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

10

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-07-23

All Time

6,606

6,606 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1986-09-0432019442-401-32114BALLOW ESTATE GAS UNIT #3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL10,950
1986-08-1430522742-401-32112LACY #1ALTAIR ENERGY CORP.DRILL8,000
1986-08-1430522742-401-32112LACY #1ALTAIR ENERGY CORP.DRILL8,017
1986-08-1330524842-401-32113WEATHERBY, G. W. #1TRIAD EXPL. PARTNERS CO., INC.DRILL4,400
1986-08-1230520042-401-32111J. MCWILLIAMS GAS UNIT #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,000
1986-08-1230520042-401-32111J. MCWILLIAMS GAS UNIT #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,300
1986-07-2330451642-401-32109BLANTON #1TECO OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,700
1986-07-2330451642-401-32109BLANTON #1CTECO OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,700
1986-07-2130438642-401-32108WILDER #1KAMB, INC.DRILL8,000
1986-07-2130438642-401-32108WILDER #1KAMB, INC.DRILL8,000
1986-07-2130461642-401-32110FREDERICK, W. H. #1XMAXWELL PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL3,650
1986-07-2130461642-401-32110FREDERICK, W. H. #1XMAXWELL PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL3,650
1986-07-1130404842-401-32107MCALISTER GAS UNIT #3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL10,900
1986-07-1130404742-401-32106HIGH ESTATE GAS UNIT #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,200
1986-07-0830391642-401-31732BIRDWELL #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,562
1986-06-2530356642-401-32105FONZO #1HINTON PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,250
1986-06-2030342342-401-32104SELPH #1LOCKLIN OIL COMPANYDRILL4,300
1986-06-1630328942-401-32103W. B. POOL GAS UNIT #2ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,000
1986-06-1130310442-401-32102T-REX, MARY STEPHENS #1HENDERSON EXPLORATIONDRILL8,100
1986-06-0430285142-401-00726TURNER, M. L. #1MACHIN, ART & ASSOCIATES, INC.RECOMP7,498
1986-05-2930268042-401-31861LUMPKIN UNIT #1 #2HINTON PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP8,100
1986-05-2930268942-401-32101OWENS #1CHAMBERS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL8,900
1986-05-1430218042-401-30199WYLIE, A. B. #1RAINBOW RESOURCES, INC.OTHER7,381
1986-05-1330205342-401-31237HALE #1TRIPLE J INVESTMENTS INC.OTHER8,200
1986-05-1230178442-401-32099MOTLEY HEIRS UNIT NO. 1 #1HOPKINS, T. M.DRILL8,500
1986-05-0730188042-401-32100C. O. CHRISTIAN GAS UNIT #2POWELL, GENE INVESTMENTS, INC.DRILL10,600
1986-05-0130172142-401-31127NORTHEAST TRAWICK GAS UNIT NO. 4 #2EXXON CORP.DRILL7,800
1986-04-2530151142-401-32098JAMES, HENRY #1ARNOLD ENERGY ENTERPRISES, INC.DRILL10,600
1986-04-2530149542-401-32097LAMBERT #1MUSTANG DRILLING, INC.DRILL11,300
1986-04-2530149542-401-32097LAMBERT #1MUSTANG DRILLING, INC.DRILL11,111
1986-04-2430147042-401-32096STAFFORD #1HINTON PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,200
1986-04-1530099142-401-32095ALLEN, LOREY #1FAULCONER, VERNON E., INC.DRILL8,600
1986-03-2830040442-401-32094MCCAULEY, BOB #1ALTAIR ENERGY CORP.DRILL7,000
1986-03-2430025242-401-32093DE GUERIN, LULA #1RSTEPHENS, GLYNNDRILL3,900
1986-03-1829980442-401-32092BRYANT #1GOLDSMITH, J. PAULDRILL8,500
1986-03-0329893242-401-32252MOYAR #3EAST TEX SALT WATER DISPOSAL CO.DRILL3,950
1986-02-2532704642-401-30770WILLIAMSON, NAOMI #1COMANCHE PRODUCTION, INC.RECOMP7,800
1986-02-0729751442-401-32090HARPER "A" #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL8,100
1986-02-0329692742-401-31698CRAIG #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.RECOMP7,734
1986-02-0329685542-401-31906STRICKLAND, ALTON #1SHIELD RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP7,810
1986-01-2829637442-401-32084SHEPPARD, BAILEY #7CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO.DRILL10,500
1986-01-2829637942-401-32085JONES, W. J. #5ARCADIA REFINING CO.DRILL7,900
1986-01-2729725342-401-32089CAMP-B- AND D #1RCNS ENERGY, INC.DRILL3,800
1986-01-2729704042-401-32088CAMP -F- #1RCNS ENERGY, INC.DRILL3,800
1986-01-2729702942-401-32087POOL, ESTES #1RCNS ENERGY, INC.DRILL3,800
1986-01-2429639242-401-32086NERO, A. L. #1ARKLA EXPLORATION CO.DRILL10,500
1986-01-2029642542-401-31972DOERGE, MARTHA JANE #2PARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL7,700
1986-01-1729567142-401-32083JONES "QQ" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL8,100
1986-01-1729580742-401-31937SACHTLEBEN, C. L. #1PECOS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONRECOMP7,935
1986-01-1029518342-401-31444MERCER, C. J. #4MACHIN, ART & ASSOCIATES, INC.RECOMP7,650
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Rusk County.