Anderson County, Texas
Sell Mineral Rights in Anderson County, Texas
Shallow oil production plus a large underground gas storage complex. Trueblood Resources and Expand Operating both permitted new wells in early 2026.
Producing formations: Woodbine, Nacatoch
Where Anderson County sits
Both oil and gas. Older oil production with gas underneath it. All twenty-three counties we buy in are shaded; click one to open it.
The history of oil and gas in Anderson County
Salt domes, 1928, and the county that stores gas instead of just producing it
Anderson County has one of the longest oil histories in the district, and easily the most distinctive geology. People knew there was oil here in 1881. The first rotary rig arrived in 1902. Two salt domes were mapped before anyone drilled a commercial well. And today the county's most distinctive asset is not production at all, it is storage.
1881, and a very long wait
Traces of oil were found in Anderson County in 1881, twenty years before Spindletop, and only fifteen years after Lyne Barret's well down in Nacogdoches County. Nothing came of it for decades.
In 1902 the county received its first rotary rig, which puts it among the earliest places in Texas to see the technology that would define the industry.
The salt domes
What makes Anderson County geologically interesting is the salt. The Louann Salt deep beneath East Texas is mobile over geologic time, and it pushes upward into domes that deform the rock above them and create traps.
The Texas Company confirmed the Keechi Salt Dome in 1916. The Boggy Creek Dome was identified in 1926. These are the structures that hold the county's oil, and they are a different animal from the great stratigraphic trap that made the East Texas Field.
January 1928: the Humble–Lizzie Smith No. 1
The county's first successful commercial producer came in January 1928: the Humble–Lizzie Smith No. 1, drilled by Humble Oil, the company that became Exxon.
That is two years before Dad Joiner's well. Anderson County was producing oil before the East Texas Field existed, and cumulative production has since passed 295.9 million barrels. In 2000 the county still made 931,300 barrels of oil and more than 8.2 million cubic feet of gas-well gas.
The industry arrived early enough to cushion the county through the Depression, which is not something most Texas counties can say.
The unusual part: storage
Trinity Gas Storage began operating in January 2025, storing gas in two depleted gas reservoirs at the Bethel Dome near Palestine. Storage, not just production, gives the subsurface here value. It has value as a container, not only for what a well produces.
Trueblood Resources and Expand Operating both permitted new wells in early 2026, and Energy Transfer and TTK Energy have been active as well.
What to know if you own here
- Ask what your minerals sit over. Dome-flank ownership and storage-field ownership are different assets with different economics.
- Storage rights are not royalty rights. If your tract is in or near a storage field, the agreements involved are a separate negotiation from an oil and gas lease, and they are frequently misunderstood by owners.
- Interests here can date to the twenties. Nearly a century of inheritance, with all that implies.
Sources: Handbook of Texas (Texas State Historical Association) county and field entries; American Oil & Gas Historical Society; Texas Almanac; Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas energy research; Railroad Commission of Texas permit and completion records as published through texas-drilling.com and the weekly drilling reports of the Longview News-Journal and Tyler Morning Telegraph. Verified August 2026.
Who is operating in Anderson County
These operators have filed permits or completions in Anderson County with the Railroad Commission. If your check comes from one of them, we already know the wells.
- Trueblood Resources
- Expand Operating
- Trinity Gas Storage
- TTK Energy
- Energy Transfer
What we buy in Anderson County
Mineral rights, royalty interests, overriding royalty, non-participating royalty, non-operated working interest, and non-producing minerals. There is no size limit in either direction. We buy a single interest in one unit and we buy whole family positions.
If your piece feels too small to bother with, call anyway. Small interests in the same tract usually belong to relatives, and we would rather work with the whole family at once.
How an offer gets made
You call or fill out the form. We pull the county records, the appraisal district roll and the Railroad Commission production history ourselves. Within three business days you get a specific cash number in writing and a plain explanation of how we got there. If we think you should hold, we say that too. We cover title, recording and closing, and you keep every royalty check until the day we close.
Call or text (936) 289-3438 Or email offers@longleafmineralco.com
Anderson County questions
What formations produce in Anderson County?
The producing formations we track in Anderson County are the Woodbine and Nacatoch. In short: both oil and gas. Older oil production with gas underneath it. Ask your operator or check your division order to see which formation your own check comes from.
Who operates wells in Anderson County?
Operators that have filed permits or completions in Anderson County with the Texas Railroad Commission include Trueblood Resources, Expand Operating, Trinity Gas Storage, TTK Energy and Energy Transfer. If your check comes from one of them, we already know the wells. You can also look up any well yourself in the Railroad Commission's public records.
What should I check before selling minerals in Anderson County?
Ask what your minerals sit over. Dome-flank ownership and storage-field ownership are different assets with different economics. Storage rights are not royalty rights. If your tract is in or near a storage field, the agreements involved are a separate negotiation from an oil and gas lease, and they are frequently misunderstood by owners. Interests here can date to the twenties. Nearly a century of inheritance, with all that implies. If any of that is unclear, call or text us and we will look it up with you for free. We also buy in the counties that border Anderson County: Cherokee County and Houston County.
Other counties we buy in
Own minerals next door too? We also buy in the counties that border Anderson County: Cherokee County, Houston County.