Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
26.1M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Nov 2022
Gas Production
76.5M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Nov 2022
Total BOE (16:1)
31.6M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Nov 2022
Lea County, NM is Ranked
#2
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
43.2k
Drilled Wells
11.6k
Active Wells
167
Operators
13.3k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
55.66%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
33.49%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMNov 202226.1M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMNov 202219.6M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMNov 2022756.3k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMNov 2022210.7k BBLs
#5Chaves County, NMNov 2022142.4k BBLs
#6Rio Arriba County, NMNov 202269.7k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMNov 202232.2k BBLs
#8McKinley County, NMNov 2022779 BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMNov 2022102.9M MCF
#2Lea County, NMNov 202276.5M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMNov 202223.7M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMNov 202217.5M MCF
#5Harding County, NMNov 20222.5M MCF
#6Union County, NMNov 20222.5M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMNov 20221.1M MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMNov 2022922.4k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMNov 2022866.5k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMNov 202282.3k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMNov 20223.6k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
ALMOST EDDY 3Lea County, NMNov 2022281.8k BBLs994k MCF24
APOLLO STATE COMLea County, NMNov 2022211.2k BBLs709.5k MCF31
APPALOOSA 18 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMNov 2022369.1k BBLs604.5k MCF12
BEDLINGTON FEDERAL COMLea County, NMNov 2022284.6k BBLs566.9k MCF6
CONVOY 28 STATE COMLea County, NMNov 2022326.9k BBLs564.8k MCF20
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMNov 2022482.1k BBLs3.4M MCF173
DOMINATOR 25 FEDERALLea County, NMNov 2022311k BBLs606k MCF35
DR PI FEDERAL UNIT 1Lea County, NMNov 2022314.5k BBLs688.2k MCF6
HAWK 35 FEDERALLea County, NMNov 2022236.2k BBLs409.7k MCF21
HOLYFIELD 9 FEDERALLea County, NMNov 2022249.2k BBLs539.2k MCF16
MERCILESS 13 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMNov 2022329k BBLs878.6k MCF28
MODELO 3 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMNov 2022494.4k BBLs900.8k MCF16
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMNov 2022289.1k BBLs1.4M MCF453
PEGASUS 3 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMNov 2022462.9k BBLs1.1M MCF24
PEREGRINE 27 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMNov 2022222.7k BBLs539.4k MCF14
RED HILLSLea County, NMNov 2022564.1k BBLs1.5M MCF31
RUTHLESS 11 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMNov 2022242.4k BBLs732.7k MCF25
THISTLELea County, NMNov 2022229.7k BBLs1.1M MCF79
VACA DRAWLea County, NMNov 2022363.6k BBLs1.1M MCF53
ZIA HILLS 19 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMNov 2022199.6k BBLs777.9k MCF16
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
ADVANCE ENERGY PARTNERS HAT MESA, LLCHouston, TXNov 2022557.3k BBLs925.4k MCF110
APACHE CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXNov 2022235.9k BBLs1.2M MCF1,231
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXNov 2022833.5k BBLs2.7M MCF177
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PROD, LLCDENVER, CONov 2022906.5k BBLs1.9M MCF142
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXNov 2022634.2k BBLs1.5M MCF145
CIMAREX ENERGY CO.MIDLAND, TXNov 2022658k BBLs2.2M MCF151
CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADOMIDLAND, TXNov 2022611.5k BBLs1.5M MCF133
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXNov 20221.7M BBLs3.8M MCF502
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYHOUSTON, TXNov 2022293.8k BBLs1.2M MCF45
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKNov 20222.9M BBLs11.1M MCF524
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXNov 2022822.9k BBLs1.8M MCF149
EOG RESOURCES INCHOUSTON, TXNov 20227.7M BBLs23.2M MCF1,400
FRANKLIN MOUNTAIN ENERGY LLCDenver, CONov 20221.2M BBLs1.6M MCF64
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKNov 2022373k BBLs1.4M MCF65
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXNov 20221.0M BBLs2.1M MCF208
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXNov 20221.2M BBLs2.9M MCF307
MORNINGSTAR OPERATING LLCFORT WORTH, TXNov 2022129.6k BBLs1.4M MCF224
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXNov 2022471.9k BBLs1.4M MCF253
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXNov 2022905.5k BBLs2.5M MCF171
TAP ROCK OPERATING, LLCGOLDEN, CONov 20221.4M BBLs4.7M MCF209
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#33#18Andrews County, TXSep 20223.7M BBLs7.2M MCF32.2k148
#177#6Chaves County, NMNov 2022142.4k BBLs866.5k MCF7.5k36
#176#80Cochran County, TXSep 2022198.2k BBLs125.3k MCF7.9k50
#158#68Dawson County, TXSep 2022267.6k BBLs119.4k MCF5.6k82
#62#32Ector County, TXSep 20221.3M BBLs3.2M MCF30.2k113
#4#2Eddy County, NMNov 202219.6M BBLs102.9M MCF36.4k108
#39#23Gaines County, TXSep 20223.3M BBLs2.9M MCF16k95
#86#38Hockley County, TXSep 2022815.3k BBLs453.9k MCF12.9k61
#7#4Loving County, TXSep 20226.1M BBLs43.4M MCF7.7k49
#301#127Lubbock County, TXSep 202267.5k BBLs6.6k MCF1.7k20
#540#187Lynn County, TXSep 202211.2k BBLs2.3k MCF88114
#6#3Martin County, TXSep 202214.1M BBLs35.4M MCF16k62
#1#1Midland County, TXSep 202235.5M BBLs121.6M MCF19.1k60
#388#10Roosevelt County, NMNov 202232.2k BBLs82.3k MCF1.8k18
#135#58Terry County, TXSep 2022379.4k BBLs61.4k MCF3.7k48
#31#17Ward County, TXSep 20223.2M BBLs12.2M MCF16.4k105
#38#22Winkler County, TXSep 20222.7M BBLs8.9M MCF13.8k100
#27#15Yoakum County, TXSep 20224.4M BBLs8.6M MCF13.2k63