An owner's guide to Wayne County, Mississippi mineral rights — home to established mature-field and CO2 EOR units.
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Wayne County is one of the most active mature/EOR counties in Mississippi — five distinct field units operated by five different operators. The Eucutta East field is a Denbury Jackson Dome CO2 EOR unit, and the Yellow Creek field is split between Tellus (West) and Elite Group (East).
Eucutta East Field — operated by Denbury Onshore
Yellow Creek West Field — operated by Tellus Operating Group
Diamond (Mosbacher) Field — operated by Mosbacher Energy Company
Diamond (Pride Energy) Field — operated by Pride Energy Company
Yellow Creek East Field — operated by Elite Group LLC
Mineral interests in Wayne County are typically inherited multiple generations deep, with original lease bonus paid in the 1940s-1960s era. The county's mature-field operating environment delivers predictable long-tail royalty income — small monthly checks for many decades. Out-of-state owners are common.
For a broader Mississippi context see our Mississippi CO2 Floods Overview and the Mississippi drilling activity report.
Buckhead Energy buys mineral rights and royalty interests across all Wayne County producing fields. Out-of-state heirs of Wayne County interests can sell entirely remotely — free written offer by email, deed signed before a notary in your state, recorded with the Wayne County clerk, and payment typically made by check after the deed is recorded.
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