Buckhead Energy buys Washington County, Colorado mineral rights and royalties.
Washington County drilling right now — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data, as of 2026-11-06:
Figures for Washington 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 | $17,000,000 | $2,800,000 | $20,000,000 |
| 2024 | $22,000,000 | $2,200,000 | $24,000,000 |
| 2023 | $21,000,000 | $2,800,000 | $24,000,000 |
Drilled, not yet producing: 3 wells spudded in the last three years with no first production reported
This page covers Washington County. For the statewide guide — every county, live drilling data, and how selling works across the state — see Colorado Mineral Rights.
Own a royalty rather than the minerals themselves? See selling oil & gas royalties in Colorado — severance tax, property-tax treatment, and whether a dormancy statute applies.
Quick answer — Does Buckhead Energy buy mineral rights in Washington County, Colorado?
Washington County sits on the high plains of northeastern Colorado, with Akron as its county seat and wheat and cattle country stretching from Otis and Woodrow to Last Chance and Cope. It lies on the eastern flank of the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin, well east of the Weld County horizontal core. Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data counts thousands of wells of record across some two hundred named fields, most of them shallow vertical wells drilled to the D and J sands of the Dakota Group near 5,000 feet. Most have since been plugged, while a smaller set of legacy wells still produce.
First production of record in Washington County dates to 1952, part of the early-1950s development of the D and J sands across northeastern Colorado, and drilling in the county continued through the 1960s and again in the 1980s. Named fields in the county include Little Beaver, De Nova, White Eagle, Rush Willadel and Bobcat. Exploration was intense: more than half of all wells in the county were wildcats, and the large majority have since been plugged. A second, shallower producing layer is Niobrara chalk gas near 4,000 feet. Drilling since 2010 has been light, so most Washington County production today comes from long-lived legacy wells rather than new horizontal development.
Cities and communities: Akron, Otis, Woodrow, Last Chance, Cope, Anton, Lindon.
Washington County, Colorado
Akron (county seat)
3 producing formations
Depth: ~4,700–5,100 ft
The upper of the two main Dakota Group sandstones, lying above the J Sand; produced alongside it across the county's older DJ Basin fields.
Depth: ~4,700–5,100 ft
The county's most common producing zone, just below the D Sand — oil and gas worked since the 1950s. Some older well records label these Dakota Group completions simply "Dakota".
Depth: ~4,000 ft
Shallower chalk that yields dry natural gas here on the basin's eastern flank, unlike the oil-weighted horizontal Niobrara of Weld County.
Washington County's operator base is small and local. By count of active producing wells, Smith Energy and Impetro Resources hold the largest positions, followed by Fritzler Resources and a group of small independents with a handful of wells each. Operators of record on older producing wells include Stelbar Oil, Delta Petroleum, Northstar Gas, Ritchie Exploration and Walsh Production, so a single interest may have paid through several different operators over the decades.
Most Washington County production comes from decades-old vertical wells rather than new horizontal development. Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data shows that more than half of the county's wells were wildcats and that most wells of record have been plugged. 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 Washington County, Colorado.
Related guides: DJ Basin mineral rights, Colorado mineral rights by county, Colorado mineral rights law, Colorado formations by well count, Morgan County, Yuma County, Logan County.
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Who operates the most wells in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin? See the top operators in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin by well count → — a monthly-updated leaderboard — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data.
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