Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
34.1M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Dec 2025
Gas Production
136.5M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Dec 2025
Total BOE (16:1)
51.6M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Dec 2025
Lea County, NM is Ranked
#2
Nationally In Overall Production
Lea County, NM is Ranked
#2
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
48.1k
Drilled Wells
14.6k
Active Wells
156
Operators
18.3k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
50.15%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
37.89%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMDec 202534.1M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMDec 202532.7M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMDec 2025714.2k BBLs
#4Rio Arriba County, NMDec 2025196.1k BBLs
#5Sandoval County, NMDec 2025153.4k BBLs
#6Chaves County, NMDec 2025131.4k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMDec 202533.1k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMDec 2025167.8M MCF
#2Lea County, NMDec 2025136.5M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMDec 202526.7M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMDec 202522.3M MCF
#5Harding County, NMDec 20252.4M MCF
#6Union County, NMDec 20252.2M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMDec 2025937.5k MCF
#8Chaves County, NMDec 2025717.3k MCF
#9Sandoval County, NMDec 2025669.5k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMDec 202558.1k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMDec 20253.7k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BELL LAKE UNITLea County, NMDec 2025287.7k BBLs1.4M MCF71
BELL LAKE UNIT NORTHLea County, NMDec 2025245.5k BBLs1.5M MCF64
BETTY 5 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025195.4k BBLs2.4M MCF18
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMDec 2025305.4k BBLs2.6M MCF204
FRODERICK 3Lea County, NMDec 2025256.8k BBLs1.2M MCF40
GOLD LOG 4 9 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025222.4k BBLs1.2M MCF21
INGA 33 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025191.8k BBLs1.4M MCF39
JACKSON UNITLea County, NMDec 2025178.7k BBLs1.8M MCF80
JOHN CALLAHAN FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025369k BBLs510.6k MCF17
LACEY SWISS 1 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025403.3k BBLs1.5M MCF36
MACHO NACHOLea County, NMDec 2025271.3k BBLs711.6k MCF18
MERCILESS 1Lea County, NMDec 2025468.6k BBLs2.1M MCF45
MORAN 9 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025422.5k BBLs737.4k MCF22
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMDec 2025282k BBLs922.1k MCF462
ORRTANNA 20 FEDERALLea County, NMDec 2025266.4k BBLs711.1k MCF30
OSPREY 10Lea County, NMDec 2025288.4k BBLs583.9k MCF32
PRETTY GOOD 20 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025717.9k BBLs2.0M MCF30
SENILE FELINES 18 7 STATE COMLea County, NMDec 2025323.4k BBLs544.4k MCF21
THISTLELea County, NMDec 2025226.8k BBLs1.7M MCF85
TUNA NUT 24 13 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2025272.3k BBLs561.3k MCF8
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AVANT OPERATING, LLCMidland, TXDec 2025521.8k BBLs1.1M MCF0
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXDec 2025887.7k BBLs3.7M MCF264
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXDec 2025672.2k BBLs2.2M MCF159
CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADOMIDLAND, TXDec 2025470.8k BBLs1.6M MCF1
CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXDec 2025839.2k BBLs2.2M MCF140
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXDec 20252.0M BBLs5.2M MCF534
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXDec 2025330.6k BBLs2.0M MCF116
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.MIDLAND, TXDec 20251.4M BBLs4.5M MCF744
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING F LLCMidland, TXDec 2025953.4k BBLs3.9M MCF0
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKDec 20253.4M BBLs15.3M MCF748
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXDec 2025947.2k BBLs2.7M MCF244
EOG RESOURCES INCMIDLAND, TXDec 20258.6M BBLs47M MCF2,246
JONAH ENERGY LLCDenver, CODec 2025337.2k BBLs3.7M MCF162
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKDec 2025645.8k BBLs4.2M MCF171
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXDec 20253.2M BBLs9.1M MCF638
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXDec 20252.2M BBLs5.6M MCF539
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXDec 2025434.3k BBLs922.1k MCF254
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXDec 20251.7M BBLs6.8M MCF271
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXDec 20251.7M BBLs5.9M MCF322
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXDec 2025407.3k BBLs1.3M MCF68
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#29#15Andrews County, TXOct 20255.4M BBLs12.6M MCF32.8k136
#196#8Chaves County, NMDec 2025131.4k BBLs717.3k MCF7.6k27
#232#89Cochran County, TXOct 2025142.2k BBLs136.6k MCF8.0k50
#72#29Dawson County, TXOct 20251.9M BBLs1.3M MCF5.8k76
#75#30Ector County, TXOct 20251.5M BBLs3.6M MCF30.5k101
#1#1Eddy County, NMDec 202532.7M BBLs167.8M MCF41k109
#82#33Gaines County, TXOct 20251.5M BBLs1.6M MCF16.1k90
#112#46Hockley County, TXOct 2025734.4k BBLs432.2k MCF12.9k60
#8#4Loving County, TXOct 202513.7M BBLs56.1M MCF9.2k43
#322#124Lubbock County, TXOct 202568.5k BBLs5.9k MCF1.7k19
#557#189Lynn County, TXOct 20257.7k BBLs1.9k MCF88210
#5#2Martin County, TXOct 202520.8M BBLs62.6M MCF18.2k53
#4#1Midland County, TXOct 202519.7M BBLs82.6M MCF21.2k56
#385#10Roosevelt County, NMDec 202533.1k BBLs58.1k MCF1.8k14
#231#88Terry County, TXOct 2025157.7k BBLs26.5k MCF3.7k46
#25#13Ward County, TXOct 20255.2M BBLs16.6M MCF16.9k88
#66#25Winkler County, TXOct 20252.0M BBLs4.8M MCF14.1k79
#65#24Yoakum County, TXOct 20252.0M BBLs4.9M MCF13.5k57