30910HAMMAN RANCH #9DSHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,100
1983-07-0620045142-215-31357RILEY-JENKINS #1 VCOASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL14,000
1983-07-0620044042-215-31356LYSINGER, W. J. #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL12,500
1983-07-0620042042-215-31355HAMMAN 'A' #6BRIGHT & CO.DRILL10,700
1983-07-0120620642-215-31053CRAIN-GRIFFITH #16SANTA FE-ANDOVER OIL COMPANYRECOMP7,915
1983-07-0120093542-215-30120DRAWE, W. H. #1ACORPUS CHRISTI OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP8,750
1983-06-2719959242-215-31108SANTA FE RANCH #70EXXON CORP.RECOMP8,050
1983-06-2719953442-215-31354MCALLEN, A. A. #25FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL15,500
1983-06-2119906742-215-31353GARZA, R., ET AL #1TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL14,100
1983-06-1619853342-215-01045LA BLANCA GAS UNIT #17 DAMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP9,619
1983-06-1619847442-215-31280A. E. EWING GAS UNIT #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,944
1983-06-1619846342-215-31351HAMMAN, JOHN "B" #3SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,000
1983-06-1519873942-215-31352JOHNSON, F. I. #30SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL7,200
1983-06-1419816042-215-31348JOHNSON, F. I. #27SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL8,500
1983-06-1419816342-215-31350JOHNSON, F. I. #29SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL7,200
1983-06-1419816142-215-31349JOHNSON, F. I. #28SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL6,800
1983-06-1319799842-215-01051LA BLANCA GAS UNIT #23AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP10,000
1983-06-0919774842-215-31347MACBEAN UNIT #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL8,850
1983-06-0619741942-215-31346TARBUTTON, MAURINE E. #1TRANSCO EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL9,009
1983-06-0319717942-215-31338JOHNSON, F. I. #26SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL18,000
1983-06-0319717742-215-31018TREVINO & LONGORIA HEIRS #1INEXCO OIL COMPANYRECOMP11,800
1983-06-0120156142-215-313241ST NATIONAL BANK OF HARLINGEN #1TANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL5,400
1983-05-3119677642-215-80120SOUTHWESTERN LIFE INSURANCE CO. #1DTEXOIL PRODUCTION, INC.OTHER8,525
1983-05-2719667242-215-31345TARBUTTON, MAURINE E. #1TRANSCO EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,800
1983-05-2719665042-215-31344JOHNSON, MARY #2WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL17,500
1983-05-2619654642-215-31343HAMMAN "A" #1 DBRIGHT & CO.DRILL3,029
1983-05-2619649942-215-31342COATES ENERGY TRUST "D" #1VCOASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL12,907
1983-05-2419717542-215-01650DOUGHERTY ET AL #1NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP.RECOMP9,699
1983-05-2019631742-215-31341JOHNSON, F. I. #24SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL8,800
1983-05-2019588142-215-31340DELTA ORCHARDS #1TARINA OIL COMPANYDRILL13,500
1983-05-1819550042-215-31137SWEENEY, J. J. #6AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP8,315
1983-05-1819542842-215-31339GUERRA, A. E. #24TEXACO INC.DRILL14,500
1983-05-1119442942-215-30934MCALLEN FIELD WIDE UNIT #47TENNECO OIL CO.RECOMP12,420
1983-05-0619370042-215-31212H. L. MARTIN UNIT #3ABCO ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP11,000
1983-05-0519524442-215-01080TEXOIL PAINTER TRUSTEE GAS UNIT #2TEXOIL PRODUCTION, INC.OTHER9,020
1983-04-2919313142-215-31336JOHNSON, MARY #3WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR.DRILL17,000
1983-04-2119223642-215-31107PAINTER GAS UNIT #7TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP10,300
1983-04-2019204842-215-31333JOHNSON, F. I. #23SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL7,500
1983-04-2019204642-215-31332JOHNSON, F. I. #22SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL7,500
1983-04-2019204442-215-31331JOHNSON, F. I. #21SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL7,500
1983-04-1519344642-215-31337HAMMAN UNIT #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL15,000
1983-04-1519180842-215-30338DIXIE MORTGAGE-HOPKINS GAS UNIT #1SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP12,822
1983-04-1419204042-215-31330JOHNSON, F. I. #17SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL7,500
1983-04-1319669242-215-31050JONES #1MCMORAN PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP7,484
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Hidalgo County.