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
1994-11-2243030842-215-32212SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT #32MW PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,600
1994-11-1743006742-215-32209GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL #50DALEN RESOURCES OIL & GAS CO.DRILL6,850
1994-11-1743006742-215-32209GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL #50DALEN RESOURCES OIL & GAS CO.DRILL7,250
1994-11-1743006742-215-32209GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL #50DALEN RESOURCES OIL & GAS CO.DRILL7,250
1994-11-1743006642-215-32208GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL #48DALEN RESOURCES OIL & GAS CO.DRILL7,300
1994-11-1743006642-215-32208GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL #48DALEN RESOURCES OIL & GAS CO.DRILL7,300
1994-11-1743006542-215-32207GOLDSTON, W. L. ET AL #47DALEN RESOURCES OIL & GAS CO.DRILL6,850
1994-11-1743006542-215-32207GOLDSTON, W. L. ET AL #47DALEN RESOURCES OIL & GAS CO.DRILL6,850
1994-11-0742968342-215-32206LOS TORRITOS-FEDERAL #1TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXPLOR., INC.DRILL11,400
1994-11-0242965342-215-32205MCALLEN, A. A. #87SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL12,900
1994-10-2842945742-215-00761WEST, T. W. #4VASTAR RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP10,100
1994-10-2742946542-215-32203SANTA CRUZ FARMS #16MERIT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL9,000
1994-10-2742945642-215-31764CNG I #2VASTAR RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP8,450
1994-10-2642950142-215-32202E. L. MARTINEZ G. U. NO. 1 #2ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL13,000
1994-10-2442931142-215-31726JOHNSON -A- #2TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP8,900
1994-10-2042927042-215-32201HAMMAN RANCH #34SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL10,600
1994-10-1842920542-215-32200SANTA CRUZ FARMS #14MERIT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL9,000
1994-10-1842920542-215-32200SANTA CRUZ FARMS #14MERIT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL9,000
1994-10-1842920542-215-32200SANTA CRUZ FARMS #14MERIT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL9,000
1994-10-1842920542-215-32200SANTA CRUZ FARMS #14MERIT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL9,000
1994-10-1842903142-215-32199SANTA CRUZ FARMS #15MERIT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL9,000
1994-10-0642885042-215-32198DOMINGUEZ, MAXIMO UNIT #5ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL11,600
1994-10-0642884342-215-32197JOHNSON, F. I. #59MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL12,500
1994-10-0642884342-215-32197JOHNSON, F. I. #59MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL12,500
1994-10-0642882342-215-32196JEFFRESS #18COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL13,000
1994-10-0642881942-215-30894WEST, T. W. #27VASTAR RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP7,003
1994-10-0642873442-215-32195TREVINO #2MERIT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL10,000
1994-10-0642870242-215-32194WEST, T. W. #35VASTAR RESOURCES, INC.DRILL9,260
1994-09-2742852342-215-32169MEYERHOFF, EMIL H. #4QUISTO ENERGY CORP.OTHER8,660
1994-09-2742852342-215-32169MEYERHOFF, EMIL H. #4QUISTO EXPL. & PRODUCTION, L.C.OTHER8,660
1994-09-2742852142-215-32192SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT #30MW PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,800
1994-09-2742852142-215-32192SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT #30MW PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,628
1994-09-2242833342-215-32171DOMINGUEZ, MAXIMO UNIT #4ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYRECOMP9,800
1994-09-2242833242-215-32191SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT #31MW PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,800
1994-09-2242833242-215-32191SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT #31MW PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,819
1994-09-1642813642-215-32190MCALLEN, A.A. #86SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL12,950
1994-09-1642813642-215-32190MCALLEN, A.A. #86SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL12,950
1994-09-1642705742-215-30026DOUGHERTY #2BNP PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRENTR7,400
1994-09-1542808942-215-32156MEYERHOFF, EMIL H. #3QUISTO ENERGY CORP.RECOMP9,710
1994-09-1242709942-215-31852SCHUSTER #1HOPE PRODUCTION, INC.RECOMP9,629
1994-09-0742781642-215-32189SOUTHWEST OIL & LAND INC. #1SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL14,500
1994-09-0642772242-215-32188LOS TORRITOS GAS UNIT #1TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXPLOR., INC.DRILL10,600
1994-09-0642768042-215-32187WEST MCALLEN #1FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL9,000
1994-09-0642768042-215-32187WEST MCALLEN #1UFINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL8,750
1994-09-0642768042-215-32187WEST MCALLEN #1UFINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL8,750
1994-09-0242766942-215-32186COX-LUITJEN #1ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,500
1994-09-0142760742-215-30914M.A. HOPKINS GAS UNIT #6SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP14,454
1994-08-3142743242-215-00042GOLDSTON, W. I. #11PG&E RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP7,265
1994-08-3142743142-215-31838GUERRA, A. "B" #6PG&E RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP8,350
1994-08-3142681142-215-01386PHARR FIELDWIDE UNIT #16FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYRENTR10,100
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Hidalgo County.