Oil and gas leases in Hidalgo County — page 17

Hidalgo County, Texas has 3,537 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission, all of them in Commission district 04. 80 of them are oil leases and 3,457 are gas leases. Between them they carry 3,555 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 2.2 million barrels of oil and 5.3 billion Mcf of gas. 212 operators file returns here. Every lease below has its own page with a decline-curve forecast and an estimate of what the whole lease is worth.

Key facts about Hidalgo County

How many oil and gas leases are in Hidalgo County?: Hidalgo County has 3,537 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Hidalgo County produced?: Leases in Hidalgo County have reported 2,161,915 barrels of oil (bbl) and 5,322,006,291 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
How many operators are active in Hidalgo County?: 212 operators file production returns for leases in Hidalgo County.
How much are mineral rights in Hidalgo County worth?: There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Hidalgo County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 3,537 leases listed here has its own page with the full production history the operator reported, a decline-curve forecast, and an estimate of what a royalty interest in it is worth today.

Leases — page 17 of 18

JOHNSON "A" — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Hidalgo County, 17 thousand reported
MARTINEZ, E.L. GAS UNIT I — oil, Energy Development Corp., Hidalgo County, 17 thousand reported
VESS, E. L. — gas, Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc., Hidalgo County, 17 thousand reported
CHAPA, V. G. — gas, Riseden Services, Inc., Hidalgo County, 17 thousand reported
CNG GU III — gas, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Hidalgo County, 17 thousand reported
GARCIA LAND & LIVESTOCK CO. — gas, Falcon Production Co., Hidalgo County, 17 thousand reported
T. SMTIH GAS UNIT — gas, Texas Independent Explor., Inc., Hidalgo County, 17 thousand reported
GOLDSTON, W. L. ET AL — gas, PG&E Resources Company, Hidalgo County, 16 thousand reported
HAMMAN, JOHN "B" — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Hidalgo County, 16 thousand reported
BELL, J. L., GAS UNIT — gas, Sue-Ann Production Company, Hidalgo County, 16 thousand reported
WEST, T.W. — gas, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Hidalgo County, 16 thousand reported
BOYCE UNIT — oil, Dewbre Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 16 thousand reported
DOUGHERTY, ET AL — gas, Waters Eng. & Operating, Inc., Hidalgo County, 16 thousand reported
SLAVIK, H. C. — gas, Hope Production, Inc., Hidalgo County, 16 thousand reported
CARD-HCWC&I DIST. 6 UNIT — oil, Owl Creek Production Co., Inc., Hidalgo County, 16 thousand reported
FARLEY — gas, Smith Production Inc., Hidalgo County, 16 thousand reported
CARDENAS, J. A. & S. J. — gas, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Hidalgo County, 15 thousand reported
MCALLEN, A.A. — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Hidalgo County, 15 thousand reported
LOCKHART GAS UNIT — gas, Dewbre Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 15 thousand reported
BEAURLINE, A. W. — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Hidalgo County, 15 thousand reported
GARCIA YTURRIA — oil, Rincon Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 15 thousand reported
MEYERHOFF, EMIL H. — gas, Quisto Expl. & Production, L.C., Hidalgo County, 15 thousand reported
GREGORY SHALLOW UNIT — gas, Miramar Petroleum, Inc., Hidalgo County, 15 thousand reported
BRANN, REGINA — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Hidalgo County, 15 thousand reported
SANTA CRUZ-HENDRIX UNIT — gas, Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc., Hidalgo County, 15 thousand reported
WOODS CHRISTIAN — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Hidalgo County, 15 thousand reported
ETCHISON, HORACE — gas, American Exploration Company, Hidalgo County, 15 thousand reported
CARD-HCWC & I DISTRICT 6 — gas, Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc., Hidalgo County, 15 thousand reported
HAMMAN, JOHN "B" — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Hidalgo County, 15 thousand reported
JOHNSON, F. I. — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Hidalgo County, 15 thousand reported
GOLDSTON, W. L. — gas, PG&E Resources Company, Hidalgo County, 15 thousand reported
BUTLER — gas, Reveille Resources, Hidalgo County, 14 thousand reported
COOK-CLEMONS GAS UNIT — gas, El Paso E & P Company, L. P., Hidalgo County, 14 thousand reported
PAINTER GAS UNIT — gas, Parker & Parsley Producing L.P., Hidalgo County, 14 thousand reported
WEST, TEMPLE W.,ETAL — oil, Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co., Hidalgo County, 14 thousand reported
ENGLEMAN 'A' — gas, Southwest Oil & Land, Inc., Hidalgo County, 14 thousand reported
GUERRA, A. "B" — oil, Dalen Resources Oil & Gas Co., Hidalgo County, 14 thousand reported
GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL — gas, Wynn-Crosby Energy, Inc., Hidalgo County, 14 thousand reported
CARTER, ETHEL L. ET AL — gas, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Hidalgo County, 14 thousand reported
RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE UNIT — gas, Dewbre Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 13 thousand reported
CHAPA, OFELIA — gas, Smith Production Inc., Hidalgo County, 13 thousand reported
HAMMAN RANCH — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Hidalgo County, 13 thousand reported
BLACKSTONE-SHARY — gas, Kaler Energy Corp., Hidalgo County, 13 thousand reported
COATES "A" — gas, El Paso E & P Company, L. P., Hidalgo County, 13 thousand reported
SANTA ANA GAS UNIT — gas, BP America Production Company, Hidalgo County, 13 thousand reported
SMITH GAS UNIT — gas, Cody Energy LLC, Hidalgo County, 13 thousand reported
HILL, J. H. ET AL — gas, PG&E Resources Company, Hidalgo County, 13 thousand reported
BELL — gas, Dewbre Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 13 thousand reported
KAWAHATA UNIT — gas, Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc., Hidalgo County, 13 thousand reported
HINOJOSA,F G — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Hidalgo County, 13 thousand reported
JEFFRESS, J. D. — gas, Greenbrier Oper. Co., Hidalgo County, 13 thousand reported
WEST, TEMPLE W. — gas, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Hidalgo County, 12 thousand reported
BOSTON TEXAS LAND TRUST #2 — gas, Legacy Corporation, The, Hidalgo County, 12 thousand reported
BOSTON TEXAS LAND TRUST # 6 — gas, Legacy Corporation, The, Hidalgo County, 12 thousand reported
SANTA CRUZ FARMS — gas, Merit Energy Company, Hidalgo County, 12 thousand reported
ANNA MAE UNIT — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Hidalgo County, 12 thousand reported
MCALLEN FIELDWIDE UNIT — gas, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Hidalgo County, 12 thousand reported
HAMMAN, JOHN "B" — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Hidalgo County, 12 thousand reported
MONTGOMERY UNIT — gas, Merit Energy Company, Hidalgo County, 11 thousand reported
WEST TEMPLE W — gas, Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co., Hidalgo County, 11 thousand reported
MCALLEN, A. A. — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Hidalgo County, 11 thousand reported
SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT — gas, MW Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 11 thousand reported
PAINTER OIL UNIT — oil, Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc., Hidalgo County, 11 thousand reported
RIO GRANDE LAND TRUST G.U. #1 — oil, Texas Independent Explor., Inc., Hidalgo County, 11 thousand reported
SWEENEY, J. J. — gas, MW Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 11 thousand reported
BOYT ET AL GAS UNIT NO. 1 — gas, El Paso E & P Company, L. P., Hidalgo County, 11 thousand reported
WHEELOCK GAS UNIT O/A — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Hidalgo County, 11 thousand reported
HAMMAN RANCH — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Hidalgo County, 10 thousand reported
GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL — gas, Dalen Resources Oil & Gas Co., Hidalgo County, 10 thousand reported
PAINTER UNIT — gas, Pioneer Resources Producing, L.P, Hidalgo County, 10 thousand reported
SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT — gas, Kaler Energy Corp., Hidalgo County, 10 thousand reported
HOUSTON OIL UNIT — oil, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Hidalgo County, 10 thousand reported
GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL — gas, PG&E Resources Company, Hidalgo County, 10 thousand reported
HAMMAN RANCH — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Hidalgo County, 10 thousand reported
JEFFRESS, J. D. — gas, El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co., Hidalgo County, 10 thousand reported
BETTY STEEN — oil, Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc., Hidalgo County, 10 thousand reported
BRANN REGINA — gas, Cantera Operating, LLC, Hidalgo County, 10 thousand reported
GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL — oil, PG&E Resources Company, Hidalgo County, 10 thousand reported
PHOENIX GAS UNIT — gas, BP America Production Company, Hidalgo County, 10 thousand reported
HINOJOSA, ET AL — gas, Coates Energy Trust, Hidalgo County, 10 thousand reported
HAMMAN RANCH — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Hidalgo County, 9 thousand reported
NOSER GAS UNIT — gas, Miramar Petroleum, Inc., Hidalgo County, 9 thousand reported
COATES ENERGY TRUST GAS UNIT "1" — gas, Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P., Hidalgo County, 9 thousand reported
HAMMAN "A" — gas, Bright & Co., Hidalgo County, 9 thousand reported
GOLDSTON, W.L. ET AL — gas, PG&E Resources Company, Hidalgo County, 9 thousand reported
BELL, EVERETT GAS UNIT I — gas, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Hidalgo County, 9 thousand reported
JOHNSON, F. I. — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Hidalgo County, 9 thousand reported
GOLDSTON — gas, Wynn-Crosby Energy, Inc., Hidalgo County, 9 thousand reported
FLORES, R. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Hidalgo County, 9 thousand reported
GOLDSTON, W. L. ET AL — gas, Wynn-Crosby Energy, Inc., Hidalgo County, 9 thousand reported
RIVER FARMS — gas, Dewbre Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 9 thousand reported
HOLM GAS UNIT — gas, Miramar Petroleum, Inc., Hidalgo County, 9 thousand reported
VAN SCHERPE GAS UNIT "B" — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Hidalgo County, 9 thousand reported
YTURRIA TOWN & IMP. CO. — gas, Risa Energy Corporation, Hidalgo County, 8 thousand reported
WOOD, CONAN T — gas, Reveille Resources, Hidalgo County, 8 thousand reported
GUZMAN, UVALDO — gas, Pintex Operating Inc., Hidalgo County, 8 thousand reported
MANN, J.C. GAS UNIT — gas, Magnum Producing, LP, Hidalgo County, 8 thousand reported
SCHALEBAN — oil, Pogo Producing Company LLC, Hidalgo County, 8 thousand reported
COATES 'A' — gas, Cantera Operating, LLC, Hidalgo County, 8 thousand reported
JANCIK, JOHN — gas, J&G Oil & Gas, Hidalgo County, 8 thousand reported
W. T. ELLIS GAS UNIT — gas, Vastar Resources, Inc., Hidalgo County, 8 thousand reported
CHAPA, SALOMON — oil, South Texas Operating Company, Hidalgo County, 8 thousand reported
GUERRA, A. "B" — gas, Wynn-Crosby Energy, Inc., Hidalgo County, 8 thousand reported
MCALLEN FIELDWIDE UNIT — gas, Shell Western E&P, Hidalgo County, 8 thousand reported
SANTA CRUZ FARMS — gas, Merit Energy Company, Hidalgo County, 8 thousand reported
GOLDSTON, W. L. ET AL — gas, Milagro Exploration, LLC, Hidalgo County, 8 thousand reported
COATES 'A' — gas, Cantera Operating, LLC, Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
RIO NATIONAL BANK — gas, American Exploration Company, Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
DOUGHERTY, M. P. — oil, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
HINOJOSA-LONGORIA UNIT 'B' — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
COATES ENERGY TRUST GU NO. 1 — gas, Coates Energy Trust, Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
STROOT, CHANDLER — gas, Southwest Oil & Land, Inc., Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
HIDALGO WILLACY — gas, Wynn-Crosby Operating, Ltd., Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
JOHNSON, F. I. — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
AL-BTLT #1 — oil, Legacy Corporation, The, Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
HAMMAN RANCH — gas, El Paso E & P Company, L. P., Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
JEFFRESS, J. D. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
VAN SCHERPE GAS UNIT "B" — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
BEAURLINE, A.W. — gas, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
GUERRA, A. E. — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
HAMMAN "A" — gas, El Paso E & P Company, L. P., Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
FLORES, SALINAS — oil, Riseden Services, Inc., Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
GARCIA — gas, El Paso E & P Company, L. P., Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
EDINBURG IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
MAC BEAN UNIT — oil, Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc., Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
TURNER, EVELYN — gas, Merit Energy Company, Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
SWEENEY, J.J. — oil, MW Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 7 thousand reported
KEIRN, PEARL — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
BRANN REGINA — gas, Cantera Operating, LLC, Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
JANCIK, JOHN UNIT — gas, Southwest Oil & Land, Inc., Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
BUCHANAN GAS UNIT — gas, BP America Production Company, Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
DE CAVAZOS, C. C. — gas, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
JEFFRESS J.D. — gas, Cantera Operating, LLC, Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
REIS GAS UNIT — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
GUERRA, A. E. — gas, Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc., Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
FERGUSON, BELLE GAS UNIT — gas, Enron Oil & Gas Company, Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
GUERRA, A. E. — gas, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
LA BLANCA GAS UNIT — oil, MW Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
JOHNSON, F. I. — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
MARINOFF, BORIS — oil, Wagner, Duer & Co., Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
BRANN, REGINA "SIDETRACK" — gas, Greenbrier Oper. Co., Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
ARCO MELCH & VOLZ ET AL UNIT — gas, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
MCALLEN FIELDWIDE UNIT — gas, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
CNG GAS UNIT IV — gas, Smith Production Inc., Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
FORTHUBER — gas, Dewbre Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
RIO GRANDE GAS UNIT II — gas, Esenjay Petroleum Corp., Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
WERNER, C. — gas, Denovo Oil & Gas, Inc., Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
JANCIK — gas, Vastar Resources, Inc., Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
BUCHANAN GAS UNIT — gas, BP America Production Company, Hidalgo County, 6 thousand reported
MARTIN,H.L. — gas, Waters Eng. & Operating, Inc., Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
SORENSON GAS UNIT — gas, Vastar Resources, Inc., Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
PAINTER GAS UNIT — gas, Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc., Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
LITTLE BULLIES — gas, Hope Production, Inc., Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
BARRERA UNIT — gas, Sierra Resources, LLC, Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
RENTFRO, RUSSELL — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
TAYLOR, E. C. — gas, Riseden Services, Inc., Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
BOREN GU — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
HIDALGO-PATE GAS UNIT — gas, Sue-Ann Production Company, Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
HAMMAN "A" — gas, Bright & Co., Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
SANTA CRUZ FARMS — gas, Southwest Oil & Land, Inc., Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
HAMMAN "A" — gas, Bright & Co., Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
BENTSEN BRO. — gas, Oryx Energy Company, Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
SWALLOW GAS UNIT — oil, BP America Production Company, Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
GOLDSTON, W. L. ET AL — gas, PG&E Resources Company, Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
HCID GAS UNIT — gas, Vastar Resources, Inc., Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
SCHUSTER — oil, Eog Resources, Inc., Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT — gas, MW Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
DEATRICK — gas, El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co., Hidalgo County, 5 thousand reported
A. DE LA GARZA UNIT NO. 6 — gas, Arco Oil & Gas Co., Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
PAINTER GAS UNIT — gas, Magnum Producing, LP, Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
HARGROVE HEIRS — gas, Sierra Resources, LLC, Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
GARCIA "F" — gas, Thorp Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
JOHNSON, F.I. — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
HAMMAN, JOHN "B" — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
HAMMAN RANCH — gas, El Paso E & P Company, L. P., Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
BENTSEN BROTHERS "B" — gas, Headington Oil Company, L.P., Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
SHERWOOD, M. — gas, Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
JOHNSON, F. I. — gas, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
HOUSTON GAS UNIT — gas, Wagner Oil Company, Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
WEST MISSION GAS UNIT — gas, Republic Resources, LLC., Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
CHESTNUT, F. E. — oil, Smith Production Inc., Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
GUERRA — gas, Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc., Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
DOUGHERTY, M. P. — gas, BNP Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
BOSTON TEXAS LAND TRUST #5 — gas, Legacy Corporation, The, Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
LACY GAS UNIT — oil, Southwest Oil & Land, Inc., Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
PEDRAZA — gas, PG&E Resources Company, Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
LA BLANCA GAS UNIT — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
GUERRA, A. E. — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
CNG GAS UNIT VI — gas, Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co., Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
LEGACY BTLT (SHELL) #1 — gas, Legacy Corporation, The, Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
MARTIN, H. L. UNIT — gas, Neuhaus, V. F. Properties, Inc., Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
PAINTER GAS UNIT — gas, Magnum Producing, LP, Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
EGGROLL — gas, Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc., Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
PAINTER GAS UNIT — gas, Magnum Producing, LP, Hidalgo County, 4 thousand reported
GOLDSTON, W. L. ET AL — gas, Wynn-Crosby Energy, Inc., Hidalgo County, 3 thousand reported
SCOUT ROYALTY — gas, Dewbre Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 3 thousand reported
E. E. GUERRA — gas, Dewbre Petroleum Corporation, Hidalgo County, 3 thousand reported
OLIPHINT — gas, El Paso E & P Company, L. P., Hidalgo County, 3 thousand reported
GOLDSTON, W. L. ET AL — oil, PG&E Resources Company, Hidalgo County, 3 thousand reported
E. BELL GU 1 — gas, Smith Production Inc., Hidalgo County, 3 thousand reported

Production figures are as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Values shown on lease pages are estimates produced by fitting a decline curve to that reported history; they are not offers or appraisals.