Rusk County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Rusk County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-23.

Rusk County permitting is running 7.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (22 total, versus 6 in the prior quarter). BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. leads with 12 permits in the past 12 months, one of 7 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

10

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-07-23

All Time

6,606

6,606 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1982-11-0317629642-401-31570MARWILL, N. L. #1LONG TRUSTS, THEDRILL11,200
1982-11-0317629342-401-31569LANGSTON #1ROLLERT CO., INC., THEDRILL9,400
1982-11-0317628642-401-31568ORR, HERMAN & FLORENCE #1OORNCO OIL COMPANYDRILL10,550
1982-10-2717752642-401-31567PATSY CHRISTIAN MCCRORY GAS UNIT #1RAINBOW RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,500
1982-10-2717752642-401-31567PATSY CHRISTIAN MCCRORY GAS UNIT #1RAINBOW RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,000
1982-10-2517531842-401-31564MCKEETHAN #1WESSELY ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL12,140
1982-10-2517531742-401-31563STROUD #3KROLL, TERRYDRILL4,000
1982-10-2517531542-401-31562CHESTER #4EAST TEX SALT WATER DISPOSAL CO.DRILL3,850
1982-10-2517528442-401-31561JONES #2MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL7,800
1982-10-2217635642-401-31572TUFCO #1HINTON PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,000
1982-10-2117523142-401-31560KNOX "A" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL7,486
1982-10-2117521942-401-31559YANDLE -B- #1HENDERSON CLAY PRODUCTS, INC.DRILL7,800
1982-10-2117521142-401-31558TORKLESON #1PALMER PETROLEUM INC.DRILL11,000
1982-10-2117507542-401-31557DURAN #2ITEX ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,100
1982-10-2017567842-401-31565BLACKWELL #1TRIPLE J INVESTMENTS INC.DRILL8,400
1982-10-2017491742-401-31555ROSS GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1MARK PRODUCING, INC.DRILL9,000
1982-10-1417473942-401-00330SMITH, R T UNIT #2 #1DOWCO PETROLEUM, INC.OTHER8,000
1982-10-1417433742-401-31553ALFORD #1ARCADIA REFINING CO.DRILL7,750
1982-10-0817404642-401-30619SHEPPARD, ALBERT ESTATE #1MCKNIGHT, PEYTONRECOMP10,950
1982-10-0617408642-401-31220HAYS, OREN #1REMUDA OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP8,000
1982-10-0417380642-401-31552E. H. PEPPER UNIT #3HOPKINS & TATEDRILL11,000
1982-10-0117341642-401-31551CHRISTIAN, ALICE ESTATE #2HENDERSON CLAY PRODUCTS, INC.DRILL11,000
1982-09-3017434542-401-31554BRAZEAL #1REYNOLDS DRILLING CO., INC.DRILL10,500
1982-09-3017329642-401-31550ORR, MAGGIE RUTH #1MCMURREY PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,250
1982-09-2817317042-401-31549FAIR, R. W. #02TRIPLE J INVESTMENTS INC.DRILL8,400
1982-09-2717290842-401-31546PINCHAM #1MARK PRODUCING, INC.DRILL9,416
1982-09-2417279242-401-31545MCRAE "B" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL7,500
1982-09-2417278942-401-31544STONE #03MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL7,600
1982-09-2417278742-401-31543TEXAS UTILITIES "A" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL7,577
1982-09-2417276442-401-31542HALE "F" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL8,500
1982-09-2217330042-401-31432SMITH, R. T. UNIT NO. 1 #1DOWCO PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL7,900
1982-09-2217252042-401-31540HUBBARD GAS UNIT #1 #1HINTON PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,000
1982-09-2217250742-401-31500WOLFE, A.S. #2WILSON RESOURCES, INC.DRILL7,800
1982-09-2017237442-401-31538OAK HILL GAS UNIT NO. 2 #1B & N PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL10,600
1982-09-1617203842-401-31537J. C. WASHBURN GAS UNIT #1 #1RAINBOW RESOURCES, INC.DRILL12,500
1982-09-1417180642-401-31536REDDING, W.C. ET UX #1ZADECK/JOHN D. CARUTHERS JR.DRILL8,000
1982-09-0917125042-401-31535CROW, H. L. #1REMUDA OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,000
1982-09-0817150642-401-31413CLYDE JONES HEIRS #1WISENBAKER PROD. CO.DRILL7,500
1982-09-0817115542-401-31534SPARKMAN #2REMUDA OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,000
1982-09-0817115242-401-31532LUMPKIN, B. H. #1HINTON PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,000
1982-09-0817115142-401-31531THOMPSON, C. J. #3CAPITAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,900
1982-09-0717115442-401-31533SANDERS, S. E. #12POWELL, N. P. ESTATEDRILL8,150
1982-09-0716382242-401-31491SOUTH OAK HILL UNIT 1 #1LEO ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,600
1982-09-0317086242-401-31528SOUTH OAK HILL UNIT 2 #2LEO ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,500
1982-08-2717035742-401-31530LAIRD, S. S. #B3PALMER PETROLEUM INC.DRILL11,000
1982-08-2717035342-401-31529BUSBY ESTATE GAS UNIT -A- #1HENDERSON CLAY PRODUCTS, INC.DRILL11,000
1982-08-2617026242-401-31221BOLTON "A" #4TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP8,000
1982-08-1316934742-401-31525ROGERS ESTATE GAS UNIT #1HENDERSON CLAY PRODUCTS, INC.DRILL11,000
1982-08-1116993642-401-31351J. C. HILLIN ESTATE #1HILL PRODUCTION CO.-WISCONSINDRILL8,000
1982-08-1116896442-401-31524CHAPMAN #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL7,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Rusk County.