Rusk County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Rusk County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-18.

Rusk County permitting is running 7.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (21 total, up 24% 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.

Last 30 Days

3

Operators (30d)

2

Latest Permit

2026-09-18

All Time

6,617

6,617 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1985-09-2628582242-401-32048HURT, C. H. #1PRINCESS THREE CORPORATIONDRILL12,000
1985-09-2028542042-401-32047CLINTON HEIRS #1CHAMBERS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL8,100
1985-09-1028443842-401-31542HALE "F" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP8,019
1985-09-1028450642-401-31241RAINWATER #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP10,650
1985-09-0928442042-401-30901MORRIS, WALTER #1COMANCHE PRODUCTION, INC.RECOMP7,188
1985-09-0928430042-401-32046INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY #1ARKLA EXPLORATION CO.DRILL10,450
1985-09-0328428942-401-31599HARMAN #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP8,023
1985-09-0328428842-401-31599HARMAN #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP8,023
1985-08-2628670242-401-32049GILES "C" #1CTATE, LARRY V.DRILL3,800
1985-08-2628670442-401-32050GILES HEIRS #1TATE, LARRY V.DRILL3,800
1985-08-2228312442-401-32045TRAWICK GAS UNIT NO. 57 #3EXXON CORP.DRILL9,500
1985-08-2228299842-401-32043KANGERGA, MICHAEL #3HOUSTON OIL FIELDS CO.DRILL8,000
1985-08-2228308342-401-32044LLOYD, C. E. -A- #6ARCADIA REFINING CO.DRILL8,000
1985-08-1628258342-401-32042BLUMBERG, JANE W. NO. 2 #1ANATOLE EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,500
1985-08-1328254242-401-31879MAST, A. T. #1GOLDSMITH, J. PAULRECOMP8,150
1985-08-1228229342-401-32041MCCAULEY, W. B. #1ALTAIR ENERGY CORP.DRILL8,500
1985-08-0628210842-401-32040FLOREY #1SKLAR & PHILLIPS OIL CO.DRILL8,000
1985-07-3128147142-401-32039E. H. PEPPER UNIT #5HOPKINS, T. M.DRILL11,000
1985-07-3028136342-401-32038GRIFFIN #2ARGENT PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1985-07-2528110042-401-32037YOUNG "F" #1PITTS OIL CO.-DALLAS PROD. INC.DRILL8,200
1985-07-1828088942-401-32036TAYLOR #1ODEGARD ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,000
1985-07-1728054542-401-32035ARNETTE GRAY GREGORY GU NO. 1 #3EXXON CORP.DRILL11,200
1985-07-1228000442-401-32033TOON GAS UNIT NO. 1 #4EXXON CORP.DRILL11,250
1985-07-1228000542-401-32034TOON GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2EXXON CORP.DRILL11,200
1985-07-0327943142-401-32032AKINS-REEVES GAS UNIT #2AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,400
1985-07-0327942342-401-32030RUSHTON, S. J. #1TEXLAN OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,000
1985-07-0327943042-401-32031AKINS-REEVES GAS UNIT #3AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,400
1985-07-0227930142-401-30651SANDERS #1HINTON PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP7,500
1985-07-0227926242-401-31964WINDLE HEIRS #2MCCONATHY PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL8,000
1985-07-0127907842-401-32029CHESTER-KEE #4EAST TEX SALT WATER DISPOSAL CO.DRILL3,850
1985-06-1927813742-401-32027WYLIE, W. E. #1TEXLAN OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,000
1985-06-1127742042-401-32026G. GRANT GAS UNIT #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-LONGVIEWDRILL11,400
1985-06-0527904042-401-32028ARNETTE GRAY GREGORY GAS UNIT #1 #2EXXON CORP.DRILL11,200
1985-06-0327660642-401-32025BROOKS, DONAL R. #1SMITH, E.N. III ENERGY CORP.DRILL7,800
1985-05-3127654342-401-31418MCALLISTER "A" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP8,421
1985-05-2927621842-401-32024D. M. HEARNE GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2EXXON CORP.DRILL11,250
1985-05-2227558842-401-32023HENRY SEXTON EST., OIL UNIT #1 #1SCD PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,000
1985-05-2027550542-401-32022FERGUSON "A" #2SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,078
1985-05-1727539942-401-32021WYLIE, W. E. #2TEXLAN OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL8,000
1985-05-1727538642-401-32020CRUMP #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL7,350
1985-05-1627510542-401-32019MORGAN #1CHAMBERS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL8,100
1985-05-1627533242-401-31202JARRELL #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP8,000
1985-05-1627526242-401-31711HARPER "C" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,390
1985-05-1427506142-401-32018KANGERGA #2ARCADIA REFINING CO.DRILL7,700
1985-05-1427511142-401-30964BERTHA BERTON GAS UNIT NO.1 #1EXXON CORP.DRILL11,400
1985-05-1027505142-401-30938EMMA THORNTON GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1EXXON CORP.DRILL11,300
1985-05-0827506442-401-30987W. I. WHITE GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1EXXON CORP.DRILL10,900
1985-05-0727450842-401-32019MORGAN #1CHAMBERS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL8,000
1985-05-0627419042-401-32016HURT - GRESHAM #1POWELL, GENE INVESTMENTS, INC.DRILL8,700
1985-04-3027365142-401-32014FIELDS #7EAST TEX SALT WATER DISPOSAL CO.DRILL3,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Rusk County.