Buckhead Energy buys Smith County, Texas mineral rights and royalties.
Smith County drilling right now — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data, as of 2026-11-04:
Figures for Smith 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 | $74,000,000 | $42,000,000 | $120,000,000 |
| 2024 | $93,000,000 | $32,000,000 | $130,000,000 |
| 2023 | $100,000,000 | $44,000,000 | $150,000,000 |
Median permit to spud: 77 days (5 wells)
Median spud to first production: 165 days (6 wells)
Drilled, not yet producing: 6 wells spudded in the last three years with no first production reported; median 336 days since spud
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.
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 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 well footprint in Smith 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 East Texas Basin? See the top operators in the East Texas Basin by well count → — a monthly-updated leaderboard — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data.
Smith County, Texas includes 4 named oil & gas fields we buy in — each with well counts, active operators, and how to sell an interest there.
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