COUNTIES · EAST TEXAS · DISTRICT 05 · CODE 379
Rains County
Rains County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued November 19, 2025.
Bright Star Exploration, LLC leads with 2 permits in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county.
One operator filed a first Rains County permit in the past year.
Median permitted depth over the past year is 13,350 ft; 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
80 drilling permits have been issued in Rains County since 1977.
80 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Nov 19, 2025
Watch Rains CountyAlso: every Rains County well in the statewide list, searchable → · a year of permits on the map →
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- permits issued, 90d
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- vs prior 90d (0)
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- operators filing
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- horizontal
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- avg permitted depth, ft
- 40
- operators, all time
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026 · WHY ISSUE AND SEEN DATES DIFFER
Permits issued by month
LAST 1 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE
Last 12 months 2
Top operators, last 12 months
By permits issued. Wells are the operator’s current inventory here from the RRC wellbore file.
| Operator | Permits | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| Bright Star Exploration, LLC | 2 | 0 |
New entrants, last 12 months
Operators whose first permit in Rains County came in the last year. 1 in total.
- Bright Star Exploration, LLC2 permitsNov 19, 2025 · new to Texas permits
Formations in completed wells
RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS
Tops reported on completion filings for wells in Rains County. A well counts for every formation it reports, so this reads as the county's stratigraphic column. About tops →
| Formation | Wells | Permitted last 3 yrs | Median top, ft | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smackover | 24 | 0 | 12,967 | 11,763–13,699 |
| Cotton Valley | 15 | 0 | 9,984 | 9,551–11,934 |
| Buckner | 11 | 0 | 12,590 | 11,850–13,100 |
| Rodessa | 10 | 0 | 7,758 | 7,646–8,095 |
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Disposal and injection
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- active UIC permits of 2
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- permitted bbl/day, active
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- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
Every active well, operator, and daily reporter in Rains County →
Permitted volume is a ceiling, not throughput. How to read it →
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 911708 | Nov 19, 2025 | Nov 19, 2025 | Bright Star Exploration, LLC | Tilger #1 | 13,000 | 37930162 |
| 911705 | Nov 19, 2025 | Nov 19, 2025 | Bright Star Exploration, LLC | Potts #1 | 13,700 | 37930004 |
| 802313 | Jan 22, 2015 | Jan 22, 2015 | Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Div. | DD #52 | 440 | 37930161 |
| 802312 | Jan 22, 2015 | Jan 22, 2015 | Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Div. | DD #45 | 400 | 37930160 |
| 690351 | Jan 27, 2010 | Jan 27, 2010 | Tensas Delta Explo. Co., LLC | Yandell #1 | 8,500 | 37930159 |
| 688983 | Dec 29, 2009 | Dec 29, 2009 | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | Hill #1 | 5,000 | 37930158 |
| 688983 | Dec 29, 2009 | Dec 29, 2009 | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | Hill #1 | 5,000 | 37930158 |
| 674223 | Nov 13, 2008 | Nov 13, 2008 | Valence Operating Company | West Yantis Gas Unit 2 #5 | 13,000 | 37930153 |
| 633702 | Feb 22, 2007 | Feb 22, 2007 | Redman Operating Company | C. L. Huddleston Gas Unit #1 #3 | 13,000 | 37930156 |
| 521867 | Jul 25, 2002 | Jul 25, 2002 | Spence Energy Company | Emory Unit #1 | 8,700 | 37930155 |
About this data
Drilling permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files, rebuilt nightly into per-county figures; windows are on the date issued. Disposal from UIC permits and H-10 reports at the last settled month; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog inside the county's located-permit footprint.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/counties/tx/rains?days=90, documented in the API reference.