Buckhead Energy buys Lincoln County, Colorado mineral rights and royalties.
Lincoln County drilling right now — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data, as of 2026-11-06:
Figures for Lincoln County, Colorado. Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. A figure based on fewer than 3 wells is withheld.
Oil valued at the EIA WTI Cushing monthly average price; gas at the EIA Henry Hub monthly average × 1.037 MMBtu per mcf. This is historical gross value at benchmark prices, before price differentials, deductions, and taxes — not an estimate of any owner's income or a valuation.
| Year | Oil | Gas | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,000,000 | $270,000 | $17,000,000 |
| 2024 | $21,000,000 | $150,000 | $22,000,000 |
| 2023 | $24,000,000 | $250,000 | $24,000,000 |
This page covers Lincoln County. For the statewide guide — every county, live drilling data, and how selling works across the state — see Colorado Mineral Rights.
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Quick answer — Does Buckhead Energy buy mineral rights in Lincoln County, Colorado?
Lincoln County lies on the high plains of east-central Colorado, with Hugo as its county seat, Limon as its largest town, and Genoa, Arriba and Karval among its smaller communities. It sits on the Las Animas Arch, the broad structural high along the DJ Basin's southeastern margin, where the oil comes from older Pennsylvanian and Mississippian rocks rather than the Cretaceous sands of northeastern Colorado. Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data counts about 850 wells of record across roughly 40 named fields, about 200 of which have produced. Unlike most of eastern Colorado, Lincoln County saw its busiest drilling in the 2010s, and dozens of wells were active producers as of October 2026.
For decades Lincoln County was mostly wildcat country: dozens of exploratory wells were drilled from the 1950s onward, and first production of record in the county dates only to 1976. About 140 wells were spudded in the 1980s, and about 194 in the 2010s, more than in any earlier decade. Production comes from Pennsylvanian and Mississippian zones, chiefly the Cherokee and Marmaton, in fields such as Great Plains, Arikaree Creek, Clifford, Bolero, Old Homestead and Rubicon, with most wells that have produced between roughly 5,000 and 8,500 feet.
Cities and communities: Hugo, Limon, Genoa, Arriba, Karval.
Lincoln County, Colorado
Hugo (county seat)
5 producing formations
Depth: 5,000–8,500 ft
Pennsylvanian carbonate zones, part of the same trend produced across western Kansas.
Depth: 5,000–8,500 ft
Pennsylvanian carbonate and the most common zone among Lincoln County's active producers.
Depth: 5,000–8,500 ft
Pennsylvanian zone below the Marmaton and the most common zone among Lincoln County wells that have produced.
Depth: 5,000–8,500 ft
Lower Pennsylvanian sandstones and limestones produced in a smaller number of wells across the county.
Depth: 5,000–8,500 ft
Mississippian carbonates that produce in several of the county's active wells.
Lincoln County's production is concentrated among a few operators. By count of active producing wells, Wiepking-Fullerton Energy holds the largest position, followed by Polaris Production and Grand Mesa Operating.
Commercial production arrived late in Lincoln County and is spread across a few dozen fields, and most wells of record were wildcats. Whether a particular interest is producing, leased or open depends on the recorded deeds, leases and reservations for that tract. Buckhead Energy buys mineral rights and royalties in Lincoln County, Colorado.
Related guides: DJ Basin mineral rights, Colorado mineral rights by county, Colorado mineral rights law, Colorado formations by well count, Kit Carson County, Washington County, Cheyenne County, Elbert County.
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