# Louisiana Mineral Rights — Sell to a Direct Buyer

> Buckhead Energy buys mineral and royalty interests across Louisiana. This is a first-party overview of Louisiana oil & gas activity compiled from state regulator records, plus how to sell.

**URL:** https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/louisiana
**Source:** Buckhead Energy (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/)
**Data as of:** 2026-07-01

## Louisiana drilling activity
- **Drilling permits (trailing 24 months):** 0
- **DUC inventory (drilled, uncompleted):** 61
- **Wells spudded (last 90 days):** 58
- **Newly producing wells (last 6 months):** 44
- **Counties with recent activity:** 96
- **Wells operated by the top 100 operators:** 121,879

## Most active operators in Louisiana
- TEXACO — 9,424 wells
- CHEVRON — 4,416 wells
- ENERVEST OPERATING — 4,147 wells
- APACHE — 4,066 wells
- HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY — 3,751 wells
- FREEPORT SULPHUR COMPANY — 3,446 wells
- TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT COMPANY — 3,375 wells
- EXXON MOBIL — 3,311 wells
- TALOS ENERGY OFFSHORE — 3,278 wells
- SHELL OIL COMPANY — 3,091 wells

## Top Louisiana counties by well count
- CADDO County — 36,674 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/louisiana/caddo)
- PLAQUEMINES County — 13,200 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/louisiana/plaquemines)
- DE SOTO County — 11,253 wells
- LA SALLE County — 10,975 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/louisiana/la-salle-la)
- TERREBONNE County — 9,632 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/louisiana/terrebonne)
- BOSSIER County — 9,618 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/louisiana/bossier)
- LAFOURCHE County — 8,971 wells
- UNION County — 8,649 wells
- SABINE County — 7,753 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/louisiana/sabine)
- CAMERON County — 7,047 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/louisiana/cameron-la)

## County coverage
Buckhead Energy buys mineral rights in 26 Louisiana counties. Browse them at https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/louisiana.

## About Buckhead Energy
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