Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
34.3M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Dec 2025
Gas Production
136.6M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Dec 2025
Total BOE (16:1)
42M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Dec 2025
Lea County, NM is Ranked
#2
Nationally In Overall Production
Lea County, NM is Ranked
#2
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
48.2k
Drilled Wells
14.9k
Active Wells
175
Operators
18.4k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
49.72%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
37.57%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMDec 202534.3M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMDec 202533.4M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMDec 2025715.6k BBLs
#4Rio Arriba County, NMDec 2025201.9k BBLs
#5Sandoval County, NMDec 2025153.7k BBLs
#6Chaves County, NMDec 2025135.2k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMDec 202533.1k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMDec 2025170.4M MCF
#2Lea County, NMDec 2025136.6M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMDec 202526.8M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMDec 202522.7M MCF
#5Harding County, NMDec 20252.4M MCF
#6Union County, NMDec 20252.2M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMDec 2025937.5k MCF
#8Chaves County, NMDec 2025719.2k MCF
#9Sandoval County, NMDec 2025669.5k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMDec 202558.1k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMDec 20253.7k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BELL LAKE UNITLea County, NMDec 2025287.7k BBLs1.4M MCF71
BELL LAKE UNIT NORTHLea County, NMDec 2025245.5k BBLs1.5M MCF64
BETTY 5 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025195.4k BBLs2.4M MCF18
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMDec 2025305.4k BBLs2.6M MCF205
DOS EQUIS 12Lea County, NMDec 2025243.5k BBLs770.8k MCF21
FORGE FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025271k BBLs793.3k MCF24
FRODERICK 3Lea County, NMDec 2025256.8k BBLs1.2M MCF40
GOLD LOG 4 9 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025222.4k BBLs1.2M MCF21
JOHN CALLAHAN FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025369k BBLs510.6k MCF17
LACEY SWISS 1 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025403.3k BBLs1.5M MCF36
MACHO NACHOLea County, NMDec 2025271.3k BBLs711.6k MCF18
MERCILESS 1Lea County, NMDec 2025468.6k BBLs2.1M MCF45
MORAN 9 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025422.5k BBLs737.4k MCF22
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMDec 2025282k BBLs922.1k MCF462
ORRTANNA 20 FEDERALLea County, NMDec 2025266.4k BBLs711.1k MCF30
OSPREY 10Lea County, NMDec 2025288.4k BBLs583.9k MCF32
PRETTY GOOD 20 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025717.9k BBLs2.0M MCF30
SENILE FELINES 18 7 STATE COMLea County, NMDec 2025323.4k BBLs544.4k MCF21
THISTLELea County, NMDec 2025226.8k BBLs1.7M MCF85
TUNA NUT 24 13 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025272.3k BBLs561.3k MCF8
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AVANT OPERATING, LLCMidland, TXDec 2025391.8k BBLs984.2k MCF0
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXDec 2025887.7k BBLs3.7M MCF264
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXDec 2025701.7k BBLs2.2M MCF153
CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADOMIDLAND, TXDec 2025470.8k BBLs1.6M MCF0
CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXDec 2025839.2k BBLs2.2M MCF140
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXDec 20252.0M BBLs5.2M MCF534
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXDec 2025330.6k BBLs2.0M MCF116
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.MIDLAND, TXDec 20251.8M BBLs5.8M MCF745
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING F LLCMidland, TXDec 2025765.8k BBLs2.8M MCF0
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKDec 20253.4M BBLs15.3M MCF748
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXDec 2025947.2k BBLs2.7M MCF244
EOG RESOURCES, INC.MIDLAND, TXDec 20258.6M BBLs47M MCF2,246
JONAH ENERGY LLCDenver, CODec 2025337.2k BBLs3.7M MCF162
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKDec 2025645.8k BBLs4.2M MCF171
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXDec 20253.2M BBLs9.1M MCF638
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXDec 20252.2M BBLs5.6M MCF539
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXDec 2025434.3k BBLs922.1k MCF254
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXDec 20251.7M BBLs6.8M MCF271
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXDec 20251.7M BBLs5.9M MCF322
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXDec 2025407.3k BBLs1.3M MCF68
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#21#11Andrews County, TXNov 20255.1M BBLs12.1M MCF32.8k135
#177#6Chaves County, NMDec 2025135.2k BBLs719.2k MCF7.6k31
#196#75Cochran County, TXNov 2025135.2k BBLs126.7k MCF8.0k48
#52#26Dawson County, TXNov 20252.0M BBLs1.4M MCF5.8k72
#59#28Ector County, TXNov 20251.4M BBLs3.6M MCF30.5k97
#1#1Eddy County, NMDec 202533.4M BBLs170.4M MCF41.1k116
#64#29Gaines County, TXNov 20251.4M BBLs1.5M MCF16.1k89
#92#36Hockley County, TXNov 2025720k BBLs665.4k MCF12.9k62
#7#4Loving County, TXNov 202513.1M BBLs55.2M MCF9.2k42
#276#103Lubbock County, TXNov 202568.9k BBLs6.0k MCF1.7k21
#536#180Lynn County, TXNov 20258.3k BBLs2.6k MCF88213
#4#1Martin County, TXNov 202521M BBLs62.9M MCF18.2k53
#5#2Midland County, TXNov 202519.3M BBLs81.8M MCF21.3k57
#370#10Roosevelt County, NMDec 202533.1k BBLs58.1k MCF1.8k15
#179#71Terry County, TXNov 2025165.6k BBLs25.3k MCF3.7k48
#22#12Ward County, TXNov 20254.9M BBLs16.8M MCF16.9k86
#40#19Winkler County, TXNov 20252.3M BBLs6.6M MCF14.1k75
#49#24Yoakum County, TXNov 20251.9M BBLs4.9M MCF13.5k56