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
1984-02-0322843942-401-31856HEDGE "A" #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL7,850
1984-01-3022834542-401-31656PINKSTON, L. J. #1ALPOWELL, GENE INVESTMENTS, INC.DRILL8,100
1984-01-3022876442-401-31432SMITH, R. T. UNIT #1 #1DOWCO PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP7,500
1984-01-2622748342-401-31852MCMILLAN UNIT #1PETRUS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL9,000
1984-01-2622739142-401-31851ALFORD - MARKEY #1EXCELSIOR OIL CORP.DRILL8,000
1984-01-2322699442-401-31849POOL #2MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL7,801
1984-01-2022699242-401-31848J. W. HOLT ESTATE UNIT #1THENDERSON CLAY PRODUCTS, INC.DRILL7,725
1984-01-1122825442-401-31836STANLEY J.DUNKLIN GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1RAINBOW RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,000
1984-01-1022867342-401-31815IRION #2SCHURMAN OIL & GAS, INCORPORATEDDRILL8,050
1984-01-0922725142-401-31790REDDIC, JEFF #11-RCONOCO INC.DRILL4,000
1984-01-0622675142-401-31847PINKSTON, L. J. #1LIBERTY ENERGY CO. OF TEX., INC.DRILL3,900
1984-01-0522586542-401-31845ACKER #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,100
1984-01-0522597142-401-31846CUNNINGHAM "A" #4TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL11,150
1984-01-0322633942-401-31842YOUNG, C. #7EXXON CORP.DRILL8,600
1983-12-3022519342-401-31839SILER, W. H. R/A "B" #192AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL1,250
1983-12-3022532142-401-31840CLYDE LOWE GAS UNIT #1STARKEY, ERNEST JR.DRILL9,000
1983-12-3022586042-401-31844SCHULER, HORACE #1CIBOLA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL8,300
1983-12-2822505342-401-31838YOUNG, CALVIN #A1HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL8,350
1983-12-2722489042-401-31835FERGUSON, GABE #1APOWELL, GENE INVESTMENTS, INC.DRILL8,250
1983-12-2322413442-401-31834J. E. WADE ET AL UNIT #1THREE C CONSULTING, INC.DRILL7,625
1983-12-2322624342-401-31833BUSBY ESTATE GAS UNIT #2HENDERSON CLAY PRODUCTS, INC.DRILL11,000
1983-12-2222460742-401-31337FROLICK, G. T. #2 #2DOWCO PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP7,758
1983-12-2222460942-401-31039G. T. FROLICK UNIT #1 #1DOWCO PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP7,620
1983-12-1922559442-401-31780SEXTON, W. G. EST. #35GULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,850
1983-12-1622398842-401-31832PRIOR GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2CIBOLA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL8,000
1983-12-1522390642-401-31831KANGERGA #1REYNOLDS DRLG. CO & SMITH ENERGYDRILL10,950
1983-12-1222347042-401-31830KANGERGA ET AL "C" #5RESOURCES PROD. CO. OF AMER.DRILL8,000
1983-12-1222501042-401-31822HOSEA BATON HEIRS #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-LONGVIEWDRILL11,500
1983-12-0922329742-401-31829WILSON, AUGUSTA #1S & H RESOURCES, INC.DRILL3,975
1983-12-0822308442-401-31663KANGERGA "D" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP8,037
1983-12-0822300042-401-31828KANGERGA ESTATE #1ARGENT PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,200
1983-12-0522569342-401-31826BUSBY ESTATE GAS UNIT -A- #2HENDERSON CLAY PRODUCTS, INC.DRILL11,000
1983-12-0522240442-401-31825TUFCO #1GIBSON DRLG. CO.DRILL7,600
1983-12-0522565342-401-31750MAXWELL, W. A. #A2TATE, LARRY V.DRILL3,900
1983-12-0222222342-401-31824M. A. BAUGHMAN GAS UNIT #1SUNNYBROOK OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL7,952
1983-11-2822187342-401-31823MARWIL, N. L. #1RLONG TRUSTS, THEDRILL11,500
1983-11-2122148842-401-31821PEPPER, E. H. #4HOPKINS, T. M.DRILL11,000
1983-11-2122108042-401-31820PRITCHARD, T. #3AJOSEY, LENOIR M., INC.DRILL8,000
1983-11-1622098142-401-31819PINKSTON, MRS. L. J. "A" #2MCKNIGHT, PEYTONDRILL8,200
1983-11-1622069142-401-31817BIRDWELL ESTATE #1LONG-TEX EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL8,400
1983-11-1522096142-401-31818MOORES, S. H. #P1MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL8,048
1983-11-1022042242-401-31816POOL #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL7,800
1983-11-0922031642-401-31804WILLIAMSON, C. E. HEIRS G. U. #2AFORGOTSON, JAMES M., JR.DRILL10,700
1983-11-0822017342-401-31813KENNEDY GAS UNIT #2 #2B & N PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL10,600
1983-11-0822017242-401-31812KENNEDY GAS UNIT #2 #3B & N PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL10,600
1983-11-0822017142-401-31811KENNEDY GAS UNIT #2 #4B & N PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL10,600
1983-11-0822017442-401-31814KENNEDY GAS UNIT #2 #1B & N PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL10,600
1983-11-0822011742-401-31810BRADFORD UNIT #1ARGENT PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,200
1983-11-0822011342-401-31809FARMS, MORRIS #1MCMURREY PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,000
1983-11-0722000442-401-31808HAYS, OREN #2MCMURREY GATHERING SYSTEM, INC.DRILL7,600
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Rusk County.