Buckhead Energy buys Effingham County, Illinois mineral rights and royalties.
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Quick answer — Does Buckhead Energy buy mineral rights in Effingham County, Illinois?
Effingham County, Illinois, is a south-central Illinois Basin producer with the historic Louden oil field and active Aux Vases, Cypress, and McClosky operations. The Louden field has produced oil continuously since 1937.
The Louden field was discovered in 1937 and has produced more than 400 million barrels of oil cumulatively, making it one of the largest Illinois Basin fields by ultimate recovery.
Cities and communities: Effingham, Altamont, Dieterich, Watson.
Effingham County, Illinois
Effingham (county seat)
4 producing formations
Depth: Mississippian
Primary Louden field producer
Depth: Mississippian
Stacked producer
Depth: Mississippian
Carbonate
Depth: Mississippian
Co-developed
Effingham County operator base centers on Louden-area independents.
Louden Field cumulative production has exceeded 400 million barrels; mineral interests trace back to 1930s landowners.
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