Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
35M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Mar 2025
Gas Production
118.6M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Mar 2025
Total BOE (16:1)
41.4M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Mar 2025
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
46.8k
Drilled Wells
13.1k
Active Wells
146
Operators
17k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
58.52%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
39.89%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMMar 202535M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMMar 202523.7M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMMar 2025711k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMMar 2025218.2k BBLs
#5Rio Arriba County, NMMar 2025101.9k BBLs
#6Chaves County, NMMar 202539.5k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMMar 202521k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMMar 2025127.1M MCF
#2Lea County, NMMar 2025118.6M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMMar 202523.4M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMMar 202521M MCF
#5Harding County, NMMar 20252.4M MCF
#6Union County, NMMar 20252.4M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMMar 20251.0M MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMMar 2025808.6k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMMar 2025480.6k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMMar 202557.4k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMMar 20253.9k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BETTY 5 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2025778.7k BBLs1.4M MCF18
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMMar 2025418.2k BBLs3.5M MCF196
DOLLY PURRTON WC FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2025295.6k BBLs700.5k MCF3
DOS EQUIS 12Lea County, NMMar 2025228.9k BBLs740.9k MCF19
DRIVER 14 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2025287.5k BBLs911.5k MCF28
FIGHTING OKRA 18Lea County, NMMar 2025258.2k BBLs649.7k MCF23
FRODERICK 3Lea County, NMMar 2025535.9k BBLs1.3M MCF34
GIN AND TECTONIC FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2025223.1k BBLs674.4k MCF14
ICY 18 FEDERALLea County, NMMar 2025511.1k BBLs2.1M MCF39
JEFE 29 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2025227.2k BBLs838.5k MCF30
MESA 8105 1 1Lea County, NMMar 2025263.7k BBLs1.6M MCF35
MODELO 10 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2025265.6k BBLs2.3M MCF36
NINA CORTELL FEDERALLea County, NMMar 2025231.1k BBLs459k MCF19
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMMar 2025303.1k BBLs1.1M MCF462
PISTOLERO 15 FEDERALLea County, NMMar 2025330.2k BBLs920.7k MCF11
RATTLESNAKE 2Lea County, NMMar 2025222k BBLs890.9k MCF29
ROBIN FEDERALLea County, NMMar 2025462.7k BBLs536.2k MCF18
RUTHLESS 11 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2025198.8k BBLs1.2M MCF38
TRISTE DRAW 36 25 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2025265.7k BBLs629.4k MCF4
VACA DRAWLea County, NMMar 2025230.4k BBLs1.3M MCF68
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
APACHE CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXMar 2025225k BBLs1.0M MCF822
AVANT OPERATING, LLCMidland, TXMar 2025597.6k BBLs1.2M MCF130
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXMar 2025940.1k BBLs3.8M MCF245
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXMar 20251.1M BBLs3.3M MCF157
CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADOMIDLAND, TXMar 2025339.1k BBLs1.3M MCF149
CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXMar 2025681.4k BBLs1.8M MCF128
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXMar 20251.6M BBLs4.2M MCF498
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXMar 2025307.4k BBLs2.0M MCF105
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.Midland, TXMar 20251.4M BBLs4.6M MCF204
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY LPOKLAHOMA CITY, OKMar 20254.4M BBLs17.7M MCF729
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXMar 20251.4M BBLs3.0M MCF245
EOG RESOURCES, INC.MIDLAND, TXMar 20259.6M BBLs41.2M MCF2,015
FRANKLIN MOUNTAIN ENERGY 3, LLCMidland, TXMar 2025613.5k BBLs495.5k MCF67
FRANKLIN MOUNTAIN ENERGY LLCMidland, TXMar 2025915.4k BBLs2.1M MCF148
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCMidland, TXMar 2025715.5k BBLs1.4M MCF100
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXMar 20253.2M BBLs8.3M MCF587
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXMar 20252.1M BBLs5.3M MCF486
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXMar 2025476k BBLs1.1M MCF260
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXMar 20251.5M BBLs4.9M MCF244
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXMar 20251.5M BBLs3.8M MCF255
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#26#14Andrews County, TXJan 20254.6M BBLs10M MCF32.6k143
#298#8Chaves County, NMMar 202539.5k BBLs480.6k MCF7.5k30
#191#71Cochran County, TXJan 2025159.8k BBLs266.9k MCF8.0k51
#87#34Dawson County, TXJan 2025955.6k BBLs660.8k MCF5.7k73
#59#26Ector County, TXJan 20251.5M BBLs3.2M MCF30.4k103
#2#2Eddy County, NMMar 202523.7M BBLs127.1M MCF39.8k96
#62#27Gaines County, TXJan 20251.4M BBLs1.5M MCF16.1k89
#93#37Hockley County, TXJan 2025779.6k BBLs910.7k MCF12.9k61
#8#4Loving County, TXJan 202512.9M BBLs49.5M MCF8.9k46
#281#105Lubbock County, TXJan 202572.6k BBLs5.6k MCF1.7k19
#580#184Lynn County, TXJan 20257.5k BBLs2.6k MCF88212
#5#2Martin County, TXJan 202519.8M BBLs56.7M MCF17.8k54
#4#1Midland County, TXJan 202518.9M BBLs77.8M MCF20.8k57
#442#10Roosevelt County, NMMar 202521k BBLs57.4k MCF1.8k12
#195#75Terry County, TXJan 2025164.6k BBLs24.4k MCF3.7k49
#21#11Ward County, TXJan 20254.8M BBLs15.8M MCF16.9k86
#54#24Winkler County, TXJan 20251.7M BBLs4.7M MCF14.1k80
#46#21Yoakum County, TXJan 20252.1M BBLs5.5M MCF13.4k59