Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
16M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Apr 2021
Gas Production
50.5M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Apr 2021
Total BOE (16:1)
18.3M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Apr 2021
Lea County, NM is Ranked
#3
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
41.4k
Drilled Wells
10.9k
Active Wells
192
Operators
11.7k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
58.91%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
31.43%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMApr 202116M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMApr 202110.5M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMApr 2021315.3k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMApr 2021124.5k BBLs
#5Chaves County, NMApr 2021101.2k BBLs
#6Rio Arriba County, NMApr 202191.4k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMApr 202140.3k BBLs
#8McKinley County, NMApr 2021365 BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMApr 202161.5M MCF
#2Lea County, NMApr 202150.5M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMApr 202124.3M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMApr 202116.3M MCF
#5Harding County, NMApr 20212.9M MCF
#6Union County, NMApr 20212.4M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMApr 20211.2M MCF
#8Chaves County, NMApr 2021766.3k MCF
#9Sandoval County, NMApr 2021692.9k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMApr 2021113.8k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMApr 20215.6k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
ANTIETAM 9 FEDERALLea County, NMApr 2021270.1k BBLs633.2k MCF24
BELL LAKE UNIT SOUTHLea County, NMApr 2021228.4k BBLs620.5k MCF13
DAUNTLESS 7 FEDERALLea County, NMApr 2021378.2k BBLs1.3M MCF19
GETTY 5 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMApr 2021202.5k BBLs456.9k MCF14
GUNNER 8 FEDERALLea County, NMApr 2021192k BBLs423.9k MCF10
HAWK 35 FEDERALLea County, NMApr 2021248.5k BBLs549.8k MCF16
ICY 18 FEDERALLea County, NMApr 2021176.1k BBLs450.7k MCF11
LAKEWOOD 28 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMApr 2021335.5k BBLs535.9k MCF8
MESA 8105 1 1Lea County, NMApr 2021184.2k BBLs504.5k MCF7
MULVA FEDERAL COMLea County, NMApr 2021186.6k BBLs202.3k MCF12
NEPTUNE 10 STATE COMLea County, NMApr 2021174.7k BBLs1.3M MCF24
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMApr 2021222.5k BBLs822.8k MCF450
RED HILLS WESTLea County, NMApr 2021247.9k BBLs914.7k MCF43
RESOLUTE 12 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMApr 2021454.4k BBLs1.4M MCF8
ROJO 7811Lea County, NMApr 2021236.7k BBLs616k MCF27
SAVAGE 2 STATE COMLea County, NMApr 2021192.8k BBLs1.2M MCF26
SD 14 23 FEDERAL P1Lea County, NMApr 2021232.5k BBLs587.7k MCF8
VACA DRAWLea County, NMApr 2021178k BBLs834.5k MCF38
VALOR FEDERAL COMLea County, NMApr 2021329k BBLs648.6k MCF6
ZIA HILLS 19 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMApr 2021209.4k BBLs695.4k MCF8
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AMEREDEV OPERATING, LLCAUSTIN, TXApr 2021135.9k BBLs583.5k MCF16
APACHE CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXApr 2021250.4k BBLs1.0M MCF1,269
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXApr 2021875.4k BBLs2.4M MCF137
CAZA OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXApr 2021186.8k BBLs281.1k MCF30
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PROD, LLCDENVER, COApr 2021333.8k BBLs499.1k MCF79
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXApr 2021590.6k BBLs3.4M MCF764
CHISHOLM ENERGY OPERATING, LLCFORT WORTH, TXApr 2021135k BBLs353.3k MCF75
CIMAREX ENERGY CO.MIDLAND, TXApr 2021343.2k BBLs1.7M MCF129
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXApr 20212.0M BBLs4.6M MCF516
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXApr 2021223k BBLs2.1M MCF97
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYHOUSTON, TXApr 2021541.5k BBLs2.1M MCF795
EOG RESOURCES INCHOUSTON, TXApr 20215.9M BBLs19.1M MCF1,080
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKApr 2021239.3k BBLs659.1k MCF33
LEGACY RESERVES OPERATING LPMIDLAND, TXApr 2021133k BBLs375.4k MCF315
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCHouston, TXApr 2021213.8k BBLs445.3k MCF66
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXApr 2021634.5k BBLs1.3M MCF158
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXApr 2021912.6k BBLs2.5M MCF268
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXApr 2021411.4k BBLs861.5k MCF232
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXApr 2021548.2k BBLs1.9M MCF153
TAP ROCK OPERATING, LLCGOLDEN, COApr 2021537.2k BBLs1.7M MCF80
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#30#17Andrews County, TXMar 20213.1M BBLs5.6M MCF31.9k150
#208#6Chaves County, NMApr 2021101.2k BBLs766.3k MCF7.5k41
#164#61Cochran County, TXMar 2021206k BBLs124.2k MCF7.9k52
#146#57Dawson County, TXMar 2021262.8k BBLs103.3k MCF5.5k82
#52#28Ector County, TXMar 20211.2M BBLs2.9M MCF30.1k115
#7#2Eddy County, NMApr 202110.5M BBLs61.5M MCF34.9k118
#45#23Gaines County, TXMar 20211.7M BBLs1.6M MCF15.9k100
#66#33Hockley County, TXMar 2021905.6k BBLs501.3k MCF12.9k59
#9#4Loving County, TXMar 20216.8M BBLs37.8M MCF7.0k55
#292#116Lubbock County, TXMar 202169.9k BBLs4.9k MCF1.7k20
#498#167Lynn County, TXMar 202116.8k BBLs3.6k MCF88112
#8#3Martin County, TXMar 202111.7M BBLs24.3M MCF14.7k59
#2#1Midland County, TXMar 202117.3M BBLs50M MCF18.1k62
#352#10Roosevelt County, NMApr 202140.3k BBLs113.8k MCF1.8k24
#169#63Terry County, TXMar 2021194.9k BBLs29.2k MCF3.7k51
#21#11Ward County, TXMar 20213.7M BBLs12.6M MCF16.1k111
#40#22Winkler County, TXMar 20211.9M BBLs3.9M MCF13.6k97
#37#20Yoakum County, TXMar 20212.2M BBLs3.3M MCF13.1k66