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
2011-10-1372561142-401-35185RAINWATER #3HVALENCE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL11,000Y
2011-10-0772566942-401-33897TATUM #1CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP12,000
2011-09-1972362042-401-34134GARRISON #3GMT EXPLORATION CO TEXAS, LLCRECOMP11,964
2011-09-1972134342-401-35176WORLEY #4HNFR ENERGY, LLCDRILL11,500Y
2011-09-1272367542-401-35182LITTLE ESTATE #4HNFR ENERGY, LLCDRILL12,600Y
2011-09-0772336242-401-35181MOORE -A- #6RSND OPERATING, L.L.C.DRILL4,500
2011-09-0172333542-401-35180CHEVALLIER #8HNFR ENERGY, LLCDRILL12,000Y
2011-09-0172333542-401-35180CHEVALLIER #8HSABINE OIL & GAS LLCDRILL12,000Y
2011-09-0172333542-401-35180CHEVALLIER #8HSABINE OIL & GAS LLCDRILL12,000Y
2011-08-3172288642-401-35178ROGERS, FINIS CV UNIT #6HANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL12,000Y
2011-08-3172288642-401-35178ROGERS, FINIS CV UNIT #6HANADARKO E&P COMPANY LPDRILL12,000Y
2011-08-1872239442-401-34164HUFF, G. J. GU #3NFR ENERGY, LLCRECOMP10,980
2011-08-1071797242-401-34842GENTRY W GU #1NFR ENERGY, LLCRECOMP10,900
2011-07-1972023442-401-35175GILSON GU #6HNFR ENERGY, LLCDRILL11,280Y
2011-07-1972023442-401-35175GILSON GU #6HNFR ENERGY, LLCDRILL11,280Y
2011-07-0171702142-401-35172MINDEN GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2HXTO ENERGY INC.DRILL15,700Y
2011-06-3071934642-401-35174FREDERICK/LULING/ #3RSND OPERATING, L.L.C.DRILL4,000
2011-06-2471892342-401-35173BESS RAYFORD GU - SILER HEIRS GU #1HGOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL17,500Y
2011-06-1671825342-401-35038JARRELL UNIT #7NFR ENERGY, LLCRECOMP10,872
2011-05-2571710442-401-35021WATSON GAS UNIT #4BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP11,600
2011-05-1771630642-401-33663JARRELL UNIT #1NFR ENERGY, LLCRECOMP12,090
2011-05-1771594742-401-35053RICE #2M. E. OPERATING & SERVICES, INC.RECOMP8,000
2011-05-1071579242-401-35171TRAVIS CROW GU - HOLLAND GU (SA) #1HGOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL17,000Y
2011-04-2971464442-401-34965BETTY KINNEY #1BRG LONE STAR LTD.RECOMP12,638
2011-04-2071440842-401-35170LITTLE ESTATE #6HNFR ENERGY, LLCDRILL11,646Y
2011-04-1871358542-401-35169BSR LACY HEIRS #2BARROW-SHAVER RESOURCES CO.DRILL3,900
2011-04-1571353342-401-34431WATSON #1STROUD PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP8,800
2011-04-0871358442-401-35168LACY HEIRS #1BARROW-SHAVER RESOURCES CO.DRILL3,900
2011-03-2471254042-401-33806TALIAFERRO GAS UNIT 1 #10FOREST OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP11,200
2011-03-2471253942-401-33708RUSK COUNTY AIRPORT GAS UNIT 1 #9FOREST OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP11,200
2011-03-1571188642-401-35166JARRELL UNIT #10HNFR ENERGY, LLCDRILL11,535Y
2011-03-1071098842-401-35164CRAIG GU #4HGOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL16,000Y
2011-03-0471131342-401-35165HUFF, G.J. GU #9HNFR ENERGY, LLCDRILL11,860Y
2011-03-0371087442-401-34872BEGGS, G. TRUST #2DAVIS OIL & GAS, LLCRECOMP12,200
2011-02-0970944842-401-35163CRIM, L. D. #11WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2011-02-0870944642-401-35162CRIM, L. D. #10WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2011-02-0770945342-401-35161LAIRD, B. F. #13WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2011-02-0770945142-401-35153LAIRD, B. F. #12WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2011-02-0770944542-401-35160LAIRD, S. S. -A- #9WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2011-02-0770944342-401-35159LAIRD, S. S. -A- #6WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2011-02-0770944242-401-35158LAIRD, S. S. -A- #5WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2011-02-0770944142-401-35157LAIRD, S. S. -A- #4WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2011-02-0770944142-401-35157LAIRD, S. S. -A- #4WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2011-02-0770943942-401-35156LAIRD, S. S. -A- #3WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2011-02-0770943642-401-35155LAIRD, S. S. -A- #2WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2011-02-0770943542-401-35154LAIRD, S. S. -A- #1WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2011-01-3170834242-401-35151NOLAN SENESAC 5 #5VALENCE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,000
2011-01-3170834242-401-35151NOLAN SENESAC 5 #5VALENCE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,000
2011-01-2470869542-401-35150CRAIG GU #3HGOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL16,000Y
2010-12-3070762442-401-35149JENSEN #1BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.DRILL12,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Rusk County.