An owner's guide to Jones County, Mississippi mineral rights — home to 2 of the top 20 mature/EOR producing fields in the state.
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Jones County hosts two top-20 Mississippi mature-field positions: the Laurel field (Formentera) and the Reedy Creek field (Venture). Both are post-1968 spud-era fields with smaller well counts than the older Denbury CO2 floods, but each delivers stable monthly production.
Laurel Field — operated by Formentera Operations LLC; 11,300 bbl Jan 2026
Reedy Creek Field — operated by Venture Oil & Gas; 3,977 bbl Jan 2026
Mineral interests in Jones 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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