Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
35.7M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Jun 2025
Gas Production
129.3M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Jun 2025
Total BOE (16:1)
41.5M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Jun 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
47.4k
Drilled Wells
14.3k
Active Wells
166
Operators
17.6k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
56.04%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
39.73%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMJun 202535.7M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMJun 202526.9M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMJun 2025685.5k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMJun 2025189.7k BBLs
#5Chaves County, NMJun 2025127.7k BBLs
#6Rio Arriba County, NMJun 202591.1k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMJun 202552.6k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMJun 2025148.7M MCF
#2Lea County, NMJun 2025129.3M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMJun 202522M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMJun 202518.4M MCF
#5Harding County, NMJun 20252.3M MCF
#6Union County, NMJun 20252.1M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMJun 2025980.7k MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMJun 2025785.6k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMJun 2025757.3k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMJun 2025109.5k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMJun 20253.3k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BELL LAKE UNITLea County, NMJun 2025368.9k BBLs1.3M MCF72
BELL LAKE UNIT NORTHLea County, NMJun 2025420.5k BBLs1.6M MCF66
BETTY 5 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJun 2025325.6k BBLs2.4M MCF18
CHINCOTEAGUE 8 32 FEDERAL STATE COMLea County, NMJun 2025481.8k BBLs2.4M MCF17
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMJun 2025228k BBLs2.2M MCF196
DR PI FEDERAL UNIT 1Lea County, NMJun 2025260.9k BBLs1.0M MCF8
FORGE FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJun 2025385.5k BBLs928.3k MCF24
GOLD LOG 4 9 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJun 2025488.4k BBLs708.3k MCF21
ICY 18 FEDERALLea County, NMJun 2025262.6k BBLs2.1M MCF39
INGA 33 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJun 2025384.9k BBLs2.0M MCF39
JACKSON UNITLea County, NMJun 2025174.5k BBLs2.1M MCF80
LAKEWOOD XL 28 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJun 2025579.1k BBLs1.2M MCF12
MESA 8105 1 1Lea County, NMJun 2025211.4k BBLs1.4M MCF35
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMJun 2025289k BBLs1.1M MCF462
PEACHTREE 2Lea County, NMJun 2025579.4k BBLs1.2M MCF31
PRETTY GOOD 20 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJun 2025732.1k BBLs1.3M MCF21
ROCK TRAIN 5 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJun 2025343.9k BBLs735.9k MCF11
SNEAKY SNAKE 24Lea County, NMJun 2025250.8k BBLs961.1k MCF12
THISTLELea County, NMJun 2025249.2k BBLs1.6M MCF85
TRES EQUISLea County, NMJun 2025304.7k BBLs688.4k MCF12
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AVANT OPERATING, LLCMidland, TXJun 2025576.2k BBLs1.2M MCF128
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXJun 2025919.8k BBLs3.6M MCF248
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXJun 2025755.1k BBLs2.9M MCF152
CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXJun 2025614.4k BBLs1.8M MCF132
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXJun 20251.8M BBLs4.5M MCF514
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.Midland, TXJun 20251.3M BBLs4.2M MCF202
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING E LLCMidland, TXJun 2025437.8k BBLs504.2k MCF62
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING F LLCMidland, TXJun 20251.0M BBLs3.2M MCF157
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY LPOKLAHOMA CITY, OKJun 20254.0M BBLs17.3M MCF717
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXJun 20251.2M BBLs2.8M MCF242
EOG RESOURCES, INC.MIDLAND, TXJun 20259.5M BBLs41.4M MCF2,023
JONAH ENERGY LLCDenver, COJun 2025346.1k BBLs4.4M MCF164
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKJun 2025885k BBLs3.8M MCF171
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCMidland, TXJun 2025513.3k BBLs977k MCF99
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXJun 20252.9M BBLs8.1M MCF586
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXJun 20252.7M BBLs6.1M MCF529
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXJun 2025441k BBLs1.1M MCF261
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXJun 20251.8M BBLs5.6M MCF266
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXJun 20251.3M BBLs3.6M MCF294
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXJun 2025580.8k BBLs1.6M MCF56
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#20#12Andrews County, TXMay 20255.1M BBLs11M MCF32.7k137
#184#6Chaves County, NMJun 2025127.7k BBLs757.3k MCF7.6k34
#194#73Cochran County, TXMay 2025151.4k BBLs151.9k MCF8.0k47
#64#29Dawson County, TXMay 20251.4M BBLs941.5k MCF5.7k76
#57#26Ector County, TXMay 20251.5M BBLs3.3M MCF30.4k102
#2#2Eddy County, NMJun 202526.9M BBLs148.7M MCF40.4k114
#63#28Gaines County, TXMay 20251.4M BBLs2.2M MCF16.1k84
#91#36Hockley County, TXMay 2025752.2k BBLs437.5k MCF12.9k57
#7#4Loving County, TXMay 202512.7M BBLs53.4M MCF9.0k44
#279#102Lubbock County, TXMay 202572.2k BBLs6.3k MCF1.7k18
#569#182Lynn County, TXMay 20257.8k BBLs2.7k MCF88210
#3#1Martin County, TXMay 202520.9M BBLs61.9M MCF18k56
#5#2Midland County, TXMay 202518.1M BBLs81.6M MCF20.9k55
#304#9Roosevelt County, NMJun 202552.6k BBLs109.5k MCF1.8k16
#187#71Terry County, TXMay 2025163.1k BBLs23.6k MCF3.7k49
#22#14Ward County, TXMay 20254.7M BBLs16.2M MCF16.9k88
#50#25Winkler County, TXMay 20251.7M BBLs4.5M MCF14.1k82
#44#21Yoakum County, TXMay 20252.1M BBLs5.0M MCF13.4k59