Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
17.5M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Aug 2020
Gas Production
54.3M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Aug 2020
Total BOE (16:1)
20.8M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Aug 2020
Lea County, NM is Ranked
#18
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
40.2k
Drilled Wells
11.2k
Active Wells
204
Operators
10.4k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
57.90%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
31.90%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMAug 202017.5M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMAug 202011.9M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMAug 2020405.4k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMAug 2020176.7k BBLs
#5Chaves County, NMAug 2020113.4k BBLs
#6Roosevelt County, NMAug 202036.3k BBLs
#7Rio Arriba County, NMAug 202078.8k BBLs
#11McKinley County, NMAug 2020318 BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMAug 202064M MCF
#2Lea County, NMAug 202054.3M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMAug 202025.5M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMAug 202017.6M MCF
#5Harding County, NMAug 20203.0M MCF
#6Union County, NMAug 20202.7M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMAug 20201.3M MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMAug 2020885.2k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMAug 2020699.5k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMAug 2020111k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMAug 20205.7k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AVOGATO 3Lea County, NMAug 2020246.2k BBLs717.8k MCF16
BELL LAKELea County, NMAug 2020191.6k BBLs454.7k MCF39
BELL LAKE 19 18 STATE COM 0Lea County, NMAug 2020429.7k BBLs1.1M MCF12
CHINCOTEAGUE 8 32 FEDERAL STATE COMLea County, NMAug 2020121.6k BBLs693.7k MCF3
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMAug 2020145.6k BBLs1.2M MCF159
GREEN WAVE 20 32 FEDERAL STATE COMLea County, NMAug 2020149k BBLs290.6k MCF7
HARRIER FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2020304.3k BBLs1.1M MCF9
HEMLOCK 32 STATELea County, NMAug 2020214k BBLs554k MCF8
JAVELINA 30 FEDERALLea County, NMAug 2020463.1k BBLs775.2k MCF8
MESA VERDE BONE SPRING UNITLea County, NMAug 2020145k BBLs580.7k MCF24
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMAug 2020232.8k BBLs0 MCF450
RODNEY ROBINSON FEDERALLea County, NMAug 2020150.4k BBLs475.5k MCF5
SAVAGE 2 STATE COMLea County, NMAug 2020282.8k BBLs1.1M MCF22
SD 14 23 FEDERAL P1Lea County, NMAug 2020190.7k BBLs490.5k MCF4
SOUTH HOBBS G/SA UNITLea County, NMAug 2020186.9k BBLs0 MCF263
STONEWALL 28 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2020224.9k BBLs586.5k MCF6
THISTLELea County, NMAug 2020209.8k BBLs1.2M MCF71
VACA DRAWLea County, NMAug 2020377.8k BBLs1.4M MCF34
VALIANT 24 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2020665.6k BBLs2.0M MCF18
WOOL HEAD 20 STATELea County, NMAug 2020247.2k BBLs342.7k MCF14
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
ADVANCE ENERGY PARTNERS HAT MESA, LLCHouston, TXAug 2020540.9k BBLs795.1k MCF48
APACHE CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXAug 2020340.3k BBLs1.4M MCF1,248
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXAug 2020387.1k BBLs1.3M MCF113
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PROD, LLCDENVER, COAug 2020433.7k BBLs818.8k MCF77
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXAug 2020635.9k BBLs4.0M MCF690
CHISHOLM ENERGY OPERATING, LLCFORT WORTH, TXAug 2020208k BBLs581.4k MCF74
CIMAREX ENERGY CO.TULSA, OKAug 2020473.5k BBLs2.0M MCF150
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXAug 20202.0M BBLs4.2M MCF479
COG PRODUCTION LLCMidland, TXAug 2020227k BBLs2.5M MCF87
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYHOUSTON, TXAug 2020417.8k BBLs1.6M MCF773
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKAug 20202.4M BBLs8.9M MCF417
EOG RESOURCES INCHOUSTON, TXAug 20205.0M BBLs14.8M MCF851
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKAug 2020192.2k BBLs470.4k MCF33
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCHouston, TXAug 2020263.5k BBLs533.7k MCF70
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXAug 2020599.4k BBLs1.3M MCF157
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXAug 2020809.9k BBLs2.1M MCF245
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXAug 2020431.6k BBLs53.5k MCF266
OXY USA INC.HOUSTON, TXAug 2020610.5k BBLs1.9M MCF284
TAP ROCK OPERATING, LLCGOLDEN, COAug 2020285.8k BBLs841.3k MCF65
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXAug 2020208.3k BBLs393.1k MCF366
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#42#18Andrews County, TXJul 20203.2M BBLs5.9M MCF31.8k149
#472#8Chaves County, NMAug 2020113.4k BBLs699.5k MCF7.5k47
#145#63Cochran County, TXJul 2020214.7k BBLs163.1k MCF7.9k53
#149#65Dawson County, TXJul 2020243.3k BBLs114.9k MCF5.5k77
#51#22Ector County, TXJul 20201.2M BBLs3.2M MCF30k117
#26#2Eddy County, NMAug 202011.9M BBLs64M MCF34k133
#63#29Gaines County, TXJul 20201.8M BBLs1.7M MCF15.9k96
#70#32Hockley County, TXJul 2020893.3k BBLs497.9k MCF12.9k60
#2#2Loving County, TXJul 20206.3M BBLs35.1M MCF6.7k52
#298#115Lubbock County, TXJul 202070.4k BBLs6.9k MCF1.7k19
#543#175Lynn County, TXJul 202013.8k BBLs3.2k MCF88012
#4#3Martin County, TXJul 202010.3M BBLs22.8M MCF14.3k60
#1#1Midland County, TXJul 202015.2M BBLs46.4M MCF17.6k63
#518#10Roosevelt County, NMAug 202036.3k BBLs111k MCF1.8k30
#160#68Terry County, TXJul 2020208.1k BBLs33.6k MCF3.7k47
#15#9Ward County, TXJul 20203.5M BBLs12.2M MCF16.1k111
#40#17Winkler County, TXJul 20201.7M BBLs4.6M MCF13.5k97
#34#14Yoakum County, TXJul 20202.2M BBLs3.3M MCF13.1k67