COUNTIES · EAST TEXAS · DISTRICT 05 · CODE 379
Rains County, Texas
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, 30d
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- vs prior 30d (0)
- 0
- 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 NOV 7, 2026 · WHY ISSUE AND SEEN DATES DIFFER
Permits issued by month
LAST 120 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 2(-100%)
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
- 0
- 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 |
Questions about Rains County
How many drilling permits were issued in Rains County in the last 12 months?
2 permits were issued in Rains County in the last 12 months. 0% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was issued Nov 19, 2025. 80 are on file since 1977.
Every Rains County permit →Who is the most active operator in Rains County?
By drilling permits filed in the last 12 months, Bright Star Exploration, LLC is the most active operator in Rains County, with 2 of 2. 0 operators filed permits here in the last 90 days.
Operators in Rains County →How many oil and gas wells are in Rains County?
80 wells are on file in Rains County, including 2 active, 51 plugged, and 2 permitted and not yet drilled. 0 are horizontal. The active wells are under 1 operator.
Every well in Rains County →How much oil and gas does Rains County produce?
The Railroad Commission files oil and gas production by lease, not by well or by county. Each lease with wells in Rains County is listed with its reported production on the county's Leases tab.
Leases in Rains County →What formations are drilled in Rains County?
Completion filings for wells in Rains County report tops for 4 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the Smackover (24 wells, median top 12,967 ft), the Cotton Valley (15 wells, median top 9,984 ft), and the Buckner (11 wells, median top 12,590 ft).
Formations in Rains County →What basin is Rains County in?
Petrora lists Rains County in the East Texas. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 05.
The East Texas →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=30, documented in the API reference.