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COUNTIES · TEXAS GULF COAST · DISTRICT 04 · CODE 215

Hidalgo County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put Hidalgo County at 299,548 bbl of oil and 21,701,393 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; gas is down 9% on the twelve months before.

1,011 leases under 37 operators had production in those months.

1 drilling permit was issued in Hidalgo County in the past 90 days, 1 in the 90 days before.

Merit Energy Company and Royal Production Company, Inc. each filed one permit in the past 12 months.

The county has 47 active disposal and injection permits of 183 on file, with 3.7M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

5,692 drilling permits have been issued in Hidalgo County since 1977.

5,692 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Sep 3, 2026

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1,152
active wells · 4,670 on file
37
producing operators, 12 months
1,011
producing leases, 12 months
299,548
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · −8%
21.7M
Mcf gas, same 12 months · −9%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 117 IN OIL AND NO. 56 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

Hidalgo County oil and gas production

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · THROUGH AUG 2026

Texas operators report production by lease, and the Railroad Commission totals it by county. Where a lease lies in more than one county, the split between them is the RRC's. Oil includes condensate; gas includes casinghead gas.

12 months through Aug 2026 21,701,393 · prior 12 23,816,816(-9%)

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Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 202624,828 bbl1,833,836 Mcf
Jul 202625,172 bbl1,833,796 Mcf
Jun 202622,933 bbl1,743,136 Mcf
May 202624,030 bbl1,819,683 Mcf
Apr 202624,726 bbl1,800,220 Mcf
Mar 202626,041 bbl1,849,640 Mcf
Feb 202623,296 bbl1,637,192 Mcf
Jan 202625,586 bbl1,804,741 Mcf
Dec 202526,952 bbl1,822,495 Mcf
Nov 202523,916 bbl1,783,717 Mcf
Oct 202526,843 bbl1,890,639 Mcf
Sep 202525,225 bbl1,882,298 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. Merit Energy Company655 leases

    180K bbl · 14M Mcf

  2. Hilcorp Energy Company142 leases

    54.8K bbl · 3.01M Mcf

  3. Royal Production Company, Inc.6 leases

    10.1K bbl · 1.36M Mcf

  4. Dewbre Petroleum Corporation55 leases

    17.4K bbl · 1.14M Mcf

  5. Block "T" Petroleum, Inc.17 leases

    2.77K bbl · 450K Mcf

  6. Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.15 leases

    8.49K bbl · 182K Mcf

  7. Vantage Operating, LLC8 leases

    2.19K bbl · 203K Mcf

  8. Smith Production Inc.13 leases

    1.26K bbl · 147K Mcf

37 operators had production here in the twelve months. Each month is credited to the operator that reported it; ranked by barrels of oil equivalent, 6 Mcf to the barrel.

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Largest leases

1,011 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
Edinburg UnitGas 299586Royal Production Company, Inc.Edinburg (8800)7,784 bbl1,032,717 Mcf
Johnson, F.I.Gas 209129Hilcorp Energy CompanyMcCook, SE (Vicksburg Deep)7,029 bbl342,254 Mcf
Davis, W. J. "A"Gas 188205Merit Energy CompanyJavelina (Vicksburg Cons.)0 bbl331,326 Mcf
Degoche, LouiseGas 256218Dewbre Petroleum CorporationLanda (Marks)1,481 bbl267,171 Mcf
Johnson, F. I.Gas 117185Hilcorp Energy CompanyMonte Christo (Vksbg-Brown)4,332 bbl188,577 Mcf
McAllen Fieldwide UnitGas 178287Merit Energy CompanyMcAllen-Pharr (Consolidated)444 bbl210,741 Mcf
McAllen Fieldwide UnitGas 185698Merit Energy CompanyMcAllen-Pharr (Consolidated)4,723 bbl183,582 Mcf
Holland, W. H. Gas UnitGas 238091Merit Energy CompanyMcAllen Ranch (Vicksburg N)0 bbl207,589 Mcf
Johnson, F.I.Gas 215490Hilcorp Energy CompanyMcCook, SE (Vicksburg Deep)623 bbl200,543 Mcf
Jerico Ltd Gas UnitGas 217454Dewbre Petroleum CorporationCadre (Vicksburg Patriot)2,598 bbl153,495 Mcf
McAllen Fieldwide UnitGas 196249Merit Energy CompanyMcAllen-Pharr (Consolidated)444 bbl153,830 Mcf
Edinburg Gas UnitGas 298642Royal Production Company, Inc.Edinburg (8800)915 bbl141,319 Mcf
Pharr Fieldwide UnitGas 189831Merit Energy CompanyMcAllen-Pharr (Consolidated)3,182 bbl121,225 Mcf
McAllen, A. A.Gas 251658Merit Energy CompanyMcAllen Ranch (Vksbg L-V, N Cons8,116 bbl91,086 Mcf
Yturria, H. L & CCGas 182791Merit Energy CompanyJeffress, W. (Vicksburg V)2,188 bbl122,509 Mcf

Ranked by barrels of oil equivalent, 6 Mcf to the barrel. A lease in two counties is listed with its share in this one.

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Wells by status

4,670 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Plugged

    2,053

  2. Producing

    1,023

  3. Not on schedule

    774

  4. Temp Abandoned

    632

  5. Swr-10-Well

    106

  6. Shut In

    28

  7. Injection

    21

  8. Shut In-Multi-Compl

    17

From the RRC wellbore file and the permit record. Other sites count the RRC's map locations, which include dry holes and locations this file does not hold, so their totals differ.

Wells spudded, by year

HorizontalVertical and directional

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Drilling permits

Window30 days90 days180 days365 days
1
permits issued, 90d
+0%
vs prior 90d (1)
1
operators filing
0%
horizontal
13,650
avg permitted depth, ft

WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED NOV 12, 2026 · WHY ISSUE AND SEEN DATES DIFFER

Permits issued by month

LAST 120 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE

Last 12 months 2 · prior 12 3(-33%)

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Operators by permits, last 12 months

By permits issued. Wells are the operator’s current inventory here from the RRC wellbore file.

OperatorPermitsWells
Merit Energy Company11,009
Royal Production Company, Inc.111

Full operator directory: 461 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

Operators whose first permit in Hidalgo County came in the last year. None.

Permit types, 90d

TypeWindowPriorAll time
Recompletion112,133

What the types mean →

Formations in completed wells

RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS

Tops reported on completion filings for wells in Hidalgo County. A well counts for every formation it reports, so this reads as the county's stratigraphic column. About tops →

In Hidalgo County the Miocene (undifferentiated) is reported in 71 wells, median top 2,203 ft, highlighted below. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
Vicksburg87729,1446,786–12,256
Frio62305,9003,637–8,314
Catahoula7514,209740–6,028
Miocene (undifferentiated)7102,203990–5,000
Jackson28011,80011,273–15,720

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

47
active UIC permits of 183
228K
permitted bbl/day, active
3.7M
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

Every active well, operator, and daily reporter in Hidalgo County →

Permitted volume is a ceiling, not throughput. How to read it →

USGS catalog, Texas

Seismicity, last 2 years

0
M2+ events in the area
—
largest

Monthly counts, magnitudes, and every recent event in the area →

Events are not tagged with a county; this counts M2+ events inside the bounding box of the county’s located permits, padded 0.1°. About TexNet →

Latest permits

NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorLease / wellDepthAPI
918203AmendmentOct 24, 2026Sep 3, 2026Royal Production Company, Inc.Edinburg Unit #1013,65021531846
918203Sep 5, 2026Sep 3, 2026Royal Production Company, Inc.Edinburg Unit #1010,65021531846
916390Jun 29, 2026Jun 29, 2026Merit Energy CompanyMcAllen, A. A. #10914,40021532844
909254Jul 16, 2025Jul 16, 2025Midas Resources, Inc.Mary Bell Doffing Gas Unit #210,30021534171
908132Jun 5, 2025Jun 5, 2025Royal Production Company, Inc.Edinburg Unit #712,41621534144
904887Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2024Royal Production Company, Inc.Edinburg Gas Unit #1211,30021533271
896922Apr 15, 2024Apr 15, 2024Merit Energy CompanyWoods Christian #4210,53021532952
897120Feb 26, 2024Feb 26, 2024Merit Energy CompanyWoods Christian #3411,15021531822
896969Feb 8, 2024Feb 8, 2024Merit Energy CompanyWoods Christian #4411,41521533148
896781Feb 5, 2024Feb 5, 2024Merit Energy CompanyWoods Christian #3011,13021531777

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Questions about Hidalgo County

How many drilling permits were issued in Hidalgo County in the last 12 months?

2 permits were issued in Hidalgo County in the last 12 months, down 33% from 3 in the 12 months before. 0% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was issued Sep 3, 2026. 5,692 are on file since 1977.

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Who is the most active operator in Hidalgo County?

By drilling permits filed in the last 12 months, Merit Energy Company is the most active operator in Hidalgo County, with 1 of 2, followed by Royal Production Company, Inc. (1). 1 operator filed permits here in the last 90 days.

Operators in Hidalgo County →

How many oil and gas wells are in Hidalgo County?

4,670 wells are on file in Hidalgo County, including 1,152 active, 2,054 plugged, and 2 permitted and not yet drilled. 5 are horizontal. The active wells are under 40 operators.

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How much oil and gas does Hidalgo County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 299,548 barrels of oil and 21.7 million Mcf of gas in Hidalgo County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 1,011 leases under 37 operators. Texas operators report production by lease; where a lease lies in more than one county, the split between them is the RRC's.

Production by month in Hidalgo County →

Who are the largest producers in Hidalgo County?

By oil and gas produced in Hidalgo County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is Merit Energy Company, with 179,710 barrels of oil and 14.0 million Mcf of gas from 655 leases, followed by Hilcorp Energy Company and Royal Production Company, Inc.. 37 operators had production here in those months.

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How much water is injected in Hidalgo County?

3.7 million barrels of water were injected in Hidalgo County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 47 of the county's 183 disposal and injection permits are active.

Disposal and injection in Hidalgo County →

What formations are drilled in Hidalgo County?

Completion filings for wells in Hidalgo County report tops for 5 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the Vicksburg (877 wells, median top 9,144 ft), the Frio (623 wells, median top 5,900 ft), and the Catahoula (75 wells, median top 4,209 ft).

Formations in Hidalgo County →

What basin is Hidalgo County in?

Petrora lists Hidalgo County in the Texas Gulf Coast. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 04.

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Have there been earthquakes in Hidalgo County?

No earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the area of Hidalgo County's permitted wells in the last 2 years.

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About this data

Oil and gas are the Railroad Commission's county figures from its Production Data Query, through Aug 2026: Texas files production by lease, and where a lease lies in more than one county the split is the RRC's. Nothing here is estimated by Petrora. Wells from the RRC wellbore file and the permit record. Drilling permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files, rebuilt nightly into per-county figures; windows are on the date issued. Disposal from UIC permits and H-10 reports at the last settled month; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog inside the county's located-permit footprint.

Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/counties/tx/hidalgo?days=90, documented in the API reference.