Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
36.7M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Jul 2025
Gas Production
135.8M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Jul 2025
Total BOE (16:1)
43.1M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Jul 2025
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
47.5k
Drilled Wells
14.7k
Active Wells
170
Operators
17.7k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
54.81%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
39.19%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMJul 202536.7M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMJul 202529.2M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMJul 2025665.9k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMJul 2025182k BBLs
#5Chaves County, NMJul 2025134.4k BBLs
#6Rio Arriba County, NMJul 202593.3k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMJul 202550.3k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMJul 2025161.2M MCF
#2Lea County, NMJul 2025135.8M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMJul 202522.8M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMJul 202519.3M MCF
#5Harding County, NMJul 20252.5M MCF
#6Union County, NMJul 20252.3M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMJul 20251.0M MCF
#8Chaves County, NMJul 2025807.2k MCF
#9Sandoval County, NMJul 2025788.4k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMJul 2025116.3k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMJul 20252.5k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AKUBRA FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJul 2025272.1k BBLs355.1k MCF8
BELL LAKE UNITLea County, NMJul 2025349.7k BBLs1.3M MCF72
BELL LAKE UNIT NORTHLea County, NMJul 2025415k BBLs1.8M MCF66
CHINCOTEAGUE 8 32 FEDERAL STATE COMLea County, NMJul 2025320.5k BBLs1.9M MCF17
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMJul 2025451.7k BBLs3.1M MCF204
FORGE FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJul 2025353.4k BBLs866.9k MCF24
GOLD LOG 4 9 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJul 2025415k BBLs664.8k MCF21
INGA 33 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJul 2025333.6k BBLs1.8M MCF39
JACKSON UNITLea County, NMJul 2025183.7k BBLs2.1M MCF80
LAKEWOOD XL 28 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJul 2025394.5k BBLs995.2k MCF12
LOBO 33 28 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJul 2025324k BBLs571.5k MCF11
MESA 8105 1 1Lea County, NMJul 2025209.7k BBLs1.4M MCF35
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMJul 2025295.3k BBLs898.3k MCF462
PEACHTREE 2Lea County, NMJul 2025460.3k BBLs1.2M MCF31
PRETTY GOOD 20 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJul 2025593k BBLs1.3M MCF21
ROBIN FEDERALLea County, NMJul 2025322.5k BBLs516.3k MCF18
ROCK TRAIN 5 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJul 2025284.2k BBLs742.4k MCF11
THISTLELea County, NMJul 2025381.2k BBLs2.3M MCF85
TRES EQUISLea County, NMJul 2025254.2k BBLs583.8k MCF12
VACA 24 FEDERALLea County, NMJul 2025516.3k BBLs896.7k MCF31
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AVANT OPERATING, LLCMidland, TXJul 2025603.4k BBLs1.3M MCF135
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXJul 2025993.1k BBLs3.9M MCF255
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXJul 2025897.7k BBLs3.5M MCF152
CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXJul 2025600.7k BBLs1.8M MCF141
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXJul 20252.2M BBLs5.4M MCF529
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXJul 2025299.2k BBLs1.9M MCF111
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.Midland, TXJul 20251.2M BBLs4.3M MCF208
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING F LLCMidland, TXJul 20251.1M BBLs3.4M MCF162
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY LPOKLAHOMA CITY, OKJul 20254.0M BBLs17.5M MCF722
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXJul 20251.2M BBLs3.0M MCF242
EOG RESOURCES, INC.MIDLAND, TXJul 20259.3M BBLs44.1M MCF2,136
JONAH ENERGY LLCDenver, COJul 2025352.8k BBLs4.3M MCF163
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKJul 2025854.9k BBLs4.0M MCF171
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCMidland, TXJul 2025446.9k BBLs908.1k MCF96
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXJul 20252.9M BBLs8.1M MCF589
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXJul 20253.1M BBLs6.8M MCF528
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXJul 2025457.6k BBLs898.3k MCF256
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXJul 20251.6M BBLs5.7M MCF256
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXJul 20251.9M BBLs4.9M MCF300
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXJul 2025576.8k BBLs1.7M MCF62
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#20#12Andrews County, TXJun 20254.9M BBLs11.2M MCF32.7k135
#188#6Chaves County, NMJul 2025134.4k BBLs807.2k MCF7.6k35
#195#73Cochran County, TXJun 2025141k BBLs140k MCF8.0k48
#60#26Dawson County, TXJun 20251.6M BBLs1.1M MCF5.7k72
#65#28Ector County, TXJun 20251.3M BBLs3.3M MCF30.4k98
#2#2Eddy County, NMJul 202529.2M BBLs161.2M MCF40.5k111
#66#29Gaines County, TXJun 20251.4M BBLs2.0M MCF16.1k84
#92#36Hockley County, TXJun 2025726.5k BBLs543.4k MCF12.9k59
#8#4Loving County, TXJun 202511.9M BBLs50.7M MCF9.1k42
#282#100Lubbock County, TXJun 202571.7k BBLs6.0k MCF1.7k20
#573#181Lynn County, TXJun 20257.8k BBLs2.6k MCF88210
#3#1Martin County, TXJun 202519.6M BBLs59.3M MCF18k50
#4#2Midland County, TXJun 202518.6M BBLs78.8M MCF21k54
#312#9Roosevelt County, NMJul 202550.3k BBLs116.3k MCF1.8k16
#191#72Terry County, TXJun 2025155.9k BBLs24.5k MCF3.7k47
#21#13Ward County, TXJun 20254.7M BBLs15.9M MCF16.9k89
#55#25Winkler County, TXJun 20251.6M BBLs4.3M MCF14.1k77
#46#22Yoakum County, TXJun 20252.0M BBLs4.8M MCF13.4k57