Buckhead Energy buys Payne County, Oklahoma mineral rights and royalties.
Payne County drilling right now — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data, as of 2026-11-06:
Oklahoma drilling counts are being reconciled with state records and will return here once verified. For current filings, use the Oklahoma Corporation Commission well data finder.
Figures for Payne County, Oklahoma. Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. A figure based on fewer than 3 wells is withheld.
Oklahoma drilling counts are being reconciled with state records and will return here once verified. For current filings, use the Oklahoma Corporation Commission well data finder.
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 | $35,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $51,000,000 |
| 2024 | $44,000,000 | $8,200,000 | $52,000,000 |
| 2023 | $52,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $65,000,000 |
Drilled, not yet producing: 10 wells spudded in the last three years with no first production reported; median 264 days since spud
This page covers Payne County. For the statewide guide — every county, live drilling data, and how selling works across the state — see Oklahoma Mineral Rights.
Own a royalty rather than the minerals themselves? See selling oil & gas royalties in Oklahoma — severance tax, property-tax treatment, and whether a dormancy statute applies.
Quick answer — Does Buckhead Energy buy mineral rights in Payne County, Oklahoma?
Payne County is the Cushing-area Cherokee Platform county — Cushing, Oklahoma, is the namesake delivery point for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil. The county supports legacy oil and modern Mississippi Lime and Hunton activity, with stacked Pennsylvanian intervals throughout.
Cities and communities: Stillwater, Cushing, Yale, Perkins.
Payne County, Oklahoma
Stillwater (county seat)
4 producing formations
Depth: Mississippian
Active horizontal
Depth: Silurian-Devonian
Dewatering plays
Depth: Pennsylvanian
Co-developed
Depth: Pennsylvanian
Legacy oil
Payne County's Cushing-area infrastructure supports a deep operator and storage base.
Cushing's role as the WTI delivery point gives Payne County mineral interests unusual proximity to centralized crude oil pricing infrastructure.
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See any operator's well footprint in Payne County — wells operated, wells that have produced, and what it means if you own minerals under their wells.
Payne County, Oklahoma includes 10 named oil & gas fields we buy in — each with well counts, active operators, and how to sell an interest there.
Cushing Field · Bowlegs Field · Ingalls Field · Orlando Field · Coyle South Field · Mehan Field · Norfolk Field · Langston West Field · Agra West Field · Paradise Field · all Oklahoma fields →
7 Payne County sections with Oklahoma Corporation Commission orders — spacing, pooling and increased-density orders listed by section.
Everything you need to value your minerals, understand your options, and sell with confidence.
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