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
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-08-11 | 89394 | 42-215-31060 | MCALLEN FIELDWIDE UNIT #48 | TENNECO OIL CO. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1980-08-08 | 93413 | 42-215-31073 | CARROLL, B. J. #1 | CARL, W. E.-HAWN BROS. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1980-08-08 | 89214 | 42-215-30042 | GUERRA, A. E. #5 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 9,100 | |
| 1980-08-07 | 88959 | 42-215-80175 | DOYLE, MARY ELLEN #1 | HUBER, J. M., CORPORATION | OTHER | 8,660 | |
| 1980-08-06 | 88930 | 42-215-31059 | KING, RALPH ET AL #1 | ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1980-08-06 | 88928 | 42-215-31058 | ARCADIA GUERRA #5 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1980-08-04 | 88595 | 42-215-31188 | YOUNG UNIT #4 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | DRILL | 7,800 | |
| 1980-08-04 | 88594 | 42-215-80174 | J & C ROYALTY CORP. #1 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 9,800 | |
| 1980-08-03 | 91744 | 42-215-31072 | RAMOS #1 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,503 | |
| 1980-07-31 | 88385 | 42-215-80173 | ATWOOD, W. H. #1 | M-C OPERATING CO. | RECOMP | 7,608 | |
| 1980-07-30 | 88236 | 42-215-80172 | LA BLANCA GAS UNIT #20 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,450 | |
| 1980-07-28 | 88128 | 42-215-31052 | COATES ESTATE #1 | ZINN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 8,350 | |
| 1980-07-28 | 87891 | 42-215-30012 | DAVIS, W. J. #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 14,111 | |
| 1980-07-25 | 87828 | 42-215-31056 | CHANDLER #1 | FLOURNOY PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1980-07-25 | 87786 | 42-215-31055 | SANTA FE RANCH MULA PASTURE #26 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 9,989 | |
| 1980-07-24 | 87730 | 42-215-01997 | MCALLEN, A. A. #25 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 12,505 | |
| 1980-07-24 | 87729 | 42-215-31054 | SLAVIK #7 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1980-07-16 | 86827 | 42-215-31051 | MCALLEN, A. A. #69 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 1980-07-15 | 86715 | 42-215-31049 | FLORES, G., JR. #2 | BRIGHT & CO. | DRILL | 5,815 | |
| 1980-07-09 | 86823 | 42-215-31050 | JONES #1 | MCMORAN-TRANSCO EXPL.CO. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1980-07-08 | 86025 | 42-215-31048 | MCALLEN, A. A. #65 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1980-07-08 | 86024 | 42-215-31047 | WIESEHAN-WALKER GAS UNIT #4 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 14,971 | |
| 1980-07-02 | 87168 | 42-215-80171 | FEE #1 | EDINBURG & DOUGHERTY | RECOMP | 6,230 | |
| 1980-07-01 | 85609 | 42-215-30814 | BUCHANAN GAS UNIT #2 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | RECOMP | 8,050 | |
| 1980-06-27 | 85282 | 42-215-01054 | WALLACE UNIT #1 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 12,015 | |
| 1980-06-24 | 84861 | 42-215-31046 | RAMEY, ALEX UNIT 1 #6 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | DRILL | 6,650 | |
| 1980-06-24 | 84821 | 42-215-31045 | COATES, GEORGE NCT-1 #A5 | BORDER EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1980-06-24 | 84777 | 42-215-31044 | SILSBEE GAS UNIT #1 | MATAGORDA PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1980-06-23 | 84745 | 42-215-31043 | SWALLOW GAS UNIT #9 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 7,100 | |
| 1980-06-23 | 84646 | 42-215-31042 | PAGE, ROY C. GAS UNIT #3 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 7,400 | |
| 1980-06-17 | 84112 | 42-215-30017 | ZAMORA, G. G. #1 | COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION | RECOMP | 12,216 | |
| 1980-06-09 | 86373 | 42-215-30949 | OLIVAREZ UNIT #1 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 10,088 | |
| 1980-06-05 | 83081 | 42-215-31041 | FIELDWIDE, PHARR UNIT #24 | TENNECO OIL CO. | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1980-05-29 | 82376 | 42-215-31038 | SOBEL-WAITE #1 | BISHOP, R. H. | DRILL | 8,346 | |
| 1980-05-27 | 82468 | 42-215-31039 | BELL, EVERETT GAS UNIT #2 #4 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 8,900 | |
| 1980-05-23 | 82038 | 42-215-31040 | BOSTON TEXAS LAND TRUST #18 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1980-05-22 | 81948 | 42-215-30929 | SWALLOW GAS UNIT #6 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | RECOMP | 8,000 | |
| 1980-05-21 | 81745 | 42-215-31037 | DIXIE MORTGAGE-HOPKINS GAS UNIT #4 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 13,965 | |
| 1980-05-15 | 81250 | 42-215-30429 | WIESEHAN-WALKER GAS UNIT #3 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 14,250 | |
| 1980-05-15 | 81239 | 42-215-80168 | WILLACY, HIDALGO UNIT #1 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS | RECOMP | 8,939 | |
| 1980-05-14 | 81120 | 42-215-80115 | EDINBURG UNIT #1 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | RECOMP | 9,862 | |
| 1980-05-13 | 82181 | 42-215-80170 | RAMOS, JESUS #1 | TENNECO OIL CO. | RECOMP | 8,300 | |
| 1980-05-07 | 80598 | 42-215-30305 | MCALLEN, A. A. #4 | FOREST OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 13,693 | |
| 1980-05-02 | 80176 | 42-215-31036 | HIDALGO-WILLACY #2 | BORDER EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 1980-05-01 | 79891 | 42-215-31035 | COATES, GEO. "A" #5 | GREENBRIER OPER. CO. | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1980-05-01 | 79890 | 42-215-31034 | COATES, GEO. "A" #6 | GREENBRIER OPER. CO. | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1980-04-30 | 79698 | 42-215-31033 | MCALLEN, A. A. #64 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1980-04-29 | 79662 | 42-215-30433 | ADERHOLD #5L | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 8,315 | |
| 1980-04-28 | 79344 | 42-215-30070 | GUERRA, A. E. #8 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 9,500 | |
| 1980-04-25 | 79183 | 42-215-01218 | SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT #8 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,969 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Hidalgo County.