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
2003-12-3154025742-215-33171DE AUSTIN-CASTILLO GAS UNIT #5EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL15,700
2003-12-2954016142-215-33170COATES "C" #2HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANYDRILL11,000
2003-12-2354011442-215-33169WEST, TEMPLE. W #37SMITH PRODUCTION INC.DRILL9,000
2003-12-2354011442-215-33169TEMPLE W. WEST #37SMITH PRODUCTION INC.DRILL9,000
2003-12-2254006742-215-33168PHARR FIELD WIDE UNIT #47TOTAL E&P USA, INC.DRILL14,500
2003-12-2254006742-215-33168PHARR FIELD WIDE UNIT #47TOTAL E&P USA, INC.DRILL14,500
2003-12-1953990642-215-33167CLARISSA ROJAS UNIT #1UNITED RESOURCES, LPDRILL9,000
2003-12-1953989142-215-33166HAMMAN HEIRS #3EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL16,600
2003-12-1753978942-215-33165W.E. BEANE GAS UNIT 2 #5DENALI OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT, LLCDRILL16,500
2003-12-1653973542-215-33164MCALLEN, A. A. "B" #48SHELL WESTERN E&PDRILL15,000
2003-12-1553968842-215-33163COOK, VANNIE #1TOTAL E&P USA, INC.DRILL19,000
2003-12-1053952242-215-33059BUCHANAN GAS UNIT #5BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP7,400
2003-12-1053952142-215-33005PHOENIX GAS UNIT #1BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP8,166
2003-12-0953949942-215-33162SANTA ANITA #1ROYAL PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.DRILL15,500
2003-12-0553932642-215-33161WINDING BROOK CORPORATION #4EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL18,300
2003-12-0453928042-215-30979BENTSEN HEIRS #1DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRENTR8,200
2003-12-0253916142-215-33160TORRES, ET AL GAS UNIT #1SUEMAUR EXPL. & PROD., LLCDRILL14,500
2003-11-2153888242-215-33064JEFFRESS, J. D. #39EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.FLD-XFR12,800
2003-11-2153888042-215-33050JEFFRESS, J. D. #36EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.FLD-XFR13,100
2003-11-2053887442-215-33159HINOJOSA ET AL #4SIERRA RESOURCES, LLCDRILL9,500
2003-11-2053887442-215-33159HINOJOSA ET AL #4SIERRA RESOURCES, LLCDRILL9,500
2003-11-1453864142-215-33158PHARR FIELD WIDE UNIT #52TOTAL E&P USA, INC.DRILL10,000
2003-11-1353839642-215-33157VALDERAS GAS UNIT #2DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL11,500
2003-11-0653834442-215-33156GARCIA #2THORP PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
2003-11-0453827842-215-32366PHARR FIELD WIDE UNIT #30TOTAL E&P USA, INC.RECOMP11,500
2003-11-0453824142-215-33155MCALLEN FIELD WIDE UNIT #82TOTAL E&P USA, INC.DRILL15,000
2003-11-0453824042-215-32727GUERRA, A. E. #81CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP14,210
2003-11-0353819642-215-33154I.E. HADDOCK, ET AL GAS UNIT B #1DENALI OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT, LLCDRILL15,500
2003-10-3153803042-215-33153JOHNSON, F. I. #10EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL18,300
2003-10-2453788842-215-33152PHARR FIELD WIDE UNIT #44TOTAL E&P USA, INC.DRILL14,500
2003-10-2353784742-215-33151KOCUR #2SAMSON LONE STAR LPDRILL17,200
2003-10-2353784742-215-33151KOCUR #2SAMSON LONE STAR LPDRILL17,375
2003-10-2253683242-215-00698JACKSON, CHANDLER #2PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP9,000
2003-10-2153772942-215-32859GUERRA, A. E. #84CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP12,600
2003-10-2153772942-215-32859GUERRA, A. E. #84CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP14,500
2003-10-1653754642-215-33150ZAMORA, ESTELLA #1EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL23,500
2003-10-1553756542-215-32874RENTFRO, RUSSELL #6CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.RECOMP12,500
2003-10-1053737942-215-31939GUERRA, A. E. #40CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.FLD-XFR12,900
2003-10-0753724642-215-33149BOSTON TEXAS LAND & TRUST #40SHELL WESTERN E&PDRILL14,200
2003-10-0753724542-215-33148WOODS CHRISTIAN #44SHELL WESTERN E&PDRILL12,600
2003-09-3053685342-215-33147DINGLE #1CUMMINS & WALKER OIL CO., INC.DRILL9,000
2003-09-2953684542-215-33144ROBERTSON GAS UNIT #1DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,000
2003-09-2653689542-215-33146MURCH, B.L. #20HEADINGTON OIL COMPANY, L.P.DRILL13,000
2003-09-2653689442-215-33145MURCH, B.L. #21HEADINGTON OIL COMPANY, L.P.DRILL14,000
2003-09-2653683842-215-33143SWALLOW UNIT #3UNITED RESOURCES, LPDRILL7,500
2003-09-2653683742-215-32029EDINBURG IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION #2UNITED RESOURCES, LPRECOMP9,000
2003-09-2353652442-215-33080CASA BLANCA 'A' #1RDEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRENTR7,250
2003-09-2253668742-215-33142GARCIA #1THORP PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
2003-09-2253662842-215-33141TURNER, EVELYN #10EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL20,800
2003-09-1753653542-215-33005PHOENIX GAS UNIT #1BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP8,166
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Hidalgo County.