Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
30.2M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Feb 2026
Gas Production
122.7M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Feb 2026
Total BOE (16:1)
34.2M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Feb 2026
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
#2
in Total Oil Production
New Mexico Rank
#2
in Total Gas Production
48.3k
Drilled Wells
14.5k
Active Wells
158
Operators
18.5k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
49.10%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
37.69%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Eddy County, NMFeb 202630.2M BBLs
#2Lea County, NMFeb 202630.2M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMFeb 2026638.8k BBLs
#4Rio Arriba County, NMFeb 2026163.8k BBLs
#5Sandoval County, NMFeb 2026145.5k BBLs
#6Chaves County, NMFeb 202699.6k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMFeb 202629.4k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMFeb 2026152.6M MCF
#2Lea County, NMFeb 2026122.7M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMFeb 202622.9M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMFeb 202621M MCF
#5Harding County, NMFeb 20262.2M MCF
#6Union County, NMFeb 20261.9M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMFeb 2026879.4k MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMFeb 2026641.8k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMFeb 2026584.5k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMFeb 202657.2k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMFeb 20263.0k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BELL LAKE UNITLea County, NMFeb 2026252.7k BBLs1.3M MCF71
BELL LAKE UNIT NORTHLea County, NMFeb 2026229.8k BBLs1.5M MCF64
BETTY 5 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMFeb 2026134.2k BBLs2.1M MCF18
CORIANDER 1Lea County, NMFeb 2026190.5k BBLs333.4k MCF11
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMFeb 2026294.5k BBLs2.4M MCF205
DOS EQUIS 12Lea County, NMFeb 2026180.1k BBLs639.7k MCF24
FRODERICK 3Lea County, NMFeb 2026189.8k BBLs1.1M MCF40
HAFLINGER 22 27 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMFeb 2026470.5k BBLs2.0M MCF22
JOHN CALLAHAN FEDERAL COMLea County, NMFeb 2026252.8k BBLs404.3k MCF17
MACHO NACHOLea County, NMFeb 2026191.3k BBLs529k MCF18
MERCILESS 1Lea County, NMFeb 2026270.7k BBLs1.9M MCF45
MORAN 9 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMFeb 2026373.6k BBLs849.9k MCF22
NEVER BETTER 14 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMFeb 2026247.3k BBLs476.6k MCF9
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMFeb 2026261.2k BBLs779.1k MCF462
OSPREY 10Lea County, NMFeb 2026192.1k BBLs480.5k MCF32
PEGASUS 3 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMFeb 2026196.8k BBLs699.6k MCF37
PRETTY GOOD 20 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMFeb 2026350.2k BBLs1.2M MCF30
ROBERNE FEDERALLea County, NMFeb 2026268.6k BBLs796.1k MCF9
ROYAL OAK 25 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMFeb 2026280.7k BBLs274k MCF11
SENILE FELINES 18 7 STATE COMLea County, NMFeb 2026183.9k BBLs709.8k MCF21
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXFeb 2026840.8k BBLs3.3M MCF267
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXFeb 20261.1M BBLs2.4M MCF159
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXFeb 20261.7M BBLs4.3M MCF540
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXFeb 2026293.3k BBLs1.6M MCF117
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYMIDLAND, TXFeb 2026712.9k BBLs2.4M MCF32
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.MIDLAND, TXFeb 20263.0M BBLs8.6M MCF738
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKFeb 20263.5M BBLs14.7M MCF749
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXFeb 2026766.7k BBLs2.2M MCF213
EOG RESOURCES INCMIDLAND, TXFeb 20267.7M BBLs43.9M MCF2,256
JONAH ENERGY LLCDenver, COFeb 2026278.7k BBLs3.4M MCF165
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKFeb 2026575.6k BBLs3.9M MCF171
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCMidland, TXFeb 2026336.9k BBLs605.3k MCF97
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXFeb 20262.8M BBLs8.4M MCF659
MAVERICK PERMIAN LLCKEITHVILLE, LAFeb 2026104k BBLs100.4k MCF434
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXFeb 20261.8M BBLs4.9M MCF542
MORNINGSTAR OPERATING LLCFORT WORTH, TXFeb 2026103.1k BBLs1.1M MCF254
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXFeb 2026400.2k BBLs779.1k MCF249
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXFeb 20261.3M BBLs6.1M MCF264
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXFeb 20261.4M BBLs5.3M MCF345
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXFeb 2026382.9k BBLs1.4M MCF66
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#18#10Andrews County, TXJan 20265.0M BBLs12.1M MCF32.8k129
#185#6Chaves County, NMFeb 202699.6k BBLs584.5k MCF7.6k30
#181#73Cochran County, TXJan 2026134.9k BBLs124.4k MCF8.0k46
#37#20Dawson County, TXJan 20262.2M BBLs1.5M MCF5.8k74
#51#27Ector County, TXJan 20261.5M BBLs4.0M MCF30.5k98
#1#1Eddy County, NMFeb 202630.2M BBLs152.6M MCF41.3k107
#55#28Gaines County, TXJan 20261.4M BBLs1.5M MCF16.1k89
#82#34Hockley County, TXJan 2026731.1k BBLs612.5k MCF12.9k61
#7#4Loving County, TXJan 202613.1M BBLs54.9M MCF9.3k41
#240#93Lubbock County, TXJan 202672.3k BBLs5.0k MCF1.7k21
#531#177Lynn County, TXJan 20266.5k BBLs1.4k MCF88212
#3#1Martin County, TXJan 202620.8M BBLs62.1M MCF18.3k52
#4#2Midland County, TXJan 202618.9M BBLs77.9M MCF21.4k57
#337#9Roosevelt County, NMFeb 202629.4k BBLs57.2k MCF1.8k13
#164#67Terry County, TXJan 2026164.5k BBLs22.4k MCF3.7k47
#17#9Ward County, TXJan 20264.8M BBLs18.8M MCF17k85
#35#18Winkler County, TXJan 20262.1M BBLs7.3M MCF14.1k77
#41#22Yoakum County, TXJan 20261.9M BBLs4.9M MCF13.5k53