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
1993-09-2341566242-215-31624J.M. SCHMIDT GAS UNIT #2SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP17,102
1993-09-2241623342-215-32137WHEELOCK GAS UNIT O/A #5TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL14,000
1993-09-2141617742-215-31764CNG I #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP8,450
1993-09-0941522942-215-32029EDINBURG IMPROVEMENT ASSOC. #2BNP PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP9,100
1993-09-0341540442-215-31079LEPOVITZ GAS UNIT #1MIRAMAR PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP8,400
1993-09-0241561742-215-32135ANNA MAE UNIT #2ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL9,600
1993-09-0241561742-215-32135ANNA MAE UNIT #2ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL9,600
1993-09-0141556042-215-32134MCALLEN, A.A. #84SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL14,000
1993-08-3041498442-215-32133DIAZ, MARIA #201BEACH EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,300
1993-08-1341429042-215-01969RAMEY, ALEX #4FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYRECOMP5,844
1993-08-1341333042-215-01285SWEENEY, J.J. #3MW PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP7,200
1993-08-1141482642-215-32132COATES "A" #12COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL14,500
1993-08-0641464442-215-31800MCALLEN, A. A. #80SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP13,300
1993-08-0641464442-215-31800MCALLEN, A. A. #80SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP13,300
1993-08-0641464342-215-31916MCALLEN, A. A. "B" #21SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP14,400
1993-08-0641458142-215-31364HAMMAN "A" #7BRIGHT & CO.RECOMP8,521
1993-08-0541457042-215-31490HAMMAN "A" #11BRIGHT & CO.RECOMP8,614
1993-08-0541296142-215-30384DAVIS, W.J. #4SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP14,935
1993-08-0541296142-215-30384DAVIS, W.J. #4SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP14,935
1993-08-0541296142-215-30384DAVIS, W.J. #4SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP14,935
1993-08-0241450342-215-32131BEAURLINE, A. W. #5SOUTH TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIPDRILL15,000
1993-08-0241450342-215-32131BEAURLINE, A. W. #5SOUTH TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIPDRILL15,000
1993-07-3041445942-215-32130ANNA MAE UNIT #1ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL9,700
1993-07-3041445942-215-32130ANNA MAE UNIT #1ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL9,700
1993-07-3041417842-215-32129THESER GAS UNIT #5MIRAMAR PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,000
1993-07-3041417842-215-32129THESER GAS UNIT #5MIRAMAR PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL6,228
1993-07-1541335742-215-31899RIO GRANDE GAS UNIT II #3ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP7,280
1993-07-1441373542-215-01374PHARR FIELDWIDE UNIT #7FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYRENTR11,900
1993-07-1241365242-215-31732CNG GU III #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP10,646
1993-07-1241365242-215-31732CNG GU III #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP10,646
1993-07-1241001642-215-31253WERNER, C. #1DENOVO OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP8,257
1993-07-0541347942-215-32116JACKSON, CHANDLER #1SUE-ANN PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP9,030
1993-07-0541346842-215-31347MCBEAN UNIT #1BRIDGE OIL COMPANY, L. P.RECOMP8,850
1993-07-0541342942-215-00771WEST, TEMPLE W. #10ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP7,200
1993-06-2941318042-215-32128BURNS #1QUISTO ENERGY CORP.DRILL8,200
1993-06-1641061742-215-01650DOUGHERTY ET AL #1BNP PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP9,699
1993-06-1541282742-215-32127COATES "A" #11COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL16,000
1993-06-1541242742-215-30882LONGORIA #1AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP9,499
1993-06-1441276042-215-32126DOMINGUEZ, MAXIMO GU #1ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL11,500
1993-06-1141270742-215-32125J.C. MANN GAS UNIT #2SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL16,100
1993-06-1141270642-215-32124MC ALLEN, A.A. #83SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL13,500
1993-06-1141251542-215-30221SWEENEY, J.J. #4MW PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP5,980
1993-06-0741223342-215-32122SWANTHER #1BNP PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
1993-06-0741068742-215-30376MARTIN, H.L. #2UWATERS ENG. & OPERATING, INC.RECOMP6,925
1993-06-0741033842-215-31387JOHNSON, F.I. #34FMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP7,550
1993-06-0341215342-215-31582BENTSEN BROS. #11HEADINGTON OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,504
1993-06-0241234742-215-32123GUERRA, A. E. #42TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL17,000
1993-05-2741218442-215-31248BRIGHT & SCHIFF HAMMAN GAS UNIT #5SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP15,530
1993-05-1741180042-215-30050RENTFRO, RUSSELL #2TEXACO E & P INC.RECOMP9,468
1993-05-1741179942-215-32063SCHALEBEN, HALE #3NEUHAUS, V. F. PROPERTIES, INC.RECOMP6,100
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Hidalgo County.