Buckhead Energy buys Russell County, Kansas mineral rights and royalties.
Russell County drilling right now — state regulator records, as of 2026-09-22:
This page covers Russell 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 Russell County, Kansas?
Russell County is one of the oldest oil counties in Kansas, on the Central Kansas Uplift, with production dating to the early 1920s.
The Fairport and Gorham fields, discovered in the 1920s, established Russell County as an early Kansas oil center; shallow Arbuckle production continues today.
Cities and communities: Russell.
Russell County, Kansas
Russell (county seat)
2 producing formations
Depth: ~3,000–3,800 ft
Long-producing Ordovician dolomite oil
Depth: shallow Pennsylvanian
Secondary carbonate pay
Russell County is worked by independent Kansas operators maintaining long-life conventional production.
With a century of production, Russell County interests are mature and steady; value tracks current checks rather than new development.
Complete the form for a written offer on your Russell County mineral or royalty interests.
See any operator's drilling footprint in Russell County — wells, recent permits, and what it means if you own minerals under their wells.
Russell County, Kansas includes 11 named oil & gas fields we buy in — each with well counts, active operators, and how to sell an interest there.
Trapp Field · Hall-Gurney Field · Kraft-Prusa Field · Gorham Field · Fairport Field · Wilson Creek Field · Driscoll Field · Davidson Field · Fairview Field · Blue Hill Field · Younger Field · all Kansas fields →
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Everything you need to value your minerals, understand your options, and sell with confidence.
Buckhead Energy buys mineral and royalty interests across all 50 states and has completed acquisitions in 33 states. Buckhead Energy is a direct buyer, not a broker — we purchase mineral and royalty interests with our own capital. Buckhead Energy has been buying mineral and royalty interests since 2006. Buckhead Energy holds an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.
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