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
2017-06-23	827582	42-401-35386	THORNTON-HOLLAND (ALLOCATION) #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	11,200	Y
2017-06-15	827421	42-401-34705	HARRELL GAS UNIT NO. 2 #11	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	RECOMP	9,480
2017-06-15	827413	42-401-34461	HARRELL GAS UNIT NO. 2 #8	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	RECOMP	9,280
2017-06-07	826842	42-401-35384	THORNTON JAMESON #2H	VERADO ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2017-05-15	826288	42-401-35381	CARLETON_CYPHERS (ALLOC) #1H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2017-05-15	826288	42-401-35381	CARLETON_CYPHERS (ALLOC) #1H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2017-05-02	825918	42-401-34158	HENDERSON 'E' #9	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	10,935
2017-05-02	825918	42-401-34158	HENDERSON 'E' #9	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	10,935
2017-04-12	825224	42-401-34074	ORR-TIPPS GAS UNIT #7	KJ ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	9,310
2017-04-05	824870	42-401-34311	ORR-TIPPS GAS UNIT #6	KJ ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	9,310
2017-04-03	824885	42-401-35380	B. SHEPPARD #1H	COVEY PARK RESOURCES LLC	DRILL	11,622	Y
2017-03-28	824680	42-401-34524	KANGERGA GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	RECOMP	9,380
2017-03-27	824525	42-401-34811	WAGGONER #1	STROUD PETROLEUM, INC.	RECOMP	8,400
2017-03-24	824610	42-401-33974	HARRELL GAS UNIT NO. 2 #2	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	RECOMP	9,280
2017-03-23	824410	42-401-35379	BUFORD BLOW 2 MAJOR KENNEDY EST #1HH	CCI EAST TEXAS UPSTREAM LLC	DRILL	11,800	Y
2017-03-23	824410	42-401-35379	BUFORD BLOW 2 MAJOR KENNEDY EST #1HH	CCI EAST TEXAS UPSTREAM LLC	DRILL	11,800	Y
2017-03-13	824046	42-401-34072	ORR-TIPPS GAS UNIT #4	KJ ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	11,800
2017-03-10	823851	42-401-34488	SLEDGE #1	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	RECOMP	9,850
2017-03-08	823855	42-401-35378	LAIRD 'C' #9H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	10,720	Y
2017-02-03	822496	42-401-35377	MAJOR KENNEDY EST BUFORD BLOW 3 #32HH	CCI EAST TEXAS UPSTREAM LLC	DRILL	11,800	Y
2017-02-03	822496	42-401-35377	MAJOR KENNEDY EST BUFORD BLOW 3 #32HH	CCI EAST TEXAS UPSTREAM LLC	DRILL	11,800	Y
2017-02-02	822369	42-401-35141	BYRON #2	TRIVIUM OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	12,250
2017-01-25	822091	42-401-35376	MAJOR KENNEDY ESTATE #31HH	CCI EAST TEXAS UPSTREAM LLC	DRILL	11,800	Y
2017-01-25	822091	42-401-35376	MAJOR KENNEDY ESTATE #31HH	CCI EAST TEXAS UPSTREAM LLC	DRILL	11,800	Y
2017-01-25	822091	42-401-35376	MAJOR KENNEDY ESTATE #31HH	CCI EAST TEXAS UPSTREAM LLC	DRILL	11,800	Y
2017-01-11	821484	42-401-35375	HARRELL GU1-HARRELL GU2 (ALLOC) #1H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	10,610	Y
2017-01-11	821484	42-401-35375	HARRELL GU1-HARRELL GU2 (ALLOC) #1H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	11,130	Y
2017-01-09	821521	42-401-34158	HENDERSON 'E' #9	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	10,935
2017-01-09	821175	42-401-34818	HURST-FAULK GAS UNIT #1 #1	H & T EXPLORATION, INC.	RECOMP	7,300
2016-12-21	820999	42-401-35374	GREEN-WILDER (ALLOC) #1H	KJ ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	16,983	Y
2016-12-19	817738	42-401-34860	GREEN GAS UNIT 1 #101	KJ ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	10,420
2016-11-28	820446	42-401-34129	DUNN, DOUGLAS JR #1	KJ ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	11,800
2016-10-28	819472	42-401-35373	MARKS POOVEY GU-BLACK STONE MIN #1H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	10,610	Y
2016-10-28	819472	42-401-35373	HARRELL-POOVEY-BLACK STONE (ALLO #1H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	10,610	Y
2016-10-17	819030	42-401-31498	BATON, O. R. #14R	BASA RESOURCES, INC.	RENTR	3,750
2016-10-11	818919	42-401-35372	HARRELL GAS UNIT NO. 1 #12H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	10,725	Y
2016-10-11	818919	42-401-35372	HARRELL GAS UNIT NO. 1 #12H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	10,725	Y
2016-09-16	818312	42-401-34141	ADRIAN #1	KJ ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	7,600
2016-09-15	818284	42-401-34105	HERRON #2	KJ ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	7,574
2016-09-09	818305	42-401-34732	HARRELL GAS UNIT N0. 2 #14	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	RECOMP	9,400
2016-09-07	818027	42-401-34748	RAS REDWINE #4	TRIVIUM OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	12,500
2016-09-02	818205	42-401-34739	GOODWIN #2	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	RECOMP	8,930
2016-08-30	818052	42-401-35126	KANGERGA GAS UNIT 1 #9	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	RECOMP	11,038
2016-08-23	817685	42-401-32415	ASHMORE GAS UNIT #1	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	RECOMP	8,000
2016-08-11	817507	42-401-35371	KANGERGA GAS UNIT NO. 1 #5H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	10,851	Y
2016-08-11	817507	42-401-35371	POOVEY-KANGERGA GU 1 (ALLOC) #1H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	10,633	Y
2016-08-08	817395	42-401-35370	THORNTON JAMESON #1H	VERADO ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2016-07-21	817033	42-401-33574	JOE S. KINSEY GAS UNIT #6	BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY	RECOMP	10,580
2016-07-20	817161	42-401-34708	INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. #2	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	RECOMP	9,800
2016-06-20	816418	42-401-35369	E. B. ALFORD NO. 2 #1R	ETOS OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	4,000

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