Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
25.3M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Feb 2026
Gas Production
109.4M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Feb 2026
Total BOE (16:1)
29M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Feb 2026
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
48.3k
Drilled Wells
13k
Active Wells
140
Operators
18.5k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
50.73%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
38.42%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMFeb 202625.3M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMFeb 202623.6M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMFeb 2026637.9k BBLs
#4Rio Arriba County, NMFeb 2026159k BBLs
#5Sandoval County, NMFeb 2026145.5k BBLs
#6Chaves County, NMFeb 202692.4k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMFeb 20267.8k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMFeb 2026126.2M MCF
#2Lea County, NMFeb 2026109.4M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMFeb 202622.9M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMFeb 202620.4M MCF
#5Harding County, NMFeb 20262.2M MCF
#6Union County, NMFeb 20261.9M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMFeb 2026879.4k MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMFeb 2026641.6k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMFeb 2026162.1k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMFeb 202627.3k 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
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMFeb 2026291.1k BBLs2.4M MCF205
FRODERICK 3Lea County, NMFeb 2026189.8k BBLs1.1M MCF40
HAFLINGER 22 27 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMFeb 2026470.5k BBLs2.0M MCF22
INGA 33 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMFeb 2026156.7k BBLs1.2M MCF39
JACKSON UNITLea County, NMFeb 2026141k BBLs1.7M MCF80
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
ORRTANNA 20 FEDERALLea County, NMFeb 2026177.3k BBLs713.3k MCF30
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
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
APACHE CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXFeb 202670.6k BBLs98.6k MCF295
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXFeb 2026840.8k BBLs3.3M MCF267
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXFeb 2026936.1k BBLs2.4M MCF153
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXFeb 20261.7M BBLs4.3M MCF539
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXFeb 2026293.3k BBLs1.6M MCF117
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYMIDLAND, TXFeb 2026712.9k BBLs2.4M MCF32
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
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANYHOUSTON, TXFeb 202681.3k BBLs634.3k MCF1,027
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
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 20261.6M BBLs5.5M MCF347
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#9Andrews County, TXDec 20255.3M BBLs12.1M MCF32.8k136
#199#6Chaves County, NMFeb 202692.4k BBLs162.1k MCF7.6k21
#181#73Cochran County, TXDec 2025139.6k BBLs132.9k MCF8.0k46
#37#19Dawson County, TXDec 20252.2M BBLs1.5M MCF5.8k74
#48#27Ector County, TXDec 20251.5M BBLs4.0M MCF30.5k102
#2#2Eddy County, NMFeb 202623.6M BBLs126.2M MCF41.2k97
#53#28Gaines County, TXDec 20251.5M BBLs1.6M MCF16.1k86
#83#35Hockley County, TXDec 2025747.5k BBLs625.9k MCF12.9k60
#7#4Loving County, TXDec 202513.4M BBLs56.4M MCF9.3k42
#248#96Lubbock County, TXDec 202573.9k BBLs5.6k MCF1.7k21
#533#177Lynn County, TXDec 20257.5k BBLs1.7k MCF88212
#3#1Martin County, TXDec 202521.9M BBLs65.7M MCF18.3k54
#4#2Midland County, TXDec 202519.7M BBLs84M MCF21.3k57
#512#10Roosevelt County, NMFeb 20267.8k BBLs27.3k MCF1.8k10
#166#68Terry County, TXDec 2025175.3k BBLs28.5k MCF3.7k46
#19#10Ward County, TXDec 20255.0M BBLs18.5M MCF17k89
#43#24Winkler County, TXDec 20251.9M BBLs6.7M MCF14.1k77
#40#21Yoakum County, TXDec 20252.0M BBLs4.8M MCF13.5k54