Buckhead Energy buys Ector County, Texas mineral rights and royalties.
Ector County drilling right now — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data, as of 2026-11-04:
Figures for Ector County, Texas. Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. A figure based on fewer than 3 wells is withheld.
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 | $1,300,000,000 | $160,000,000 | $1,500,000,000 |
| 2024 | $1,500,000,000 | $95,000,000 | $1,600,000,000 |
| 2023 | $1,400,000,000 | $100,000,000 | $1,500,000,000 |
Median permit to spud: 62 days (129 wells)
Median spud to first production: 199 days (87 wells)
Drilled, not yet producing: 103 wells spudded in the last three years with no first production reported; median 235 days since spud
This page covers Ector County. For the statewide guide — every county, live drilling data, and how selling works across the state — see Texas Mineral Rights.
Own a royalty rather than the minerals themselves? See selling oil & gas royalties in Texas — severance tax, property-tax treatment, and whether a dormancy statute applies.
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Quick answer — Does Buckhead Energy buy mineral rights in Ector County, Texas?
Ector County, home to Odessa, sits on the Central Basin Platform between the Midland and Delaware basins, with a long history of carbonate oil production and growing horizontal activity.
Cities and communities: Odessa.
Ector County, Texas
Odessa (county seat)
2 producing formations
Depth: shallow Permian
Legacy platform carbonate oil
Depth: deeper
Horizontal targets where present
Ector County hosts established carbonate operators alongside operators pursuing deeper horizontal pay.
As a Central Basin Platform county, Ector interests often reflect long-life shallow carbonate production plus any deeper horizontal potential on the tract. What applies to a specific interest is the wells, units, and lease language for that tract — not a county-wide assumption.
Related guides: Texas mineral rights, Central Basin Platform mineral rights, Permian Basin mineral rights.
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See any operator's well footprint in Ector County — wells operated, wells that have produced, and what it means if you own minerals under their wells.
Who operates the most wells in the Permian Basin? See the top operators in the Permian Basin by well count → — a monthly-updated leaderboard — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data.
Ector County, Texas includes 28 named oil & gas fields we buy in — each with well counts, active operators, and how to sell an interest there.
Goldsmith Field · Fuhrman-Mascho Field · North Cowden Field · Westbrook Field · Foster Field · South Cowden Field · TXL Field · Penwell Field · Harper Field · Martin Field · Emma Field · Jordan Field · Sallie Ann Field · Johnson Field · Goldsmith N Field · Dora Roberts Field · Embar Field · Lawson Field · Goldsmith W Field · Goldsmith East Field · Triplen Field · Peart Field · Headlee Field · Edwards Field · Three Bar Field · Lowe Field · Concho Bluff North Field · Fasken Field · all Texas fields →
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