Rusk County, Texas Wells Summary
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Total wells
Last 60 days
Prior 60 days
60-day trend
Rusk County contains 718 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: HENDERSON E, operated by BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. — last updated August 2026.
County FIPS Code: 48401
Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-08-21
By basin
- 176 Permian
- 50 Eagle Ford
- 32 Haynesville
- 22 Other
- 1 Barnett
Drilling for
- 227 Oil
- 54 Gas
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.
302 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, Buffco Production Inc., Tanos Exploration Ii, Llc.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENDERSON E | 2026-08-19 | BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. | 40132970 | |
| HILLIN NORTH (AW) | 2026-07-28 | BUCKHORN OPERATING LLC | 40135492 | |
| PEGGY HARRIS (AW) | 2026-06-23 | BUCKHORN OPERATING LLC | 40135491 | |
| SPARKMAN GAS UNIT | 2026-05-27 | 2 | BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. | 40134901 |
| WILMA | 2026-05-19 | 2 | 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 |
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