Buckhead Energy buys Ness County, Kansas mineral rights and royalties.
Ness County drilling right now — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data, as of 2026-11-06:
Figures for Ness County, Kansas. 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 | $69,000,000 | — | — |
| 2024 | $91,000,000 | — | — |
| 2023 | $100,000,000 | — | — |
"—" marks a commodity with at least one month in that year withheld (fewer than 3 contributing wells) or without a benchmark price; the total is shown only when both oil and gas cover all 12 months.
Median permit to spud: 23 days (27 wells)
Median spud to first production: 59 days (8 wells)
Drilled, not yet producing: 28 wells spudded in the last three years with no first production reported; median 554 days since spud
This page covers Ness County. For the statewide guide — every county, live drilling data, and how selling works across the state — see Kansas Mineral Rights.
Own a royalty rather than the minerals themselves? See selling oil & gas royalties in Kansas — severance tax, property-tax treatment, and whether a dormancy statute applies.
Wind in Ness County: Wind Royalties and Lease Payments in Ness County
Quick answer — Does Buckhead Energy buy mineral rights in Ness County, Kansas?
Ness County, on the western Central Kansas Uplift, is a steady conventional oil producer from shallow carbonate reservoirs.
Cities and communities: Ness City.
Ness County, Kansas
Ness City (county seat)
2 producing formations
Depth: shallow Pennsylvanian
Primary stacked carbonate pay
Depth: deeper
Additional conventional oil targets
Ness County is worked by independent Kansas operators focused on long-life oil.
As with the rest of the Central Kansas Uplift, Ness County value tracks current royalty volumes from mature, slow-declining wells.
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Ness County, Kansas includes 5 named oil & gas fields we buy in — each with well counts, active operators, and how to sell an interest there.
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