Rusk County, Texas Wells Summary
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Total wells
Last 60 days
Prior 60 days
60-day trend
Rusk County contains 714 wells on file, with top operators including SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION and SABINE OIL & GAS LLC.
Wells in Rusk span several oil & gas fields including EAST TEXAS and HENDERSON, E. (COTTON VALLEY).
Most recent well on record: WILMA, operated by BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. — last updated May 2026.
Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29
By basin
- 162 Permian
- 44 Eagle Ford
- 28 Haynesville
- 20 Other
- 2 Granite Wash
Drilling for
- 209 Oil
- 47 Gas
Recent drilling permits 12 most recent permits filed
| Date | Operator | County | Permit # | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | RFE OPERATING, LLC | Rusk | 914562 | 42-401-35498 |
| 2026-03-26 | RFE OPERATING, LLC | Rusk | 914264 | 42-401-35497 |
| 2026-02-09 | BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. | Rusk | 913299 | 42-401-34978 |
| 2026-01-23 | RFE OPERATING, LLC | Rusk | 912789 | 42-401-35496 |
| 2026-01-21 | RFE OPERATING, LLC | Rusk | 912723 | 42-401-35495 |
| 2026-01-14 | BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. | Rusk | 912635 | 42-401-34730 |
| 2026-01-09 | BUCKHORN OPERATING LLC | Rusk | 912058 | 42-401-34264 |
| 2026-01-06 | BUCKHORN OPERATING LLC | Rusk | 912061 | 42-401-34847 |
| 2025-11-04 | BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. | Rusk | 911421 | 42-401-31213 |
| 2025-10-30 | BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. | Rusk | 911424 | 42-401-30671 |
| 2025-08-22 | RFE OPERATING, LLC | Rusk | 909940 | 42-401-35494 |
| 2025-08-20 | RFE OPERATING, LLC | Rusk | 909815 | 42-401-35493 |
Rusk County well density
Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells;
larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
300 wells plotted ·
2 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Rusk County by total wells
Operators: Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation, Sabine Oil & Gas Llc, Forest Oil Corporation, Zone Energy, Llc, Basa Resources, Inc., Kj Energy, Llc, Nfr Energy, Llc, Memorial Production Oper. Llc, Tanos Exploration Ii, Llc, Buffco Production Inc..
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Rusk County
Fields: East Texas, Henderson, E. (Cotton Valley), Minden (Travis Peak Cons.), Oak Hill (Cotton Valley), Brachfield, S.e. (Cotton Valley), Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.), Oak Hill (Travis Peak), Henderson (Rusk Co. Pettit), Oak Hill (Pettit), Carthage (Haynesville Shale).
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Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILMA | 2026-05-13 | BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. | 40134730 | |
| WAGGONER | 2026-05-13 | 4 | STROUD PETROLEUM, INC. | 40134811 |
| THEALE NORTH (AW) | 2026-04-27 | 4 | RFE OPERATING, LLC | 40135494 |
| THEALE SOUTH (AW) | 2026-04-17 | 4 | RFE OPERATING, LLC | 40135493 |
| BENNYE SILER UNIT | 2026-04-14 | 7 | BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. | 40132389 |
| EAST MINDEN SALTWATER DISPOSAL | 2026-03-05 | not found | 40134605 | |
| CRIM ET AL | 2026-02-23 | 10 | BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. | 40130671 |
| RUDMAN | 2026-02-18 | 2 | CHISOS, LTD. | 40132276 |
| WILLOW LAKE CRIM (AW) | 2026-01-15 | 4 | BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. | 40135488 |
| FLANAGAN, O.E. | 2026-01-07 | 2 | BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. | 40134679 |
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