Buckhead Energy buys Cotton Valley and Travis Peak mineral rights across the East Texas gas corridor — Gregg, Rusk, Smith, Panola, and Upshur counties.
Mineral interests across East Texas Cotton Valley and Travis Peak gas-producing counties.
Start NowTL;DR The Cotton Valley (Upper Jurassic) and Travis Peak (Lower Cretaceous) sandstones together form one of the most prolific deep gas reservoirs in East Texas. The corridor underlies the historic East Texas Oilfield across Gregg, Rusk, Smith, Panola, Upshur, and adjacent counties at depths of 8,000 to 12,000 feet. Active 2026 drilling continues from operators including RFE Operating, Sabine Oil & Gas, Faulconer Energy, and Valence Operating.
The Cotton Valley (Upper Jurassic) and Travis Peak (Lower Cretaceous) sandstones together form one of the most prolific deep gas reservoirs in East Texas. Discovered in the 1930s and developed extensively from the 1970s through the present, these formations underlie much of the historic East Texas Oilfield at depths of approximately 8,000–12,000 feet across Gregg, Rusk, Smith, Panola, and Upshur counties.
For mineral owners in East Texas, this means a single section may have produced shallow Woodbine oil from the 1930s, deeper Cotton Valley and Travis Peak gas from the 1970s and 1980s, and continues to support modern horizontal and refrac activity through 2026. Active 2026 permitting from operators including RFE Operating, Sabine Oil & Gas, Faulconer Energy, Valence Operating, Mud Creek, and Sheridan Production III continues across Gregg, Rusk, Smith, and Panola counties — many drilling 11,000–12,000 foot Cotton Valley and Travis Peak wells.
Buckhead Energy buys mineral rights, royalty interests, overriding royalty interests, and non-participating royalty interests across the East Texas Cotton Valley / Travis Peak corridor.
Cotton Valley Lime & Sand: Upper Jurassic. Multiple sand bodies from the Cotton Valley Pinnacle Reefs through the Bossier-equivalent shales. Tight gas with selective horizontal application.
Travis Peak (Hosston): Lower Cretaceous fluvial-deltaic sandstone. Stacked sand bodies with substantial gas reserves; active refrac and horizontal redevelopment.
Pettit / James / Sligo: Lower Cretaceous carbonates above the Travis Peak. Historical oil and gas production.
Woodbine Formation: Upper Cretaceous oil sandstone — the main pay of the historic East Texas Oilfield, ~3,500 ft.
Haynesville / Bossier: Where present at depth in Panola, Rusk, and Harrison, gives some Cotton Valley properties exposure to deep dry-gas plays.
Smackover Formation: Jurassic carbonate at depth; modern lithium brine interest in eastern East Texas counties.
Gregg County — Cotton Valley + Travis Peak; legacy Woodbine oil; active 2026 permits.
Rusk County — Original Daisy Bradford site; Travis Peak gas; deep Haynesville window.
Smith County — Cotton Valley active; major modern operator footprint.
Panola County — Sabine Uplift Travis Peak; deep Haynesville exposure.
Upshur County — Cotton Valley + Travis Peak gas; legacy Woodbine.
Cherokee County — Travis Peak; Pettit; legacy production.
Anderson County — Western edge; Travis Peak; Woodbine.
Wood County — Travis Peak; Cotton Valley; Pettit/Rodessa.
Henderson County — Cotton Valley; Travis Peak; Eagle Ford depth.
Harrison County — Haynesville core overlap; Cotton Valley; Travis Peak.
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