Rusk County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Rusk County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-11.

Rusk County permitting is running 6.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (20 total, up 18% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. leads with 12 permits in the past 12 months, one of 8 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-11

All Time

6,616

6,616 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2022-09-27	884246	42-401-32246	BUFORD & BLOW G.U. 1 #7TP	TGNR EAST TEXAS LLC	RECOMP	10,700
2022-09-23	884178	42-401-34633	GLADNEY GAS UNIT #11	CRATON OPERATING LLC	RECOMP	7,200
2022-08-30	883284	42-401-32549	SHELTON GAS UNIT #1	CRATON OPERATING LLC	RECOMP	7,200
2022-08-04	882726	42-401-32651	LEATH, V.C. #1	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	RECOMP	10,900
2022-07-26	882369	42-401-33562	GLADNEY #9	CRATON OPERATING LLC	RECOMP	10,575
2022-07-26	882369	42-401-33562	GLADNEY #9	CRATON OPERATING LLC	RECOMP	10,575
2022-07-18	882180	42-401-34450	KANGERGA 2 #6	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	10,908
2022-06-22	881225	42-401-35474	JONES #1	MUD CREEK OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	4,200
2022-06-13	880922	42-401-35473	PRO #2H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,215	Y
2022-06-13	880909	42-401-35472	PRO #1H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,505	Y
2022-03-08	875982	42-401-30040	SHAW UNIT #1	REBEL PRODUCTION COMPANY	RENTR	3,807
2022-02-23	877143	42-401-34123	BUFORD & BLOW G.U. 1 #15TP	TGNR EAST TEXAS LLC	RECOMP	10,600
2022-02-18	877069	42-401-35471	J BRADY-TATUM A #1H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	9,700	Y
2022-02-17	877065	42-401-34513	HAMMETT #1	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	RECOMP	10,834
2022-02-17	876995	42-401-35470	WILLIAMS A-TATUM A #1H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	9,984	Y
2022-02-09	876603	42-401-31877	BECK, FRED GAS UNIT #2TP	TGNR EAST TEXAS LLC	RECOMP	11,200
2022-02-09	876603	42-401-31877	BECK, FRED GAS UNIT #2PT	TGNR EAST TEXAS LLC	RECOMP	11,200
2022-01-31	876462	42-401-32736	BUSBY ESTATE 'A' GAS UNIT #5TP	TGNR EAST TEXAS LLC	RECOMP	10,896
2022-01-24	876388	42-401-35469	BROWN #1	BARROW-SHAVER RESOURCES CO.	DRILL	8,500
2022-01-24	876127	42-401-35468	SENESAC-BATH #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2022-01-07	875804	42-401-35467	VALBASA #1	BARROW-SHAVER RESOURCES CO.	DRILL	8,500
2021-12-30	875559	42-401-33230	SHEPPARD, B. GAS UNIT 2 #8TP	TGNR EAST TEXAS LLC	RECOMP	10,500
2021-11-30	874626	42-401-34946	ALFORD #2	M. E. OPERATING & SERVICES, INC.	RECOMP	11,100
2021-11-17	873770	42-401-31983	JONES, W. J. #4	BOWLES ENERGY, INC.	RECOMP	7,649
2021-11-04	873367	42-401-35466	MILLER C-KANGERGA 1 (AW) #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-11-03	873212	42-401-35465	MILLER C-BRIAN (AW) #2H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-11-03	873204	42-401-35464	MILLER C-BRIAN (AW) #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-10-28	873900	42-401-35406	ORR-TIPPS GAS UNIT #9H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,466	Y
2021-10-11	873363	42-401-34694	FLETCHER #2	STROUD PETROLEUM, INC.	RECOMP	8,300
2021-07-30	871544	42-401-35056	SHELTON #5	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	10,608
2021-07-09	870837	42-401-81945	CRIM, L. D. #22	SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC	RECOMP	4,100
2021-07-01	870727	42-401-34813	GLADNEY GAS UNIT #13	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	10,643
2021-05-13	869766	42-401-33427	ALLEN, DAVID #6	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	10,750
2021-04-15	868475	42-401-35463	BOWMAN-ASHMORE (AW) #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-03-02	867983	42-401-33539	WESSON GU #2	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	11,020
2021-02-24	867847	42-401-35462	KANGERGA #1	MUD CREEK OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	4,200
2021-01-25	866867	42-401-34488	SLEDGE #1	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	RECOMP	10,850
2020-12-08	866352	42-401-34782	LAKE OIL UNIT 1 #9PG	CCI EAST TEXAS UPSTREAM LLC	RECOMP	11,900
2020-12-07	866320	42-401-33314	STINGRAY #1	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	7,400
2020-11-24	866190	42-401-33622	MARKEY #1 #7	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	10,950
2020-10-21	864831	42-401-33105	JACKSON, FRED B. UNIT #4PG	CCI GULF COAST UPSTREAM LLC	RECOMP	11,080
2020-10-15	865423	42-401-34154	PERRY ESTATE #1	STROUD PETROLEUM, INC.	RECOMP	11,400
2020-10-01	865261	42-401-34461	H D MAXWELL ET AL #8	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	RECOMP	7,380
2020-08-25	864762	42-401-33783	MARKEY #1 #4D	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	10,945
2020-08-19	864689	42-401-35461	ALFORD JB-BIRDWELL (AW) #2H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2020-08-19	864689	42-401-35461	ALFORD JB-BIRDWELL (AW) #2H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2020-08-19	864688	42-401-35460	ALFORD JB-BIRDWELL (AW) #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2020-08-14	864631	42-401-34300	RETTIG #3	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	RECOMP	10,816
2020-08-14	864631	42-401-34300	RETTIG #3	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	RECOMP	10,816
2020-05-14	863448	42-401-35459	TURNER #1H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,900	Y

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