Vanna is known to be leasing in Anderson County, primarily in the Tennessee Colony area, probably on behalf of Mitsui.
Drake Exploration is rumored to be leasing in Anderson County. If they are, it is probably on behalf of the company that drilled the Yancey test well in Houston County. Drake is known to be leasing there, but they have not recorded any of the leases.
Comstock, via Fieldview Resources, has leased about 4,400 acres due west of Palestine along the Trinity River. However, they will not be in a hurry to drill, as those leases were written in October 2023 with five-year primary terms.
It is quite possible that the southern half of Anderson County has quite a bit of acreage that may be prospective for the Lower Bossier/Haynesville interval that Comstock, Aethon, and Mitsui have been targeting in Robertson, Leon, and Freestone Counties. Deep gas plays are becoming attractive targets, so we may see some drilling activity in Anderson County in the next few years.