Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
10.7M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Jan 2019
Gas Production
32.2M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Jan 2019
Total BOE (16:1)
12.1M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Jan 2019
Lea County, NM is Ranked
#32
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
#1
in Total Gas Production
38k
Drilled Wells
7.8k
Active Wells
152
Operators
9.0k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
69.61%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
40.83%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMJan 201910.7M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMJan 20193.9M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMJan 2019392.5k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMJan 2019109.7k BBLs
#5Rio Arriba County, NMJan 2019135.7k BBLs
#6Chaves County, NMJan 2019128.1k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMJan 201924.4k BBLs
#10McKinley County, NMJan 2019558 BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Lea County, NMJan 201932.2M MCF
#2Eddy County, NMJan 201925.4M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMJan 201912M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMJan 20195.7M MCF
#5Colfax County, NMJan 20191.5M MCF
#6Sandoval County, NMJan 2019839.9k MCF
#7Harding County, NMJan 2019342.4k MCF
#8Chaves County, NMJan 2019881.1k MCF
#9Roosevelt County, NMJan 2019139.3k MCF
#10McKinley County, NMJan 20197.4k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AUDACIOUS 19 FEDERALLea County, NMJan 2019326.3k BBLs707.7k MCF5
BANDIT 29 STATE COMLea County, NMJan 2019117.3k BBLs167.2k MCF7
BELL LAKELea County, NMJan 2019189.4k BBLs396.2k MCF32
CENTRAL VACUUM UNITLea County, NMJan 201981.1k BBLs1.2M MCF235
COBALT 32 STATELea County, NMJan 2019167k BBLs327.5k MCF7
COLGROVE 35 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2019147.5k BBLs273.7k MCF4
COLUMBUS FELea County, NMJan 2019138.4k BBLs299k MCF5
CONDOR 32 STATELea County, NMJan 2019141.2k BBLs293.6k MCF16
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMJan 2019183k BBLs726.6k MCF162
DAGGER STATELea County, NMJan 2019124.9k BBLs190.7k MCF9
DOGWOOD 23 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2019282.5k BBLs535.5k MCF7
FIGHTING OKRA 18Lea County, NMJan 2019214.7k BBLs398.2k MCF8
GETTYSBURGLea County, NMJan 2019234.5k BBLs354.1k MCF10
HEARNS 34 STATELea County, NMJan 2019170.6k BBLs390.3k MCF10
LEA UNITLea County, NMJan 2019185.1k BBLs369.1k MCF49
SAVAGE 2 STATE COMLea County, NMJan 2019151.8k BBLs470.9k MCF5
SEAWOLF 1 12 FEDERALLea County, NMJan 2019267.5k BBLs558.8k MCF12
THISTLELea County, NMJan 2019163.7k BBLs1.0M MCF64
VACA DRAWLea County, NMJan 2019114.7k BBLs390.9k MCF14
WHITE FALCON 16Lea County, NMJan 2019131.8k BBLs160.8k MCF8
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
ADVANCE ENERGY PARTNERS HAT MESA, LLCHOUSTON, TXJan 2019227.8k BBLs313.6k MCF23
AMEREDEV OPERATING, LLCAUSTIN, TXJan 2019106.4k BBLs284.1k MCF5
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXJan 2019210.5k BBLs982k MCF91
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXJan 2019368.1k BBLs3.8M MCF910
CIMAREX ENERGY CO.TULSA, OKJan 2019530.1k BBLs1.6M MCF128
CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADOTULSA, OKJan 2019187.3k BBLs725.7k MCF172
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXJan 20191.9M BBLs4.0M MCF746
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXJan 2019183.5k BBLs2.0M MCF85
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYHOUSTON, TXJan 2019295.9k BBLs1.2M MCF818
CROSS TIMBERS ENERGY, LLCFORT WORTH, TXJan 201937.5k BBLs37.7k MCF162
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKJan 20191.2M BBLs3.8M MCF344
ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONMIDLAND, TXJan 201955.8k BBLs76.6k MCF41
EOG RESOURCES INCHOUSTON, TXJan 20194.1M BBLs9.7M MCF790
FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.MIDLAND, TXJan 201941.3k BBLs82.7k MCF48
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKJan 2019190.5k BBLs409.6k MCF32
LEGACY RESERVES OPERATING LPMIDLAND, TXJan 2019283k BBLs609.5k MCF548
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCHOUSTON, TXJan 2019161.3k BBLs303.9k MCF59
READ & STEVENS, INC.ROSWELL, NMJan 201956.1k BBLs33.4k MCF57
STEWARD ENERGY II, LLCFRISCO, TXJan 201932.4k BBLs40.1k MCF11
TAP ROCK OPERATING, LLCGolden, COJan 2019190k BBLs397.1k MCF47
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#40#18Andrews County, TXAug 20192.9M BBLs5.5M MCF31.7k160
#454#6Chaves County, NMJan 2019128.1k BBLs881.1k MCF7.5k42
#138#63Cochran County, TXAug 2019213.6k BBLs162.2k MCF7.9k55
#137#62Dawson County, TXAug 2019253.6k BBLs133.4k MCF5.5k85
#41#19Ector County, TXAug 20191.7M BBLs4.4M MCF30k125
#55#2Eddy County, NMJan 20193.9M BBLs25.4M MCF32.1k98
#51#26Gaines County, TXAug 20192.0M BBLs2.1M MCF15.9k103
#61#30Hockley County, TXAug 2019957k BBLs628.4k MCF12.9k63
#2#2Loving County, TXAug 20195.7M BBLs28.8M MCF6.4k62
#266#111Lubbock County, TXAug 201979.6k BBLs5.2k MCF1.7k23
#462#164Lynn County, TXAug 201922.8k BBLs10.3k MCF87917
#4#4Martin County, TXAug 20198.9M BBLs17.3M MCF13.7k62
#1#1Midland County, TXAug 201914M BBLs36.8M MCF16.9k63
#546#8Roosevelt County, NMJan 201924.4k BBLs139.3k MCF1.8k25
#133#59Terry County, TXAug 2019260.9k BBLs140.7k MCF3.7k51
#15#9Ward County, TXAug 20193.4M BBLs9.1M MCF16k119
#38#17Winkler County, TXAug 20191.6M BBLs3.7M MCF13.4k105
#29#15Yoakum County, TXAug 20192.2M BBLs3.2M MCF13k69