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

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-06-29

All Time

6,601

6,601 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH
1982-03-30	155311	42-215-31232	GEORGE COATES "C" #1J	BORDER EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	13,490
1982-03-18	153852	42-215-30445	RIO FARMS B #2	ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC.	RECOMP	9,877
1982-03-17	153812	42-215-31234	WOODS CHRISTIAN #7	TENNECO OIL CO.	DRILL	14,100
1982-03-12	153077	42-215-31233	EXXON-HIDALGO-WILLACY OIL CO.FEE #3	EXXON CORP.	DRILL	6,950
1982-03-11	152917	42-215-31231	LONGORIA, A. #2	PAUL, PETER PETROLEUM CO.	DRILL	10,000
1982-03-11	152891	42-215-31018	TREVINO & LONGORIA HEIRS #1	INEXCO OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	11,800
1982-03-04	154390	42-215-30855	JOHNSON, FLORA I. #8	SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE	RECOMP	11,700
1982-03-02	152088	42-215-31229	COATES, GEORGE H. "A" #8J	BORDER EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	14,300
1982-02-26	151918	42-215-31228	BRIGHT & SCHIFF HAMMAN GAS UNIT #4	SHELL OIL COMPANY	DRILL	11,000
1982-02-26	151900	42-215-31227	HUDNALL, J.S. ET AL #2	CNG PRODUCING COMPANY	DRILL	16,000
1982-02-22	151423	42-215-31032	FLORES, G. JR. #1	BRIGHT & CO.	RECOMP	6,317
1982-02-19	155463	42-215-31237	CARTER, ETHEL L. G.U. #2	ARCO OIL & GAS CO.	DRILL	9,000
1982-02-19	151200	42-215-31226	NORTH WESLACO UNIT #2	MAY PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	8,000
1982-02-19	151198	42-215-31225	KING RANCH #2J	BORDER EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	15,300
1982-02-16	151190	42-215-31224	MCALLEN, A.A. #78	SHELL OIL COMPANY	DRILL	12,660
1982-02-16	151188	42-215-31223	MCALLEN, A.A. #77	SHELL OIL COMPANY	DRILL	13,000
1982-02-12	151914	42-215-30275	SCHERPE, PETER VAN #B2	COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	12,521
1982-02-12	150587	42-215-31222	DE LA GARZA, ADOLFO #2	PAUL, PETER PETROLEUM CO.	DRILL	10,000
1982-02-12	150576	42-215-31221	G.G. ZAMORA ET AL GAS UNIT #1J	BORDER EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	11,878
1982-02-08	150541	42-215-30968	COOK #1	MCMORAN PRODUCTION CO.	RECOMP	11,500
1982-02-04	150043	42-215-30771	HINOJOSA ET AL #2	GULF OIL CORP.	RECOMP	10,500
1982-02-02	149683	42-215-31220	HAMMAN RANCH #12	SHELL OIL COMPANY	DRILL	15,000
1982-02-02	149682	42-215-31219	MCALLEN, A.A. #11	TENNECO OIL CO.	DRILL	16,700
1982-02-02	149618	42-215-31218	BRIGHT & SCHIFF HAMMAN GAS UNIT #3	SHELL OIL COMPANY	DRILL	11,000
1982-02-02	149608	42-215-31217	BETANCOURT #B1	EGAN-WILSON PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	6,082
1982-01-27	148635	42-215-31216	JOHNSON, F.I. #12	SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE	DRILL	10,500
1982-01-26	148610	42-215-31215	WOODS CHRISTIAN #8	TENNECO OIL CO.	DRILL	14,100
1982-01-26	148574	42-215-31214	H. YTURRIA LAND & CATTLE CO. #2	BORDER EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	12,368
1982-01-25	148446	42-215-31213	GUERRA, ARCADIA #7	ARCO OIL & GAS CO.	DRILL	8,500
1982-01-20	147966	42-215-31212	H.L. MARTIN UNIT #3	ABCO ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000
1981-12-31	146230	42-215-30261	MITCHELL, A.F. #1A	VARN PETROLEUM CO.	RECOMP	9,900
1981-12-30	146008	42-215-31211	SANTA FE RANCH "B" #64	EXXON CORP.	DRILL	8,200
1981-12-29	145628	42-215-31209	BETANCOURT #A1	EGAN-WILSON PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	3,800
1981-12-29	145607	42-215-31208	HUNT #1	PETRUS OPERATING CO., INC.	DRILL	12,800
1981-12-21	145994	42-215-31210	WOODS CHRISTIAN #28	SHELL OIL COMPANY	DRILL	13,781
1981-12-21	145022	42-215-31207	PAGE, R. C. G. U. #4	ARCO OIL & GAS CO.	DRILL	10,000
1981-12-18	144736	42-215-80200	HIDALGO-WILLACY UNIT #1	SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS	RECOMP	8,939
1981-12-16	144350	42-215-31205	EDINBURG IMPR. ASSOC. #1 GU #1	BORDER EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	15,084
1981-12-15	144480	42-215-80199	SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT #7	AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY	RECOMP	9,000
1981-12-11	144364	42-215-31206	H. L. MARTIN UNIT #2	ABCO ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	10,929
1981-12-11	143800	42-215-31204	GARZA #1	NATIONAL OIL COMPANY, THE	DRILL	9,000
1981-12-10	143493	42-215-30814	BUCHANAN GAS UNIT #2	ARCO OIL & GAS CO.	RECOMP	7,946
1981-12-07	144347	42-215-01016	LA BLANCA GAS UNIT #4	AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY	RECOMP	7,950
1981-12-07	142913	42-215-31203	FREELAND, J. R. #1	NATIONAL OIL COMPANY, THE	DRILL	9,000
1981-12-02	142274	42-215-30804	GARZA ET AL UNIT #2	GULF OIL CORP.	RECOMP	9,650
1981-12-01	142208	42-215-30240	SMITH GAS UNIT #2	ARCO OIL & GAS CO.	RECOMP	13,914
1981-12-01	142181	42-215-31202	DAUGHERTY ET AL GAS UNIT #1	SHELL OIL COMPANY	DRILL	14,700
1981-11-30	141597	42-215-31018	TREVINO & LONGORIA HEIRS #1	INEXCO OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	11,800
1981-11-25	141501	42-215-31200	WEINFELD, L.M. MRS. #1	WEST, THOMAS S., JR.	DRILL	12,500
1981-11-25	141498	42-215-31199	HINOJOSA, R.L. #2	SPARKMAN PRODUCING COMPANY	DRILL	7,200

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Hidalgo County.