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
2010-12-1770668142-401-35147LAIRD, S.S. -A- #8WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2010-12-1370668642-401-35148LAIRD, S.S. -A- #7WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2010-11-0470475142-401-35146DICKERSON, C. N. #5WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2010-11-0470474542-401-35145DICKERSON, C.N. #6WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2010-11-0369961642-401-35144MCKNIGHT, S.T. #2SDG OPERATING COMPANY, INCDRILL8,600
2010-11-0270445442-401-35143REID, V.E., MRS. #4WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2010-11-0270445142-401-35142REID, V.E., MRS. #3WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2010-09-2970162142-401-35137RAGLE #1HIRONWOOD OIL & GAS LLCDRILL10,880Y
2010-09-1770210942-401-35141BYRON #2CHINN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL12,250
2010-09-1570198842-401-35140ARNDT #1ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.DRILL13,000
2010-09-1070188942-401-35138REID, V. E., MRS. #2WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2010-09-0970188842-401-35139REID, V. E., MRS. #1WZONE ENERGY, LLCDRILL3,900
2010-09-0370151242-401-35136ANNIE BROWN #1VALENCE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL12,800
2010-09-0370151242-401-35136ANNIE BROWN #1VALENCE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL7,500
2010-09-0170147042-401-33643PAUL WELCH GU #1NFR ENERGY, LLCRECOMP10,890
2010-08-3170113142-401-30909BATH UNIT #1VALENCE OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP10,600
2010-08-2670113442-401-35135ROBERTS #2CHINN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL11,300
2010-08-1670068042-401-35133TILLISON #1HOWELL OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL7,500
2010-08-1670068042-401-35133TILLISON #1HOWELL OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL7,600
2010-08-1670038642-401-35134DELAFIELD #1ARK-LA-TEX ENERGY PARTNERS, LLCDRILL12,200
2010-08-1670038642-401-35134DELAFIELD #1ARK-LA-TEX ENERGY PARTNERS, LLCDRILL12,200
2010-08-1070038342-401-34833GREEN GAS UNIT 1 #5CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP13,500
2010-07-3069978442-401-33340GRAY GU 1 #1NFR ENERGY, LLCRECOMP10,900
2010-07-2969973142-401-34407HUFF, G. J. GU #6NFR ENERGY, LLCRECOMP11,200
2010-07-2969973042-401-34460HUFF, G. J. GU #7NFR ENERGY, LLCRECOMP11,200
2010-07-2869959542-401-35132JARRELL UNIT #9HNFR ENERGY, LLCDRILL11,635Y
2010-07-2769957942-401-34830BARRON PEARL #4NFR ENERGY, LLCRECOMP11,680
2010-07-2669832242-401-34759TEXAS UTILITIES "A" #2XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP10,000
2010-07-1669906342-401-34201JONES GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1NFR ENERGY, LLCRECOMP11,000
2010-07-1469887242-401-33713LANDON #6EL PASO E & P COMPANY, L. P.RECOMP11,200
2010-07-1469879342-401-35130WHITE #4HSOJITZ ENERGY VENTURE, INC.DRILL14,647Y
2010-07-1369883642-401-35131YOUNG HEIRS GAS UNIT #1HDEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL15,000Y
2010-07-1369883642-401-35131YOUNG HEIRS GAS UNIT #1HDEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL15,000Y
2010-07-1369883642-401-35131YOUNG HEIRS GAS UNIT #1HDEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL15,000Y
2010-07-1369883642-401-35131YOUNG HEIRS GAS UNIT #1HDEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.DRILL15,000Y
2010-06-3069825342-401-33456HARDY HEIRS #2NFR ENERGY, LLCRECOMP11,000
2010-06-0969723542-401-35129HARRELL GAS UNIT NO. 1 #17FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO.DRILL12,000
2010-06-0969722342-401-35128JARRELL GAS UNIT #7FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO.DRILL13,000
2010-06-0169661842-401-35127BATH UNIT #2VALENCE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL12,500
2010-05-2869087042-401-35107STOKER HEIRS #3VALENCE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL13,000
2010-05-2769665442-401-32392J. T. WRIGHT GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2EOG RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP7,700
2010-05-2169635342-401-35126KANGERGA GAS UNIT NO. 1 #9FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO.DRILL12,000
2010-05-1469596442-401-35124PEARL BARRON #5HANFR ENERGY, LLCDRILL11,000Y
2010-05-1369590342-401-31536REDDING #1ARK-LA-TEX ENERGY PARTNERS, LLCRENTR9,500
2010-05-0769553942-401-33998TATE GAS UNIT #1CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP11,300
2010-05-0569541642-401-34241RAYFORD, BESS #1GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP11,000
2010-05-0569541142-401-34034HUGHES GAS UNIT #3CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP10,400
2010-04-3069520942-401-35123BRADY #8HSOJITZ ENERGY VENTURE, INC.DRILL14,725Y
2010-04-2969515542-401-34287PURDIE GAS UNIT 1 #2CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP11,300
2010-04-2869464742-401-35121CRAIG G.U.-TRAVIS CROW G.U. (SA) #1HGOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL16,000Y
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Rusk County.