An owner's guide to Wayne County, Mississippi mineral rights — home to 5 of the top 20 mature/EOR producing fields in the state.
Get Your Free Mineral ValuationWayne County hosts the densest concentration of top-20 Mississippi mature/EOR field positions in the state — five distinct field units operated by five different operators. The Eucutta East field is the highest-rate Wayne County position and a Denbury Jackson Dome CO2 EOR target. Combined Yellow Creek (East + West) is approximately 26,000 bbl/month split between Tellus and Elite Group operators.
Eucutta East Field — operated by Denbury Onshore; 36,148 bbl Jan 2026
Yellow Creek West Field — operated by Tellus Operating Group; 25,078 bbl Jan 2026
Diamond (Mosbacher) Field — operated by Mosbacher Energy Company; 2,922 bbl Jan 2026
Diamond (Pride Energy) Field — operated by Pride Energy Company; 1,567 bbl Jan 2026
Yellow Creek East Field — operated by Elite Group LLC; 856 bbl Jan 2026
Mineral interests in Wayne County are typically inherited multiple generations deep, with original lease bonus paid in the 1940s-1960s era. The county's mature-field operating environment delivers predictable long-tail royalty income — small monthly checks for many decades. Out-of-state owners are common.
For a broader Mississippi context see our Mississippi CO2 Floods Overview.
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