Buckhead Energy buys Howard County, Texas mineral rights and royalties.
Howard County drilling right now — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data, as of 2026-11-01:
Figures for Howard 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 | $6,500,000,000 | $1,600,000,000 | $8,100,000,000 |
| 2024 | $8,800,000,000 | $910,000,000 | $9,700,000,000 |
| 2023 | $11,000,000,000 | $980,000,000 | $12,000,000,000 |
Median permit to spud: 46 days (337 wells)
Median spud to first production: 173 days (419 wells)
Drilled, not yet producing: 123 wells spudded in the last three years with no first production reported; median 274 days since spud
This page covers Howard 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.
Quick answer — Does Buckhead Energy buy mineral rights in Howard County, Texas?
Howard County, anchored by Big Spring, occupies the eastern Midland Basin and has become a heavily developed horizontal oil county across the Wolfcamp and Spraberry.
Cities and communities: Big Spring.
Howard County, Texas
Big Spring (county seat)
2 producing formations
Depth: ~8,000–10,000 ft
Primary horizontal pay across the county
Depth: ~7,000–8,500 ft
Stacked Spraberry benches
Howard County development is led by major Midland Basin operators with large eastern-basin positions.
Howard County combines strong producing wells with continued drilling, so both current income and remaining inventory factor into mineral value.
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See any operator's well footprint in Howard 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.
Howard County, Texas includes 11 named oil & gas fields we buy in — each with well counts, active operators, and how to sell an interest there.
Howard-Glasscock Field · McElroy Field · Iatan East Howard Field · Garden City South Field · Moore Field · Snyder Field · Mendota NW Field · Agua Dulce Field · Ackerly Field · Collie Field · Varel Field · all Texas fields →
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