Hidalgo County, Texas
Hidalgo County drilling permits: what the state recorded
- 2drilling permits
- 2completions
- 1first-production report
- in the last twelve months
Wells by coordinates
Oil wells and drilling locations in Hidalgo County
- Drilling locations5Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells919On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing719Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged94The state's wellbore record says plugged
Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outline, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map. A dot is a surface location; a horizontal well runs a mile or more from it.
1,732 wells with a location on the state's map and 5 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.
A permit is not a well.
Wells near each town in Hidalgo County
- Abram157 wells
- Alamo174 wells
- Alton276 wells
- Alton North (historical)285 wells
- César Chávez98 wells
- Citrus City799 wells
- Doffing296 wells
- Donna124 wells
- Doolittle35 wells
- Edcouch41 wells
- Edinburg124 wells
- Elsa43 wells
- Heidelberg32 wells
- Hidalgo135 wells
- Indian Hills34 wells
- La Blanca51 wells
- La Homa209 wells
- La Joya292 wells
- La Villa39 wells
- Llano Grande56 wells
- Lopezville168 wells
- McAllen147 wells
- Mercedes33 wells
- Midway North102 wells
- Midway South98 wells
- Mila Doce47 wells
- Mission232 wells
- Monte Alto32 wells
- Muniz142 wells
- Murillo Colonia151 wells
- North Alamo177 wells
- Nurillo143 wells
- Olivarez51 wells
- Palmhurst239 wells
- Palmview182 wells
- Palmview South184 wells
- Penitas203 wells
- Perezville160 wells
- Pharr157 wells
- Progreso42 wells
- San Carlos45 wells
- San Juan173 wells
- Scissors114 wells
- South Alamo175 wells
- Sullivan City503 wells
- Weslaco66 wells
- West Sharyland250 wells
Wells within 10 miles of each town, on either side of the county line.
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<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas-well-watch/hidalgo-county-tx"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/county-wells/hidalgo-county-tx.svg" alt="Map of Hidalgo County, Texas, with 1,732 oil and gas wells and 5 recent drilling locations as dots." width="1000" height="1427" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0"></a>
<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas-well-watch/hidalgo-county-tx">Hidalgo County, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>The last twelve months
Month by month in Hidalgo County
| Month | Permits | Completions | First production |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Counted from November 15, 2025 to September 3, 2026, so the first and last months are partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas data sets.
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The newest drilling permits in Hidalgo County
| Issued | Lease and well | Operator | Drilling began | Depth, ft | API number | Coordinates | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | EDINBURG UNIT 10recompletion · verticalRoyal Production Company, Inc.API 42-215-31846 · permit 091820326.28083, -98.1883913,650 ft | Royal Production Company, Inc. | |||||
| 2026-06-29 | MCALLEN, A. A. 109recompletion · verticalMerit Energy CompanyAPI 42-215-32844 · permit 091639026.68433, -98.2790414,400 ft | Merit Energy Company | |||||
| 2025-07-16 | MARY BELL DOFFING GAS UNIT 2new drill · verticalMidas Resources, Inc.API 42-215-34171 · permit 090925426.08553, -98.1792610,300 ft | Midas Resources, Inc. | |||||
| 2025-06-05 | EDINBURG UNIT 7recompletion · verticalRoyal Production Company, Inc.API 42-215-34144 · permit 090813226.27219, -98.17767drilling began 2024-12-03 · 12,416 ft | Royal Production Company, Inc. | |||||
| 2024-12-31 | EDINBURG GAS UNIT 12recompletion · verticalRoyal Production Company, Inc.API 42-215-33271 · permit 090488726.28040, -98.18947drilling began 2024-12-06 · 11,300 ft | Royal Production Company, Inc. | |||||
| 2024-04-15 | WOODS CHRISTIAN 42recompletion · verticalMerit Energy CompanyAPI 42-215-32952 · permit 089692226.62324, -98.3260310,530 ft | Merit Energy Company | |||||
| 2024-02-26 | WOODS CHRISTIAN 34recompletion · verticalMerit Energy CompanyAPI 42-215-31822 · permit 089712026.61823, -98.3180111,150 ft | Merit Energy Company | |||||
| 2024-02-08 | WOODS CHRISTIAN 44recompletion · verticalMerit Energy CompanyAPI 42-215-33148 · permit 089696926.61688, -98.3309011,415 ft | Merit Energy Company | |||||
| 2024-02-05 | WOODS CHRISTIAN 30recompletion · verticalMerit Energy CompanyAPI 42-215-31777 · permit 089678126.62252, -98.3268611,130 ft | Merit Energy Company | |||||
| 2023-06-09 | MEME LA PALOMA 1new drill · verticalGcows Operating LLCAPI 42-215-34170 · permit 08907993,500 ft | Gcows Operating LLC |
A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.
Year by year
Drilling permits issued in Hidalgo County, by year
| Year | Permits issued |
|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 |
Counted from the permit files we hold, which start in 2023; that first year may be partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.
The latest
The most recent records
| Date | What, who and where |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | Permit issued: Royal Production Company, Inc.EDINBURG UNIT · A-28 · permit 0918203 |
| 2026-08-20 | Completed: Royal Production Company, Inc.EDINBURG UNIT · A-28 · permit 0918203 |
| 2026-06-29 | Permit issued: Merit Energy CompanyMCALLEN, A. A. · A-63 · permit 0916390 |
| 2026-05-01 | First production: Hilcorp Energy CompanyGuerra, A. E. |
| 2026-04-09 | CompletedA-62 |
Coming up
First checks coming due in Hidalgo County
- EDINBURG UNIT, Royal Production Company, Inc.by December 29, 2026
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FAQ
Questions people ask
How many wells were permitted in Hidalgo County in the last year?
The Railroad Commission issued 2 drilling permits in Hidalgo County in the twelve months to September 3, 2026, and recorded 2 completions and 1 first-production report. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.
How do I get an alert when a permit is issued near my land in Hidalgo County?
Choose your abstract on this page, or the whole county, and sign in. You get one email a week, only when something new is recorded after you sign up. The alert says whether an event is on an interest in your Mineral File, on a place you follow, or only nearby.
When is my first royalty check due after a new well?
Natural Resources Code section 91.402(a) says on or before 120 days after the end of the month of first sale of production from the well. The state's first-production month is the closest public marker, so the date on this page is the earliest, not a certainty.
Got a new well on your land?
The first check is due within 120 days after the end of the month of first sale.
Sources
Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.