California's production heart — the giant heavy-oil fields of Kern County (Midway-Sunset, Kern River, Belridge) and the conventional oil of the southern Central Valley. Get a free written offer from a direct buyer — no broker commissions, no obligation, closings in 30–45 days.
San Joaquin Basin drilling right now — aggregated across the 4 core counties below, from state regulator records, as of 2026-07-24:
County-level selling pages with each county's live drilling stats:
San Joaquin value is a cash-flow story: steam-flood fields engineered to produce for decades, priced on existing wells rather than speculative new drilling.
A small set of heavy-oil specialists runs most of the basin — when your payor changes hands, your interest is unchanged, and it is exactly the moment to learn what the market pays.
We buy producing and non-producing San Joaquin interests, including the small fractional shares common in long-held California family ownership.
Background reading: most active San Joaquin Basin operators.
Tell us which county and, if producing, share a recent royalty check stub. We research your wells against live San Joaquin Basin drilling data and send a free written offer, typically within 24-48 hours. If you accept, we handle and pay for title and closing, with funds wired in 30-45 days.
There is no meaningful per-acre basin average — value depends on your county, your specific tract and decimal interest, current production and decline, and the operator activity around you. As of 2026-07-24, the San Joaquin Basin counties we track show 8,121 recent drilling permits and 20,051 drilled-but-uncompleted wells — activity that directly affects what buyers pay. A written offer is how you find out what YOUR interest is worth.
Direct buyers, brokers, and funds all work the San Joaquin Basin — it attracts more buyer competition than any tier of geography except the county level. Vet any buyer on objective criteria: direct purchase with their own capital, verifiable track record, written no-obligation offers, and buyer-paid closing costs. Buckhead Energy has bought since 2007 with an A+ BBB rating.
No. The valuation and written offer are free with no obligation. Buckhead Energy is a direct buyer — no broker commissions, and we pay all title and closing costs.
Priced on your county's live drilling data above — free, written, no obligation.
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