# South Dakota Mineral Rights — Sell to a Direct Buyer

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

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

## South Dakota drilling activity
- **Drilling permits (trailing 24 months):** 0
- **DUC inventory (drilled, uncompleted):** 0
- **Wells spudded (last 90 days):** 0
- **Newly producing wells (last 6 months):** 0
- **Counties with recent activity:** 17
- **Wells operated by the top 100 operators:** 1,451

## Most active operators in South Dakota
- CONTINENTAL RESOURCES — 269 wells
- LUFF EXPLORATION COMPANY — 96 wells
- P K ROOSEVELT — 67 wells
- CLARK BLAKE PRODUCTION — 53 wells
- CITATION OIL & GAS — 43 wells
- SANDS OIL COMPANY — 37 wells
- S G HARRISON — 37 wells
- SHELL OIL COMPANY — 33 wells
- SPYGLASS CEDAR CREEK — 32 wells
- J A MCCUTCHIN JR — 31 wells

## Top South Dakota counties by well count
- HARDING County — 947 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/southdakota/harding)
- FALL RIVER County — 457 wells
- BUTTE County — 134 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/southdakota/butte)
- CUSTER County — 94 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/southdakota/custer)
- MEADE County — 75 wells
- HAAKON County — 47 wells
- PENNINGTON County — 45 wells
- DEWEY County — 43 wells (https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/southdakota/dewey-sd)
- STANLEY County — 42 wells
- PERKINS County — 33 wells

## County coverage
Buckhead Energy buys mineral rights in 6 South Dakota counties. Browse them at https://www.buckheadenergy.com/mineral-rights/southdakota.

## About Buckhead Energy
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