Rusk County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Rusk County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-18.
Rusk County permitting is running 7.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (21 total, up 24% 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
3
Operators (30d)
2
Latest Permit
2026-09-18
All Time
6,617
6,617 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-17 | 473183 | 42-401-32843 | GLADNEY UNIT #8 | NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP, INC. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1998-02-12 | 473171 | 42-401-32842 | TORKELSON GAS UNIT #5 | PALMER PETROLEUM INC. | DRILL | 11,100 | |
| 1998-02-04 | 472131 | 42-401-32837 | WILLIAMSON, C. E. HEIRS #5 | VERADO ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1998-02-02 | 471699 | 42-401-32830 | BARKSDALE ESTATE GAS UNIT #8 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1998-01-27 | 472688 | 42-401-32841 | MCDAVID, J. W. UNIT 1 #8 | SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLER | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1998-01-27 | 472676 | 42-401-32840 | WM. WITCHER GAS UNIT #3 | NUEVO ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1998-01-22 | 472370 | 42-401-32839 | JENKINS, FELIX W. #5 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1998-01-21 | 471216 | 42-401-32822 | ROGERS ESTATE GAS UNIT #8 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1998-01-15 | 472280 | 42-401-32838 | GARNETT GAS UNIT NO. 1 #4 | MUSTANG DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1998-01-13 | 472130 | 42-401-32836 | FREEMAN, J. B. "A-1" #3 | VERADO ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1998-01-13 | 472129 | 42-401-32835 | HINKLE #5 | VERADO ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1998-01-12 | 471848 | 42-401-32833 | LAIRD GU "A" #5 | PALMER PETROLEUM INC. | DRILL | 10,900 | |
| 1998-01-07 | 471732 | 42-401-32832 | KANGERGA "A" GAS UNIT #5 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1998-01-05 | 471700 | 42-401-32831 | ALICE CHRISTIAN ESTATE B GAS UT. #8A | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1998-01-05 | 471697 | 42-401-32829 | LEON CRIM ESTATE GAS UNIT #5 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1998-01-05 | 471510 | 42-401-32827 | LEON CRIM ESTATE GAS UNIT #4 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1998-01-02 | 471554 | 42-401-30655 | LLOYD, C. E. #2 | BRG PETROLEUM, INC. | RECOMP | 7,775 | |
| 1997-12-31 | 471319 | 42-401-32823 | THOMPSON, WILLIE ET AL GAS UNIT #8 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-12-30 | 471509 | 42-401-32826 | LEON CRIM ESTATE GAS UNIT #3 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-12-29 | 471631 | 42-401-32828 | PRICE, HAROLD #1 | GMT INC. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1997-12-22 | 471572 | 42-401-32820 | DANIEL MENEFEE GAS UNIT #6 | NUEVO ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1997-12-22 | 471320 | 42-401-32824 | THOMPSON, WILLIE ET AL GAS UNIT #7 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-12-17 | 471372 | 42-401-32825 | TANNER, SE GU #6 | NUEVO ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1997-12-15 | 471253 | 42-401-32821 | J. W. MCDAVID UNIT 1 #5 | SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLER | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1997-12-15 | 471253 | 42-401-32821 | J. W. MCDAVID UNIT 1 #5 | SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLER | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1997-12-10 | 471054 | 42-401-32818 | J. W. MCDAVID UNIT 1 #7 | SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLER | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1997-12-09 | 470504 | 42-401-32814 | BALLOW GAS UNIT #7 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-12-09 | 470502 | 42-401-32816 | BALLOW GAS UNIT #8 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-12-09 | 470377 | 42-401-32812 | HOLT, J. W. ESTATE GAS UNIT #8 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-12-05 | 470503 | 42-401-32815 | BALLOW GAS UNIT #5 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-12-04 | 469758 | 42-401-32796 | MCALISTER GAS UNIT #5 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-12-02 | 470382 | 42-401-33073 | HOLT, J. W. ESTATE GAS UNIT #6 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-12-02 | 470381 | 42-401-32811 | HOLT, J. W. ESTATE GAS UNIT #5 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-12-02 | 470374 | 42-401-32813 | HOLT, J. W. ESTATE GAS UNIT #7 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-12-01 | 470375 | 42-401-32809 | BUSBY ESTATE "A" GAS UNIT #6 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-11-26 | 469282 | 42-401-32792 | POOL, W. B. GAS UNIT #6 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-11-25 | 470086 | 42-401-32802 | FRED BECK ESTATE GAS UNIT #8 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-11-25 | 470052 | 42-401-31213 | CANNON, T. P. #1 | MEWBOURNE OIL CO. | RECOMP | 10,908 | |
| 1997-11-21 | 470450 | 42-401-32808 | BOLT, DORIS - BOYD, C.D. #3 | MUSTANG DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1997-11-21 | 470449 | 42-401-32807 | TIPPS, CLYDE #1 | GMT INC. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1997-11-21 | 470446 | 42-401-32806 | TERRELL GAS UNIT #6 | TORCH OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1997-11-19 | 470281 | 42-401-32805 | HOLTZCLAW GAS UNIT #4 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1997-11-18 | 470264 | 42-401-32804 | T. PRITCHARD ET AL UNIT #3 | NUEVO ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1997-11-18 | 470085 | 42-401-32803 | FRED BECK ESTATE GAS UNIT #7 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-11-14 | 470135 | 42-401-32801 | J. W. MCDAVID UNIT 1 #6 | SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLER | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1997-11-14 | 469962 | 42-401-32800 | WITCHER, LOUISE #1 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1997-11-14 | 469954 | 42-401-32799 | CHRISTIAN, ALICE ESTATE -A- #7 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-11-14 | 469897 | 42-401-32798 | ALFORD "A" GAS UNIT #8 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-11-12 | 469759 | 42-401-32797 | MCALISTER GAS UNIT #4 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1997-11-05 | 469705 | 42-401-32795 | ROGERS GAS UNIT NO. 1 #5 | MUSTANG DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 12,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Rusk County.