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
1994-08-2642744942-215-31707GUERRA, E.E. JR. #9SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP15,007
1994-08-1542667242-215-02008EVANS, M. P. #1AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP6,981
1994-08-1542667242-215-02008EVANS, M. P. #1AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP12,315
1994-08-1042680142-215-32068LONGORIA #2AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP10,496
1994-08-1042680142-215-32068LONGORIA #2AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP10,496
1994-08-0842328442-215-01231RAMEY, ALEX #1FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYRECOMP7,530
1994-08-0542668042-215-32185M. A. HOPKINS GAS UNIT #9SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL13,800
1994-08-0342659542-215-32184JERICO, LTD GAS UNIT #4SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL16,500
1994-07-2842633242-215-00780VOLZ, FRED W., SR. UNIT #3FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYRECOMP7,502
1994-07-2342577842-215-32176GARZA GAS UNIT #1HAMPTON RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL17,500
1994-07-2142594942-215-32182H. A. HENRY UNIT #5DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,200
1994-07-2142594942-215-32182H. A. HENRY UNIT #5DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,200
1994-07-2142580642-215-32178MALONE GAS UNIT #1DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,200
1994-07-2142496842-215-00698CHANDLER-JACKSON UNIT #2FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYRECOMP8,900
1994-07-1942597342-215-32181SAVAGE UNIT A #1PI ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,200
1994-07-1942597342-215-32181SAVAGE UNIT "A" #1PI ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,200
1994-07-1942597242-215-32180PATE GAS UNIT 1 #1PI ENERGY, INC.DRILL7,700
1994-07-1942597242-215-32180PATE GAS UNIT 1 #1PI ENERGY, INC.DRILL7,700
1994-07-1842600442-215-32179SALINA, M. #3COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL14,000
1994-07-1542558742-215-32177KEIRN, PEARL #5FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL10,000
1994-07-1542558742-215-32177KEIRN, PEARL #5FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL11,500
1994-07-1542558742-215-32177KEIRN, PEARL #5FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL10,635
1994-07-1442587342-215-31321MCALLEN, A. A. "A" #2SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP10,011
1994-07-0542553942-215-32175CHAPA #10SOUTH TEXAS OPERATING COMPANYDRILL5,500
1994-06-1542465642-215-32169MEYERHOFF, EMIL H. #4QUISTO ENERGY CORP.DRILL8,800
1994-06-1442478842-215-30773WHEELOCK GAS UNIT #4TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP11,600
1994-06-1342484142-215-32173LA BLANCA GAS UNIT #37MW PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL16,000
1994-06-1342484042-215-32172S. WESLACO GAS UNIT #29MW PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,800
1994-06-1342484042-215-32172SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT #29MW PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,800
1994-06-1342484042-215-32172S. WESLACO GAS UNIT #29MW PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,800
1994-06-1342484042-215-32172SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT #29MW PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,600
1994-06-1342483942-215-32174LA BLANCA GAS UNIT #36MW PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,000
1994-06-1042477942-215-31499HAMMAN, JOHN "B" #19FMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP10,100
1994-06-1042477642-215-32171DOMINGUEZ, MAXIMO UNIT #4ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL11,500
1994-06-1042477642-215-32171DOMINGUEZ, MAXIMO UNIT #4ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL11,500
1994-06-0942473542-215-32170ESPENSEN #1ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL6,450
1994-06-0342454142-215-31894CNG GAS UNIT VI #2VASTAR RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP10,613
1994-06-0342454142-215-31894CNG GAS UNIT VI #2VASTAR RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP10,613
1994-06-0242444242-215-32054BELL, W.G. JR., ET AL #1WATERS ENG. & OPERATING, INC.RECOMP5,225
1994-05-3142434542-215-32149DOMINGUEZ, MAXIMO UNIT #3ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYRECOMP8,400
1994-05-3142408042-215-30882LONGORIA #1AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP9,499
1994-05-2742300042-215-32042HAMMAN RANCH #29SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP13,175
1994-05-2642417042-215-31731J. M. MORIN GAS UNIT #3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP10,200
1994-05-2642395442-215-32168EDINBURG FIELD UNIT #1BNP PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
1994-05-1042381742-215-32166CHRISTIAN, WOODS #37SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL14,900
1994-05-1042381642-215-32167HAMMAN RANCH #33SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL17,000
1994-05-1042381642-215-32167HAMMAN RANCH #33SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL17,000
1994-05-0942093542-215-31885DIAZ #2B & B OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP4,000
1994-05-0442203342-215-32161EDINBURG UNIT #1ROYAL PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.DRILL12,500
1994-05-0442203342-215-32161EDINBURG UNIT #1ROYAL PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.DRILL12,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Hidalgo County.