Wyoming Helium Mineral Rights: LaBarge, Shute Creek, and How to Sell

Wyoming's helium comes from the LaBarge / Riley Ridge area of the Greater Green River Basin in the southwest, across Sublette and Lincoln counties. The gas there is unusual — very CO₂-rich (roughly 65% CO₂) with helium recovered as a byproduct at ExxonMobil's Shute Creek Treating Facility, the single largest helium source in the United States and the source of roughly 20% of the world's helium supply.

Because LaBarge gas is dominated by CO₂ rather than methane, helium is separated alongside carbon dioxide, methane, and sulfur products at Shute Creek. For mineral owners, that means the helium component rides with a complex, sour, CO₂-heavy gas stream — and how your lease and division order treat helium and CO₂ matters. Compare grades nationwide in our U.S. helium content by field dataset.

Southwest Wyoming carries a large share of federal minerals, and helium from federal minerals is reserved to the U.S. government. So the mineral classification — fee, state, or federal — is the decisive first question for any LaBarge-area helium interest. See the national helium guide and the Wyoming mineral rights hub.

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Where is helium produced in Wyoming?

In the LaBarge / Riley Ridge area of southwest Wyoming, across Sublette and Lincoln counties. Helium is recovered as a byproduct of CO2-rich natural gas at ExxonMobil's Shute Creek Treating Facility.

Is Wyoming a major helium producer?

Yes — ExxonMobil's Shute Creek facility, fed by the LaBarge field, is the single largest helium source in the United States and supplies roughly 20% of the world's helium.

Why is LaBarge gas unusual?

LaBarge gas is dominated by carbon dioxide (about 65% CO2) rather than methane, with helium and sulfur products recovered alongside it. That makes it a different gas stream than the methane-rich Hugoton helium trend.

Do I own the helium under my Wyoming minerals?

It depends on your mineral classification and lease. Southwest Wyoming has extensive federal minerals, and helium from federal minerals is reserved to the U.S. government; on fee minerals with helium-inclusive lease terms you generally share in it. Verify first.

Can I sell my Wyoming helium mineral rights?

Yes, where the interest is fee-owned. Buckhead Energy buys Wyoming helium-bearing mineral and royalty interests directly, with no broker commissions and a free, no-obligation written offer.

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