Buckhead Energy buys Washington County, Texas mineral rights and royalties.
Washington County drilling right now — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data, as of 2026-11-04:
Figures for Washington 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 | $480,000,000 | $340,000,000 | $820,000,000 |
| 2024 | $570,000,000 | $210,000,000 | $790,000,000 |
| 2023 | $700,000,000 | $270,000,000 | $980,000,000 |
Median permit to spud: 39 days (42 wells)
Median spud to first production: 141 days (37 wells)
Drilled, not yet producing: 15 wells spudded in the last three years with no first production reported; median 137 days since spud
This page covers Washington 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 Washington County, Texas?
Washington County, anchored by the city of Brenham, sits in the southern Austin Chalk Giddings trend with stacked Buda and Eagle Ford development. The county is among the most historic Texas oil and gas producing counties — Washington-on-the-Brazos was the site of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and oil and gas production has been continuous in parts of the county since the early twentieth century.
Cities and communities: Brenham, Burton, Chappell Hill.
Washington County, Texas
Brenham (county seat)
3 producing formations
Depth: Cretaceous
Hybrid horizontal
Depth: Cretaceous
Co-developed
Depth: Cretaceous
Source interval
Washington County operator history spans from early twentieth-century pioneers through modern hybrid horizontal Austin Chalk operators.
Many Washington County mineral interests have been held in family trusts and probate-managed estates for multiple generations.
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See any operator's well footprint in Washington County — wells operated, wells that have produced, and what it means if you own minerals under their wells.
Washington County, Texas includes 3 named oil & gas fields we buy in — each with well counts, active operators, and how to sell an interest there.
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