Kansas is the national helium leader. If you own mineral or royalty interests in the Hugoton field across southwest Kansas — Stevens, Grant, Haskell, Seward, Morton, Finney, or Kearny — Buckhead Energy buys helium-bearing interests directly.
Get a Free OfferTL;DR Kansas is the U.S. helium leader thanks to the Hugoton field in the southwest — gas with up to ~1.8% helium, contributing roughly 80% of U.S. crude helium. Buckhead Energy buys Kansas helium-bearing mineral and royalty interests directly.
The Hugoton Gas Field in southwest Kansas — the same trend that clips the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles — contains natural gas with helium concentrations reaching ~1.8% and alone contributes roughly 80% of U.S. crude helium, making Kansas the national leader. Helium here is a byproduct separated from the produced gas.
The Kansas core runs through Stevens, Grant, Haskell, Seward, Morton, Finney, and Kearny counties, plus the adjacent Panoma field. On the Oklahoma side, the Panhandle adds the Keyes Field in Cimarron County. In 2025, one of the six new U.S. helium operations came online in Kansas (USGS). Read our Hugoton royalty-owner guide.
As with all helium, your stake depends on the mineral classification (fee, state, or federal) and whether your lease addresses helium — older Hugoton-area leases often predate any helium language. Verify both before assuming you share in the helium stream. See the national helium guide and the Kansas mineral rights hub.
Buckhead Energy buys Hugoton-area mineral and royalty interests directly — own capital, no commissions, free written offer after reviewing your lease, classification, and host-gas footprint. Request a free offer.
Because of the Hugoton Gas Field in southwest Kansas, whose gas reaches roughly 1.8% helium and historically contributes about 80% of U.S. crude helium — the largest single source of byproduct helium in the country.
The Hugoton core counties: Stevens, Grant, Haskell, Seward, Morton, Finney, and Kearny, plus the adjacent Panoma field. The trend continues into the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles.
It depends on your mineral classification and whether your lease addresses helium. Many older Hugoton-area leases are silent on helium, which can make the helium stream's ownership unclear, and helium from federal minerals is reserved to the government.
The Panoma field is a shallower gas field adjacent to (and overlapping) the Hugoton in southwest Kansas; it is part of the same helium-bearing producing complex.
Yes. Buckhead Energy buys Kansas (Hugoton-area) helium-bearing mineral and royalty interests directly, with no broker commissions and a free, no-obligation written offer.
Buckhead Energy buys oil, gas, and mineral interests directly — a free, no-obligation written offer based on your specific tract and decimal interest.
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