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

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-23

All Time

6,606

6,606 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2012-04-20	737662	42-401-82253	LAIRD, B. F. #23	ZONE ENERGY, LLC	RENTR	4,000
2012-04-20	737640	42-401-86170	LAIRD, B. F. #3	ZONE ENERGY, LLC	RENTR	4,000
2012-04-19	736695	42-401-83316	DICKERSON, C. N. #7W	ZONE ENERGY, LLC	RENTR	4,000
2012-04-16	737051	42-401-35211	LAKE-HINSON #1H	FOREST OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-04-13	736629	42-401-35210	FISCHER-REDWINE #2H	FOREST OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-04-13	736602	42-401-35209	ALEXANDER HEIRS GAS UNIT #8H	FOREST OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-04-13	736602	42-401-35209	ALEXANDER HEIRS GAS UNIT #8H	FOREST OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-03-30	736344	42-401-33154	JACKSON, FRED B. #1	ARCHON RESOURCES LLC	RECOMP	7,679
2012-03-29	736274	42-401-35116	JARRELL GAS UNIT #6	FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO.	RECOMP	13,000
2012-03-28	736212	42-401-35208	LLOYD, C.E. ET AL GAS UNIT 5 #8H	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-03-15	735248	42-401-35207	LLOYD, C.E. ETAL GAS UNIT 5 #7H	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-03-15	735248	42-401-35207	LLOYD, C.E. ETAL GAS UNIT 5 #7H	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-02-28	733358	42-401-35206	MINDEN GAS UNIT NO. 2 #2H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	17,300	Y
2012-02-28	733358	42-401-35206	MINDEN GAS UNIT NO. 2 #2H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	17,300	Y
2012-02-28	732757	42-401-35055	MARCH-DICKEY GAS UNIT #1	O'RYAN OIL AND GAS	RECOMP	13,000
2012-02-21	733517	42-401-35205	LLOYD, C.E. ET AL GAS UNIT 5 #6H	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-02-21	733517	42-401-35205	LLOYD, C.E. ET AL GAS UNIT 5 #6H	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-02-18	733022	42-401-35204	LAKE GAS UNIT NO. 1 #7H	FOREST OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-02-15	733011	42-401-35203	LAKE GAS UNIT NO. 1 #6H	FOREST OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-02-15	732801	42-401-83343	REID, V. E., MRS. #16	ZONE ENERGY, LLC	RENTR	4,000
2012-02-14	732789	42-401-83341	REID, V. E., MRS. #14B	ZONE ENERGY, LLC	RENTR	4,000
2012-02-14	732784	42-401-01920	REID, V. E., MRS. #24	ZONE ENERGY, LLC	RENTR	4,000
2012-02-06	732631	42-401-83339	REID, V. E., MRS. #12	ZONE ENERGY, LLC	RENTR	4,000
2012-01-25	731518	42-401-35202	ANNIE BROWN #3	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	7,500
2012-01-19	731485	42-401-35201	J. MCWILLIAMS GAS UNIT #11H	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-01-19	731485	42-401-35201	J. MCWILLIAMS GAS UNIT #11H	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-01-11	731084	42-401-35200	MCWILLIAMS, J. GAS UNIT #10H	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-01-11	729725	42-401-35197	STRONG, W. C. #7H	SAMSON LONE STAR, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2011-12-21	730215	42-401-35199	BYRON #1	CHINN EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	11,250
2011-12-15	729578	42-401-35196	STOKER HEIRS #4	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	11,000
2011-12-14	729519	42-401-35198	STINGRAY #9H	NFR ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,600	Y
2011-12-14	729412	42-401-35193	ANNIE BROWN #2H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2011-12-14	729412	42-401-35193	ANNIE BROWN #2H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2011-12-14	729272	42-401-35195	WYLIE #13H	NFR ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,700	Y
2011-12-14	729272	42-401-35195	WYLIE #13H	SABINE OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	11,700	Y
2011-12-13	729431	42-401-35194	PINEHILL SWD #2	PINNERGY, LTD.	DRILL	6,850
2011-12-13	729414	42-401-32462	VIDA GROOM GAS UNIT #1	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	11,110
2011-12-09	729465	42-401-35192	ROGERS, FRED UNIT #31H	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-12-05	729158	42-401-35191	BECKWORTH GAS UNIT #7	BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	4,000
2011-11-29	726175	42-401-35187	FISCHER-MATHIS #2H	FOREST OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-11-18	728382	42-401-35190	MADDOX ESTATE GAS UNIT #10H	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-11-14	724780	42-401-35183	REDWINE #4H	NFR ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,730	Y
2011-11-10	727955	42-401-35189	BECKWORTH GAS UNIT #6	BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	4,000
2011-11-08	724215	42-401-82296	LAIRD, S. S. -A- #38	ZONE ENERGY, LLC	RENTR	3,900
2011-11-07	725736	42-401-35184	FISCHER-MATHIS #1H	FOREST OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-10-25	724224	42-401-82269	LAIRD, S. S. -A- #9	ZONE ENERGY, LLC	RENTR	3,900
2011-10-17	726167	42-401-35186	FISCHER-REDWINE #1H	FOREST OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-10-17	724223	42-401-82272	LAIRD, S. S. -A- #12	ZONE ENERGY, LLC	RENTR	3,900
2011-10-17	724220	42-401-86153	LAIRD, S. S. -A- #26	ZONE ENERGY, LLC	RENTR	3,900
2011-10-13	725611	42-401-35185	RAINWATER #3H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	11,000	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Rusk County.