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Oil & Gas Market Data Hub

One authoritative home for Buckhead Energy's original, dated oil & gas datasets — live WTI crude and Henry Hub natural gas prices, the Texas and Oklahoma industry snapshots, and the production-distribution pages. Every dataset carries an as-of date, a methodology note, and its source, so it's ready to cite.

Market data updated November 6, 2026 7 live datasets · refreshed continuously to monthly

US Mineral & Drilling Activity Index — the national rollup US Mineral Market Activity Index — all 11 states ranked 0–100

Quick answer: This page catalogs 7 oil and gas market datasets — Live Oil & Gas Prices (WTI Crude & Henry Hub), Texas Oil & Gas Activity Snapshot, Oklahoma Oil & Gas Activity Snapshot, Texas Oil & Gas Production Distribution, and more, 2 of them with a downloadable CSV, sourced from NYMEX WTI crude & Henry Hub natural gas benchmark spot prices, Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data, Compiled from public regulatory & industry records (USGS, state geological surveys, operator disclosures), last updated November 6, 2026. This is market context, not a valuation of any mineral interest.

Original Data As of November 6, 2026

As of November 6, 2026, Buckhead Energy publishes 7 original, regularly-refreshed oil & gas datasets covering live commodity prices and Texas + Oklahoma drilling activity, each dated and sourced.

Sources: NYMEX spot benchmarks · Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data
Methodology: Benchmark spot prices for crude & gas; state filings aggregated into operator, county, formation, permit, DUC, spud, new-producer, and production-leaderboard views.
Updated: Prices continuously (~10 min) · snapshots & leaderboards daily — hub current as of November 6, 2026

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Live Oil & Gas Prices (WTI Crude & Henry Hub)

Live NYMEX WTI crude and Henry Hub natural gas spot prices, with mineral-owner context on basis differentials and realized-vs-spot pricing.

Updated: November 6, 2026
Source: NYMEX WTI crude & Henry Hub natural gas benchmark spot prices
Refresh: Continuously (≈10-minute cache)

Texas Oil & Gas Activity Snapshot

Statewide aggregates: 12-month permits, spuds and first production, DUC-proxy aging, cycle times and county activity momentum.

Updated: November 6, 2026
Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data
Refresh: Monthly

Oklahoma Oil & Gas Activity Snapshot

Statewide aggregates for Oklahoma: DUC-proxy aging and backlog, and operators ranked by wells. Permit, spud and first-production counts are under review.

Updated: November 6, 2026
Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data
Refresh: Monthly

Texas Oil & Gas Production Distribution

Texas wells counted by monthly oil and gas volume band, and the counties with the most wells in the top oil bands. No individual well is listed.

Updated: November 6, 2026
Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data
Refresh: Monthly

Oklahoma Oil & Gas Production Distribution

Oklahoma wells counted by monthly oil and gas volume band, and the counties with the most wells in the top oil bands. No individual well is listed.

Updated: November 6, 2026
Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data
Refresh: Monthly

U.S. Helium Content by Field & Province

Helium concentration (% of gas) by U.S. field and province — Hugoton–Panhandle, LaBarge, Four Corners, plus emerging plays in Montana, Colorado, Arizona, and Minnesota — with gas type and status.

Updated: June 28, 2026
Source: Compiled from public regulatory & industry records (USGS, state geological surveys, operator disclosures)
Refresh: As revised

Severance Tax & Post-Production Deductions by State

State oil & gas severance/production tax rates plus the post-production deduction rule each state follows (at-the-well vs. marketable-product) with the leading court case. General reference, not tax/legal advice.

Updated: October 3, 2026
Source: Compiled from published state tax statutes/agency schedules and reported appellate decisions
Refresh: As revised

Go Deeper: Operator & Drilling Intelligence

The snapshots above each feed a family of focused, daily-refreshed data pages. Drill into county-level permits, DUC inventory, spuds and new producers, formations, and operators ranked by wells operated:

More state formations directories: California · Colorado · Illinois · Kansas · Mississippi · New Mexico · North Dakota · Utah · Wyoming

Browse the full operator directory →

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Programmatic Access

Buckhead's computed drilling-activity metrics are also available as capped, aggregate API responses (at most 25 rows per list). Commodity prices and well-level records are not served programmatically. No API key required.

REST API: /api/v1 — drilling activity, cycle times, DUC aging, momentum, operator leaderboards, formations. Discover every endpoint via /openapi.json.

AI agents (MCP): connect to /mcp — a Model Context Protocol server exposing the same aggregate metrics as tools; discovery at /.well-known/mcp.json.

CSV downloads: the helium-by-field and severance-tax reference tables only. Drilling and production figures are not offered as downloads.

Freshness feeds: /data-updates.json (JSON Feed of dataset updates) · /llms.txt (dataset index for AI assistants).

Frequently Asked Questions

What oil and gas datasets does Buckhead Energy publish?

Buckhead Energy publishes 7 original, regularly-refreshed datasets: live WTI crude & Henry Hub natural gas prices, the Texas and Oklahoma oil & gas industry snapshots, and the production-distribution pages for Texas and Oklahoma. Each dataset carries an as-of date, a methodology note, and its source.

Where do these oil and gas figures come from?

Prices track NYMEX WTI crude and Henry Hub natural gas benchmark spot markets. The Texas and Oklahoma drilling and production figures are Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Sources are cited on each page.

How current is this oil and gas market data?

Commodity prices refresh continuously (about every 10 minutes). The industry snapshots and production-distribution pages are refreshed daily from Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. This hub was last updated November 6, 2026.

Are these figures a valuation?

No. The drilling snapshots and production-distribution figures are Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data; the WTI and Henry Hub prices are public benchmark prices, and the helium and severance tables are reference data from their cited sources. None of it is a valuation, appraisal or investment advice.

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Use the price page to ground-truth your royalty checks against benchmark spot prices, the state snapshots to gauge drilling activity in your county, and the production-distribution pages to see how monthly well volumes are spread across your state. Then request a free written offer based on your specific operator, formation, and decimal interest.

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