# Michigan Mineral Rights — Sell to a Direct Buyer

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

**URL:** https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/michigan
**Source:** Buckhead Energy (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/)
**Data as of:** 2026-07-02

## Michigan drilling activity
- **Drilling permits (trailing 24 months):** 0
- **DUC inventory (drilled, uncompleted):** 2
- **Wells spudded (last 90 days):** 1
- **Newly producing wells (last 6 months):** 0
- **Counties with recent activity:** 83
- **Wells operated by the top 100 operators:** 55,709

## Most active operators in Michigan
- RIVERSIDE ENERGY MICHIGAN — 6,995 wells
- CLEVELAND CLINIC — 2,689 wells
- SHELL OIL COMPANY — 1,943 wells
- MID MICHIGAN GAS STORAGE COMPANY — 1,558 wells
- CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY — 1,450 wells
- V C P MICHIGAN LLC — 1,385 wells
- MUSKEGON OPERATING COMPANY LLC — 1,330 wells
- CARTER OIL COMPANY — 1,319 wells
- PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION — 1,318 wells
- ORYX ENERGY COMPANY — 1,196 wells

## Top Michigan counties by well count
- OTSEGO County — 6,296 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/michigan/otsego)
- MARQUETTE County — 4,297 wells
- MONTMORENCY County — 4,024 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/michigan/montmorency)
- IRON County — 3,613 wells
- ALLEGAN County — 3,508 wells
- MANISTEE County — 2,855 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/michigan/manistee)
- ANTRIM County — 2,846 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/michigan/antrim)
- BAY County — 2,545 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/michigan/bay)
- PRESQUE ISLE County — 2,154 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/michigan/presque-isle)
- GRAND TRAVERSE County — 2,121 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/michigan/grand-traverse)

## County coverage
Buckhead Energy buys mineral rights in 54 Michigan counties. Browse them at https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/michigan.

## About Buckhead Energy
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