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
1990-07-1237432542-215-31962JOHNSON, F.I. #19TEXACO TPC INC.DRILL14,300
1990-07-0637526442-215-31971TREVINO UNIT #1SOUTH TEXAS OPERATING COMPANYDRILL6,900
1990-07-0637525342-215-31972MCALLEN, A. A. 'B' #23SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL15,500
1990-07-0537522242-215-01943GOLDSTON, W. L. ET AL #A 15UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP7,515
1990-07-0537522242-215-01943GOLDSTON, W. L. ET AL #A 15UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP7,515
1990-07-0537521842-215-00044GOLDSTON, W. L. ET AL #12UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP7,215
1990-07-0337508542-215-31969PAWLICK #1TANA OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL8,200
1990-06-2937501742-215-31968SANTA CRUZ FARMS #1TEXAS FUEL COMPANYDRILL8,800
1990-06-2637471142-215-31963SCHWARZ ESTATE #1 #1TANA OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,800
1990-06-2537483042-215-01848ANDERSON #2TEXAS FUEL COMPANYRENTR7,728
1990-06-2237476942-215-31965GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL #44UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL7,650
1990-06-2237476842-215-31966GOLDSTON, W. L. ET AL #45UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL7,670
1990-06-2237476842-215-31966GOLDSTON, W. L. ET AL #45UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL7,670
1990-06-2237476442-215-31967GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL #42UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL7,500
1990-06-2237476442-215-31967GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL #42UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL7,500
1990-06-2237476042-215-31964GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL #43UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL7,600
1990-06-2237476042-215-31964GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL #43UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL7,600
1990-06-2137465742-215-01287SWEENEY, J. J. #2AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP11,360
1990-06-2137465642-215-31137SWEENEY, J. J. #6AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP8,315
1990-06-1537424342-215-31959SERRANO UNIT #4TEXACO TPC INC.DRILL13,500
1990-06-1437451742-215-31961BELLE FERGUSON GAS UNIT #5ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL11,600
1990-06-1437426242-215-31960ZAMORA "S" SAND GAS UNIT #4TEXACO TPC INC.DRILL12,500
1990-06-0837424042-215-31958WIESEHAN-WALKER GAS UNIT #6SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL14,200
1990-06-0837416242-215-01924WM. E. BEANE GU #1FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYRECOMP12,435
1990-06-0637399142-215-31282SWEENEY, J. J. #8AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP9,808
1990-06-0637399042-215-31131SWEENEY, J. J. #7AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP8,320
1990-05-2937391442-215-31858RIO GRANDE GAS UNIT II #1ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP8,830
1990-05-2537258242-215-31630JOHNSON, F.I. #57DMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP8,627
1990-05-2437374642-215-31878GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL #26UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP7,512
1990-05-2437354342-215-31956GRIFFITH, CRAIN #1TEXAS FUEL COMPANYDRILL7,700
1990-05-2437354342-215-31956GRIFFITH, CRANE #1TEXAS FUEL COMPANYDRILL7,700
1990-05-2437354242-215-31957WRIGHT HILL #4TEXAS FUEL COMPANYDRILL9,700
1990-05-2337349942-215-31574CHAPA, DAVID #5FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYRECOMP11,500
1990-05-2237354542-215-31955DE LA VINA, JUAN #1TEXAS FUEL COMPANYDRILL6,900
1990-05-2237256842-215-01306JOHNSON, M.O. #1HOPE PRODUCTION, INC.RENTR6,628
1990-05-2137366742-215-31904GOLDSTON, W. L. ET AL #33UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP7,300
1990-05-2137358442-215-00885DECAVAZOS, C. C. #4ARCO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP8,992
1990-05-1637342842-215-80242SMITH, STEPHEN L. #1TEXAS FUEL COMPANYRENTR11,487
1990-05-1437322042-215-31954BOYT ET AL GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2TEXACO TPC INC.DRILL10,900
1990-05-1437314242-215-30271MC ALLEN, A. A. #43SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP14,271
1990-05-1437296642-215-31953JOHNSON, F. I. "C" #1TEXACO TPC INC.DRILL13,300
1990-05-0837296542-215-31952THOMAS, MARIA G. ET AL #1TEXACO TPC INC.DRILL13,300
1990-05-0736755942-215-01128SCHWARTZ, MARVIN A. #1FAULCONER, VERNON E., INC.RECOMP7,625
1990-04-3037269842-215-31951MCALLEN, A. A. "B" #22SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL15,700
1990-04-3037263242-215-31544SANTA FE RANCH "B" #98EXXON CORP.RECOMP9,400
1990-04-3037254242-215-31858RIO GRANDE GAS UNIT II #1ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP8,830
1990-04-2637244142-215-31460JOHNSON, F. I. #46FMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP8,500
1990-04-2637244142-215-31460JOHNSON, F. I. #46DMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP8,500
1990-04-2537248042-215-31949HIDALGO-WILLACY #4TEXACO TPC INC.DRILL9,150
1990-04-2437257242-215-31950DINGLE #1BLACK ENERGY RESOURCES, CO.DRILL12,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Hidalgo County.