Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
31.3M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Sep 2023
Gas Production
100.3M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Sep 2023
Total BOE (16:1)
34.8M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Sep 2023
Lea County, NM is Ranked
#1
Nationally In Overall Production
Lea County, NM is Ranked
#1
Statewide In Overall Production

Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Production

New Mexico Rank
#1
in Total Oil Production
New Mexico Rank
#2
in Total Gas Production
44.5k
Drilled Wells
13k
Active Wells
170
Operators
13.3k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
58.81%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
38.32%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMSep 202331.3M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMSep 202320.9M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMSep 2023613.3k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMSep 2023182.5k BBLs
#5Chaves County, NMSep 2023145.8k BBLs
#6Rio Arriba County, NMSep 202357.2k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMSep 202323.8k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMSep 2023114.5M MCF
#2Lea County, NMSep 2023100.3M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMSep 202323.1M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMSep 202316.1M MCF
#5Harding County, NMSep 20232.6M MCF
#6Union County, NMSep 20232.3M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMSep 20231.1M MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMSep 2023802.7k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMSep 2023799.4k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMSep 202365.3k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMSep 20233.5k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BELL LAKE UNIT NORTHLea County, NMSep 2023564.9k BBLs2.1M MCF61
BELL LAKE UNIT SOUTHLea County, NMSep 2023624.9k BBLs2.2M MCF57
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMSep 2023251.9k BBLs1.4M MCF175
DOS EQUIS 12Lea County, NMSep 2023251.2k BBLs871.4k MCF13
GHOST RIDER 22 15 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMSep 2023266.4k BBLs756.4k MCF17
GREEN LIGHT FEDERAL COMLea County, NMSep 2023334k BBLs535.5k MCF10
HAFLINGER 22 27 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMSep 2023318.7k BBLs1.3M MCF8
HAWK 35 FEDERALLea County, NMSep 2023231.1k BBLs759.7k MCF33
JACKSON UNITLea County, NMSep 2023506.8k BBLs3.2M MCF80
KEYSTONE 6 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMSep 2023331.4k BBLs685k MCF8
MARGARITA 13 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMSep 2023390.2k BBLs505.6k MCF21
MODELO 10 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMSep 2023361.6k BBLs1.5M MCF14
MUSKIE 23 11 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMSep 2023227.9k BBLs593.6k MCF14
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMSep 2023298.8k BBLs1.1M MCF458
OUTRIDERLea County, NMSep 2023471.9k BBLs1.7M MCF18
PEGASUS 3 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMSep 2023402.2k BBLs1.4M MCF34
RED HILLSLea County, NMSep 2023325.9k BBLs1.5M MCF50
RUTHLESS 11 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMSep 2023220.8k BBLs996.5k MCF25
VACA DRAWLea County, NMSep 2023313k BBLs1.1M MCF63
YUKON 20 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMSep 2023269.3k BBLs727.7k MCF24
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AMEREDEV OPERATING, LLCAUSTIN, TXSep 2023590.9k BBLs1.7M MCF73
APACHE CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXSep 2023425.1k BBLs1.6M MCF1,299
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXSep 2023767.6k BBLs2.7M MCF203
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXSep 2023496.1k BBLs1.9M MCF159
CIMAREX ENERGY COMIDLAND, TXSep 2023783.8k BBLs2.8M MCF168
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXSep 20232.0M BBLs4.6M MCF519
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXSep 2023377.1k BBLs1.3M MCF87
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYMIDLAND, TXSep 2023249.5k BBLs883.3k MCF48
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LPOKLAHOMA CITY, OKSep 20233.1M BBLs12.2M MCF594
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXSep 2023927.4k BBLs2.3M MCF162
EOG RESOURCES INCMIDLAND, TXSep 20238.4M BBLs29.2M MCF1,639
FRANKLIN MOUNTAIN ENERGY LLCDenver, COSep 20231.3M BBLs2.0M MCF112
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKSep 20231.4M BBLs5.5M MCF164
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXSep 20231.9M BBLs4.0M MCF367
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXSep 20231.9M BBLs4.4M MCF379
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXSep 2023470.5k BBLs1.1M MCF257
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXSep 2023916.6k BBLs2.9M MCF193
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXSep 20231.1M BBLs2.5M MCF188
TAP ROCK OPERATING, LLCGOLDEN, COSep 20231.5M BBLs7.0M MCF215
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXSep 2023589.6k BBLs2.0M MCF49
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#22#12Andrews County, TXAug 20234.3M BBLs8.4M MCF32.4k143
#181#6Chaves County, NMSep 2023145.8k BBLs799.4k MCF7.5k36
#187#69Cochran County, TXAug 2023163.2k BBLs87.9k MCF7.9k51
#120#47Dawson County, TXAug 2023323.6k BBLs285.8k MCF5.6k80
#53#26Ector County, TXAug 20231.3M BBLs3.2M MCF30.2k107
#2#2Eddy County, NMSep 202320.9M BBLs114.5M MCF37.5k118
#49#24Gaines County, TXAug 20231.6M BBLs1.4M MCF16k89
#74#35Hockley County, TXAug 2023800.5k BBLs530.6k MCF12.9k58
#9#4Loving County, TXAug 202311.2M BBLs40.5M MCF8.1k48
#275#102Lubbock County, TXAug 202373.5k BBLs5.5k MCF1.7k18
#542#173Lynn County, TXAug 202310.3k BBLs2.9k MCF88112
#4#2Martin County, TXAug 202317.2M BBLs43.4M MCF16.8k53
#3#1Midland County, TXAug 202319.2M BBLs71.2M MCF19.7k57
#415#10Roosevelt County, NMSep 202323.8k BBLs65.3k MCF1.8k15
#179#67Terry County, TXAug 2023181.4k BBLs24.6k MCF3.7k46
#23#13Ward County, TXAug 20234.0M BBLs13.5M MCF16.6k99
#51#25Winkler County, TXAug 20231.4M BBLs4.3M MCF13.9k92
#36#19Yoakum County, TXAug 20232.3M BBLs4.4M MCF13.3k61