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
1981-12-0214269442-401-31347STRONG "A" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL7,998
1981-12-0114225442-401-31346TEXAS UTILITIES #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL8,000
1981-12-0114221742-401-31345WENDELIN, W.J. #1ARCADIA REFINING CO.DRILL7,800
1981-12-0114208442-401-31343INGRAM #1QUANAH PETROLEUM INC.DRILL6,720
1981-12-0114206042-401-31342LAIRD, S.S. GAS UNIT #1WILSON RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,900
1981-11-2514155842-401-31337FROLICK, G. T. #2 #2DOWCO PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL7,758
1981-11-2514384042-401-31354GRIFFIN GAS UNIT #01ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC.DRILL11,700
1981-11-2514160742-401-31338PRIOR "B" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL8,000
1981-11-2314208842-401-31344RUST ESTATE #2REYNOLDS DRLG. CO & ENI EXPL. CODRILL10,350
1981-11-1714088842-401-31333DURAN #1PALMER PET.,-CADDO MGMT., INC.DRILL7,300
1981-11-1314094942-401-00407MILLER, FREEMAN #1AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.RECOMP7,586
1981-11-1314090342-401-31334MCMILLAN UNIT NO. 2 #1PETRUS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL8,500
1981-11-1214099442-401-31329MINOR, JOHN G. #4HILL INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION CODRILL11,000
1981-11-1214092942-401-31330ALFORD-MARKEY #1 #1SESCO PROD. CO.DRILL12,500
1981-11-0614234642-401-31308THOMPSON, C.J. #2CAPITAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL3,850
1981-11-0314622242-401-31202JARRELL #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL8,000
1981-11-0213998242-401-31287WALTERS GAS UNIT #1MCCORMICK OPERATING COMPANYDRILL10,800
1981-10-3013905142-401-31327FIRST ST. BK OVERTON-DEEP #1TEXACO INC.DRILL9,100
1981-10-3013905042-401-31326KANGERGA -A- GAS UNIT #1HENDERSON CLAY PRODUCTS, INC.DRILL10,780
1981-10-3013904942-401-31325LINVILLE BENNETT UNIT #1 #3DAMSON OIL CORP.DRILL10,800
1981-10-3013904842-401-31324STEPHENS, EUNICE B. #4HILL INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION CODRILL11,000
1981-10-3013904742-401-31323LONGHORN GAS UNIT #4MCCORMICK OPERATING COMPANYDRILL10,800
1981-10-3013904642-401-31322OVERTON GAS UNIT #4MCCORMICK OPERATING COMPANYDRILL10,800
1981-10-3013904142-401-31320GLASPIE, CLARA GAS UNIT #1ROBINSON BROTHERS DRILLING CO.DRILL10,700
1981-10-3013897242-401-31319DICKERSON-UNIT #2 #2HILL PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,850
1981-10-2913904542-401-31321PAUL GAS UNIT #1MCCORMICK OPERATING COMPANYDRILL10,800
1981-10-2913894042-401-30849BOLTON "A" #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL7,610
1981-10-2813860242-401-31317MINOR, JOHN G. #3HILL INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION CODRILL11,000
1981-10-2313856142-401-31314CLAY, HENRY HEIRS #34MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL3,800
1981-10-2313855242-401-31315CLAY, HENRY HEIRS #33MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL3,800
1981-10-2313790342-401-31313PEPPER, J.R. GAS UNIT #3FORGOTSON, JAMES M., JR.DRILL10,990
1981-10-2313785942-401-31222ZEPPA-THOMPSON #1 DEAST TEX SALT WATER DISPOSAL CO.DRILL3,800
1981-10-2313785842-401-31223FRAME #5 DEAST TEX SALT WATER DISPOSAL CO.DRILL3,800
1981-10-2213768942-401-31311GARRETT GAS UNIT #1HENDERSON CLAY PRODUCTS, INC.DRILL11,000
1981-10-2213768742-401-31310BROOKS UNIT #1FAIR OIL COMPANYDRILL7,300
1981-10-2213768442-401-00752REDWINE, RAS #1RAINBOW RESOURCES, INC.OTHER7,625
1981-10-2013769742-401-31307WEBB, JOHN #1RIDDLE OIL COMPANYDRILL8,700
1981-10-2013769542-401-31312CRANE, TATUM UNIT #22TIPCODRILL7,200
1981-10-1913780242-401-31267BATON, O.R. #10 RGULF OIL CORP.DRILL3,670
1981-10-1613697342-401-31309KATHLEEN L. BROWN GAS UNIT #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,900
1981-10-1513816142-401-31316LINVILLE BENNETT UNIT 1 #4DAMSON OIL CORP.DRILL10,800
1981-10-1413634642-401-31296SPARKMAN, A.J. #1ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC.DRILL8,500
1981-10-1313621542-401-31295OVERTON GAS UNIT #3MCCORMICK OPERATING COMPANYDRILL10,800
1981-10-0913642342-401-31306PRIOR "A" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL8,025
1981-10-0913638342-401-31304CUNNINGHAM "A" #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL11,050
1981-10-0913638242-401-31303MILEY, CLARENCE #1PETRUS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL8,200
1981-10-0913637942-401-31302GRIFFIN, H.L. #18ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL3,750
1981-10-0913637742-401-31301GRIFFIN, H.L. #17ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL3,750
1981-10-0913637642-401-31300PINKSTON, E.L. "C" #22ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL3,750
1981-10-0913637442-401-31299PINKSTON, E.L. "C" #21ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL3,750
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Rusk County.