Buckhead Energy buys Rooks County, Kansas mineral rights and royalties.
Rooks County drilling right now — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data, as of 2026-11-06:
Figures for Rooks 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 | $80,000,000 | $0 | $80,000,000 |
| 2024 | $100,000,000 | $0 | $100,000,000 |
| 2023 | $110,000,000 | $0 | $110,000,000 |
Median permit to spud: 22 days (41 wells)
Median spud to first production: 58 days (10 wells)
Drilled, not yet producing: 40 wells spudded in the last three years with no first production reported; median 515 days since spud
This page covers Rooks 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.
Quick answer — Does Buckhead Energy buy mineral rights in Rooks County, Kansas?
Rooks County, on the Central Kansas Uplift, is a long-standing oil county with the Plainville field among its notable producers.
Cities and communities: Stockton, Plainville.
Rooks County, Kansas
Stockton (county seat)
2 producing formations
Depth: shallow Pennsylvanian
Primary stacked carbonate oil
Depth: ~3,000–4,000 ft
Deeper Ordovician oil reservoir
Rooks County is worked by independent Kansas operators running long-life conventional production.
Mature, slow-declining fields make Rooks County value a function of current production and operator stability.
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Rooks County, Kansas includes 13 named oil & gas fields we buy in — each with well counts, active operators, and how to sell an interest there.
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