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
2020-04-14	862611	42-401-35458	STRONG-CRIM (AW) #2H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-04-14	862605	42-401-35457	STRONG-CRIM (AW) #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-04-07	862116	42-401-31533	SANDERS, S. E. #12	BASA RESOURCES, INC.	RECOMP	8,048
2020-03-27	863091	42-401-31610	BARKSDALE ESTATE OIL UNIT #1PG	CCI EAST TEXAS UPSTREAM LLC	RECOMP	11,050
2020-03-27	863091	42-401-31610	BARKSDALE ESTATE OIL UNIT #1PG	CCI EAST TEXAS UPSTREAM LLC	RECOMP	11,050
2020-03-17	862800	42-401-30596	LLOYD, C. E. UNIT #1PG	CCI EAST TEXAS UPSTREAM LLC	RECOMP	10,849
2020-03-09	862491	42-401-32424	POOL, VERNON UNIT #2PG	CCI EAST TEXAS UPSTREAM LLC	RECOMP	10,924
2020-03-05	862159	42-401-35456	WYLIE TRUST #4H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,485	Y
2020-03-02	861548	42-401-35452	BYRON-BENTON (AW) #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,800	Y
2020-03-02	861548	42-401-35452	BYRON-BENTON (AW) #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,800	Y
2020-02-27	862305	42-401-33917	VIPER 2 #8	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	10,950
2020-02-24	862084	42-401-34085	MADDOX ESTATE UNIT #5	CCI EAST TEXAS UPSTREAM LLC	RECOMP	11,031
2020-02-11	861641	42-401-35454	BYRON-BENTON (AW) #2H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,800	Y
2020-02-11	861641	42-401-35454	BYRON-BENTON (AW) #2H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,800	Y
2020-02-07	860770	42-401-35451	GAMMEL-RAS (AW) #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-02-06	861620	42-401-35455	WHITE-WILKS #1H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,485	Y
2020-02-04	861346	42-401-35453	LANGHORNE GAS UNIT #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,250	Y
2020-02-04	861346	42-401-35453	BOWMAN-GOLDSBERRY (AW) #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,140	Y
2020-02-04	861346	42-401-35453	BOWMAN-GOLDSBERRY (AW) #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,140	Y
2020-01-22	860938	42-401-35004	JARRELL GAS UNIT #5	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	RECOMP	10,910
2020-01-17	859373	42-401-35447	GAMMEL-NICHOLS (AW) #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-12-20	860217	42-401-33530	BENTON 'H' #11	TRIVIUM OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	11,000
2019-12-03	859512	42-401-34314	KATHERINE #7	AMPLIFY ENERGY OPERATING LLC	RECOMP	10,858
2019-12-02	859523	42-401-35450	RIFE SWD #1	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	6,200
2019-11-26	859434	42-401-35449	LANDON #5D	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	7,000
2019-11-21	859253	42-401-34208	YOUNGBLOOD #1	AMPLIFY ENERGY OPERATING LLC	RECOMP	11,022
2019-11-13	858899	42-401-32206	ROGERS ESTATE GAS UNIT #3	CCI EAST TEXAS UPSTREAM LLC	RECOMP	11,185
2019-11-12	858784	42-401-31988	BARKSDALE ESTATE GAS UNIT #2	CCI EAST TEXAS UPSTREAM LLC	RECOMP	11,050
2019-10-18	858048	42-401-35446	KENNEDY GAS UNIT #7H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,013	Y
2019-10-14	856973	42-401-35444	VIPER 2-JONES W (AW) #2H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,600	Y
2019-10-14	856973	42-401-35444	VIPER 2-JONES W (AW) #2H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,600	Y
2019-10-09	857783	42-401-33979	CLOWER #5	AMPLIFY ENERGY OPERATING LLC	RECOMP	11,000
2019-09-27	857427	42-401-34168	LEE, W.C. #1	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	RECOMP	11,123
2019-09-27	857348	42-401-35445	WYLIE TRUST #3	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,430
2019-09-27	857348	42-401-35445	WYLIE TRUST BURKS #3H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,430	Y
2019-09-09	855958	42-401-35441	VIPER 2-SEARS DEEP (AW) #2H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-09-09	855958	42-401-35441	VIPER 2-SEARS DEEP (AW) #2H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-08-29	856646	42-401-35443	HUGHES GAS UNIT #4	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,365
2019-08-29	856646	42-401-35443	HUGHES-KEELING #1H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,365	Y
2019-08-16	856249	42-401-33474	JACKSON, FRED B. #5	CCI GULF COAST UPSTREAM LLC	RECOMP	11,065
2019-08-12	855982	42-401-35442	WYLIE TRUST-BURKS #2H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,432	Y
2019-07-08	854890	42-401-35440	HUGHES ROYALTY TRUST #1	PETRO-CHEM OPERATING COMPANY,INC	DRILL	7,100
2019-07-08	854890	42-401-35440	HUGHES ROYALTY TRUST #1	PETRO-CHEM OPERATING COMPANY,INC	DRILL	7,100
2019-07-01	854450	42-401-35439	WYLIE TRUST #2H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,427	Y
2019-07-01	854450	42-401-35439	WYLIE TRUST #2H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,427	Y
2019-06-28	854573	42-401-34202	CLOWER #12	AMPLIFY ENERGY OPERATING LLC	RECOMP	11,000
2019-06-17	854140	42-401-35438	BURKS-WALLACE #1H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,419	Y
2019-06-17	854134	42-401-35437	BURKS-KENNEDY #1H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,424	Y
2019-06-17	854121	42-401-35436	BURKS, CC GAS UNIT #2H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,427	Y
2019-06-14	853979	42-401-35435	VIPER 2-SEARS DEEP (AW) #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,500	Y

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