Buckhead Energy buys Smith County, Texas mineral rights and royalties.
Smith County drilling right now — state regulator records, as of 2026-08-05:
This page covers Smith County. For the statewide guide — every county, live drilling data, and how selling works across the state — see Texas Mineral Rights.
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Quick answer — Does Buckhead Energy buy mineral rights in Smith County, Texas?
Smith County, anchored by the city of Tyler, sits in the northern East Texas Oilfield area with active Cotton Valley and Travis Peak gas drilling and deep Haynesville Shale exposure. The county's stacked-pay character supports multiple producing horizons in the same section.
Cities and communities: Tyler, Lindale, Whitehouse.
Smith County, Texas
Tyler (county seat)
4 producing formations
Depth: ~3,500 ft
Northern East Texas Oilfield extension
Depth: Lower Cretaceous
Active gas drilling
Depth: Upper Jurassic
Stacked gas target
Depth: deep Jurassic
Deep dry gas
Active 2026 operator base includes mid-size East Texas independents drilling Cotton Valley and Travis Peak gas wells.
Smith County's Tyler-area concentration supports an unusually deep operator and service-company infrastructure base.
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See any operator's drilling footprint in Smith County — wells, recent permits, and what it means if you own minerals under their wells.
Who operates the most wells in the East Texas Basin? See the top operators in the East Texas Basin by well count → — a monthly-updated leaderboard compiled from state regulator records.
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