Buckhead Energy buys Lee County, Texas mineral rights and royalties.
Lee County drilling right now — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data, as of 2026-11-04:
Figures for Lee 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 | $410,000,000 | $36,000,000 | $450,000,000 |
| 2024 | $340,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $360,000,000 |
| 2023 | $210,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $230,000,000 |
Median permit to spud: 27 days (16 wells)
Median spud to first production: 69 days (22 wells)
Drilled, not yet producing: 9 wells spudded in the last three years with no first production reported; median 188 days since spud
This page covers Lee 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 Lee County, Texas?
Lee County is part of the Austin Chalk Giddings trend with active horizontal Chalk, Buda, and Eagle Ford-equivalent development. The county sits in the central portion of the Giddings field, where the Chalk's natural fracture systems are most well-developed.
Cities and communities: Giddings, Lexington, Dime Box.
Lee County, Texas
Giddings (county seat)
3 producing formations
Depth: Cretaceous
Giddings field core
Depth: Cretaceous
Co-developed
Depth: Cretaceous
Source rock interval
Lee County's Giddings field operator base is among the most diverse in the Austin Chalk trend, with both legacy 1990s-era operators and modern hybrid horizontal players active.
Giddings field's fracture-controlled productivity has been notoriously variable. Lease language often addresses formation-specific completion requirements.
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See any operator's well footprint in Lee County — wells operated, wells that have produced, and what it means if you own minerals under their wells.
Lee County, Texas includes 5 named oil & gas fields we buy in — each with well counts, active operators, and how to sell an interest there.
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