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
2010-04-28	694647	42-401-35121	CRAIG GU #2H	GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	16,000	Y
2010-04-20	693241	42-401-35119	SHELTON GAS UNIT NO 1 #7	SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLC	DRILL	14,000
2010-04-15	694379	42-401-34238	NEAL GAS UNIT #1	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	11,300
2010-04-08	693766	42-401-33847	KEELING GAS UNIT #1	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	11,300
2010-04-08	692762	42-401-35115	NANA GAS UNIT NO. 1 #12	SANDRIDGE ONSHORE, LLC	DRILL	12,000
2010-04-08	692761	42-401-35114	SPIKES GAS UNIT NO. 1 #26	SANDRIDGE ONSHORE, LLC	DRILL	14,000
2010-04-08	692760	42-401-35113	SPIKES GAS UNIT NO. 1 #25	SANDRIDGE ONSHORE, LLC	DRILL	14,000
2010-04-02	691291	42-401-35109	JARRELL #A 1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	13,000
2010-03-29	693608	42-401-35120	MARKS-POOVEY GAS UNIT #10	FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO.	DRILL	12,000
2010-03-22	693212	42-401-35118	D. ROSS GU #3H	GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	16,800	Y
2010-03-22	692793	42-401-35117	GLASPIE GAS UNIT #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2010-03-17	692539	42-401-35116	JARRELL GAS UNIT #6	FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,000
2010-03-17	692169	42-401-35112	HINSON GAS UNIT NO. 1 #17H	FOREST OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	13,000	Y
2010-03-02	691782	42-401-35111	LLOYD, C.E. #6	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	12,000
2010-03-02	689747	42-401-35100	GLADNEY GAS UNIT #20	SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLC	DRILL	14,000
2010-02-22	691265	42-401-35110	LLOYD, C.E. #9	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	11,000
2010-02-22	690831	42-401-35106	CHEROKEE WATER COMPANY UNIT #24	SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLC	DRILL	12,000
2010-02-22	690720	42-401-35105	CHEROKEE WATER COMPANY UNIT #25	SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLC	DRILL	12,000
2010-02-17	690884	42-401-35108	PONE #6H	GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	16,000	Y
2010-02-09	690961	42-401-34667	BOLTON #1	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	13,500
2010-02-02	689245	42-401-35094	GLADNEY GAS UNIT #24	SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLC	DRILL	14,000
2010-02-01	690255	42-401-35104	JONES #2	M. E. OPERATING & SERVICES, INC.	DRILL	6,800
2010-01-28	690362	42-401-35103	MCRAE HAY #5H	GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	16,800	Y
2010-01-21	689928	42-401-35102	BRADY #6	SOJITZ ENERGY VENTURE, INC.	DRILL	12,000
2010-01-19	689809	42-401-35101	CORNELIUS #1	RESERVE MANAGEMENT, INC.	DRILL	9,000
2010-01-13	689425	42-401-35099	HARRELL GAS UNIT NO. 1 #24	FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO.	DRILL	12,000
2010-01-08	689456	42-401-35098	HENRY THORNTON GAS UNIT NO. 1 #5	VERADO ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	12,000
2010-01-08	689455	42-401-35097	HENRY THORNTON GAS UNIT NO. 1 #4	VERADO ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	12,000
2010-01-08	682595	42-401-35064	JONES GAS UNIT NO. 1 #4H	NFR ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2010-01-07	689383	42-401-35096	BIRDWELL GAS UNIT #11H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2010-01-07	688273	42-401-35091	GLADNEY GAS UNIT #17	SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLC	DRILL	14,000
2009-12-18	688816	42-401-35093	PEARL BARRON #5H	NFR ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2009-12-17	687658	42-401-35090	SHELTON GAS UNIT NO 1 #8	SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLC	DRILL	14,000
2009-12-14	684123	42-401-35092	MCKNIGHT, S. T. #1H	SDG OPERATING COMPANY, INC	DRILL	8,600	Y
2009-12-11	687168	42-401-35089	CHEROKEE WATER COMPANY UNIT #23	SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLC	DRILL	12,000
2009-11-20	687446	42-401-32044	LLOYD, C. E. -A- #6	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	7,750
2009-11-19	686559	42-401-35086	SPIKES GAS UNIT NO. 1 #24	SANDRIDGE ONSHORE, LLC	DRILL	14,000
2009-11-09	686912	42-401-35088	KANGERGA GAS UNIT NO. 1 #17	FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO.	DRILL	12,000
2009-11-09	686872	42-401-35087	F.J. JARRELL #1	FIDELITY EXPLOR. & PROD. CO.	DRILL	12,000
2009-11-06	685529	42-401-33551	HUDSON #2	EL PASO E & P COMPANY, L. P.	RECOMP	10,950
2009-11-06	685529	42-401-33551	HUDSON #2	EL PASO E & P COMPANY, L. P.	RECOMP	10,950
2009-11-06	685529	42-401-33551	HUDSON #2	EL PASO E & P COMPANY, L. P.	RECOMP	10,950
2009-10-29	686731	42-401-32834	GRANT, JOHN M. ESTATE GAS UNIT #3	BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY	RECOMP	10,500
2009-10-14	686119	42-401-34943	WILLIAMSON UNIT #14	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	RECOMP	12,000
2009-10-14	686096	42-401-35085	WALLACE #4	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	12,500
2009-10-14	686096	42-401-35085	WALLACE #4	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	12,500
2009-10-12	685978	42-401-35084	KATHLEEN LEE BROWN GAS UNIT #6H	NFR ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2009-10-07	685846	42-401-35083	MAJOR KENNEDY ESTATE #30HH	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	12,500	Y
2009-10-07	685846	42-401-35083	MAJOR KENNEDY ESTATE #30HH	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	12,500	Y
2009-10-06	685811	42-401-35082	DAVID EARL PERRY #1D	LKD CORP.	DRILL	4,500

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