RUSK County
District 7 · Eagle Ford / Maverick · Permits since 1977-06-07 · Data through 2026-09-11
Rusk County permitting is running 6.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (20 total, up 18% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. leads with 12 permits in the past 12 months, one of 8 operators active in the county. 3 operators filed a first Rusk County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 10,855 ft (prior year: 10,916 ft); 63% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (90d)
20
vs Prior
+18%
Operators (90d)
6
Avg Depth (90d)
10,649
Hz % (90d)
65%
All Time
6,616
Depth Range: 176 - 30,000 ft
SWD wells in RUSK County → 160 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (90d)
DRILL
14
+1 vs prior
RECOMP
6
+2 vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. | 12 | 51 |
| RFE OPERATING, LLC | 10 | 6 |
| SABINE ENERGY INC. | 8 | 297 |
| BUCKHORN OPERATING LLC | 6 | 180 |
| TANOS EXPLORATION IV, LLC | 5 | 0 |
| COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC | 3 | 2 |
| VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY | 1 | 54 |
| WILSON RESOURCES, INC. | 1 | 16 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 918413 | BERKSHIRE EAST (AW) | DRILL | 2026-09-11 |
| 917990 | BLACKBURN | RECOMP | 2026-08-24 |
| 917970 | BROWN SWD | DRILL | 2026-08-20 |
| 917020 | HELVENSTON D CV (AW) | DRILL | 2026-08-14 |
| 917765 | HENDERSON 'E' | RECOMP | 2026-08-13 |
| 916992 | HELVENSTON C HS (AW) | DRILL | 2026-08-13 |
| 917002 | HELVENSTON D HS (AW) | DRILL | 2026-08-13 |
| 917276 | PAT GRATTON GAS UNIT B | DRILL | 2026-07-23 |
| 917043 | COLEMAN A OU | DRILL | 2026-07-23 |
| 917276 | PAT GRATTON B | DRILL | 2026-07-23 |
New to RUSK County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| SABINE ENERGY INC. | 2026-07-13 | 8 | active elsewhere in TX |
| TANOS EXPLORATION IV, LLC | 2026-06-11 | 5 | active elsewhere in TX |
| COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC | 2026-05-28 | 3 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath RUSK County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 2,530 | 7,380 |
| Pettit | 2,157 | 7,070 |
| Cotton Valley | 1,661 | 9,304 |
| Rodessa | 1,330 | 6,421 |
| James Lime | 1,123 | 6,800 |
| Bossier | 960 | 10,701 |
| Taylor | 869 | 10,482 |
| BMA | 559 | 6,350 |