HIDALGO County
District 4 · Gulf Coast (Southwest) · Permits since 1977-06-06 · 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. Median permitted depth over the past year is 14,400 ft (prior year: 11,300 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (all)
6601
Operators (all)
467
Avg Depth (all)
11,279
Hz % (all)
0%
All Time
6,601
Depth Range: 75 - 75,912 ft
SWD wells in HIDALGO County → 47 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (all)
DRILL
4084
RECOMP
2318
RENTR
91
OTHER
76
FLD-XFR
31
RECLASS
1
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| MERIT ENERGY COMPANY | 1 | 750 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 916390 | MCALLEN, A. A. | RECOMP | 2026-06-29 |
| 909254 | MARY BELL DOFFING GAS UNIT | DRILL | 2025-07-16 |
| 908132 | EDINBURG UNIT | RECOMP | 2025-06-05 |
| 904887 | EDINBURG GAS UNIT | RECOMP | 2024-12-31 |
| 896922 | WOODS CHRISTIAN | RECOMP | 2024-04-15 |
| 897120 | WOODS CHRISTIAN | RECOMP | 2024-02-26 |
| 896969 | WOODS CHRISTIAN | RECOMP | 2024-02-08 |
| 896781 | WOODS CHRISTIAN | RECOMP | 2024-02-05 |
| 890799 | MEME LA PALOMA | DRILL | 2023-06-09 |
| 890799 | MEME LA PALOMA | DRILL | 2023-06-09 |
Formations Beneath HIDALGO County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 877 | 10,550 |
| Frio | 623 | 6,700 |
| Catahoula | 74 | 4,545 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 71 | 2,358 |
| Jackson | 28 | 11,800 |