Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
32.5M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Jan 2024
Gas Production
102.1M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Jan 2024
Total BOE (16:1)
34.4M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Jan 2024
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
45k
Drilled Wells
13.5k
Active Wells
174
Operators
13.3k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
56.93%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
36.92%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMJan 202432.5M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMJan 202423.7M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMJan 2024504.1k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMJan 2024197.4k BBLs
#5Chaves County, NMJan 2024147.5k BBLs
#6Rio Arriba County, NMJan 202467k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMJan 202430k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMJan 2024124.8M MCF
#2Lea County, NMJan 2024102.1M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMJan 202422.1M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMJan 202419.8M MCF
#5Harding County, NMJan 20242.6M MCF
#6Union County, NMJan 20242.4M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMJan 20241.0M MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMJan 2024857.4k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMJan 2024793.2k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMJan 202482.9k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMJan 20242.8k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BELL LAKE UNIT NORTHLea County, NMJan 2024368.7k BBLs1.5M MCF61
BELL LAKE UNIT SOUTHLea County, NMJan 2024443.4k BBLs1.7M MCF57
CASCADE 2Lea County, NMJan 2024213.2k BBLs473.8k MCF17
CO GRIZZLY 3Lea County, NMJan 2024215.7k BBLs343k MCF9
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMJan 2024339.2k BBLs2.7M MCF182
DAUNTLESS 7 FEDERALLea County, NMJan 2024204.1k BBLs704.4k MCF30
HYPERION STATELea County, NMJan 2024187.3k BBLs995.5k MCF38
JACKSON UNITLea County, NMJan 2024368.8k BBLs3.0M MCF80
MALTESE 5 8 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2024200.7k BBLs229k MCF6
MARGARITA 13 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2024355.2k BBLs454.6k MCF21
MERCILESS 1Lea County, NMJan 2024184.9k BBLs775k MCF33
MESA 8105 1 1Lea County, NMJan 2024300.6k BBLs1.1M MCF29
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMJan 2024280k BBLs919.6k MCF459
OUTRIDERLea County, NMJan 2024445.7k BBLs1.7M MCF18
PEGASUS 3 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2024326.6k BBLs1.2M MCF34
RED HILLSLea County, NMJan 2024273.6k BBLs1.3M MCF50
RED HILLS 32 5Lea County, NMJan 2024244.5k BBLs791.6k MCF17
SD 14 23 FEDERAL PLea County, NMJan 2024222.8k BBLs644.3k MCF14
VACA DRAWLea County, NMJan 2024283.3k BBLs1.0M MCF63
YEAH YEAH FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2024229.3k BBLs369.5k MCF7
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
APACHE CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXJan 2024335.6k BBLs1.7M MCF1,302
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXJan 2024917.6k BBLs3.1M MCF215
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXJan 2024958.6k BBLs2.5M MCF169
CIMAREX ENERGY COMIDLAND, TXJan 2024993.2k BBLs3.2M MCF184
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXJan 20242.0M BBLs4.3M MCF488
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXJan 2024388.9k BBLs1.8M MCF93
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYMIDLAND, TXJan 2024343.1k BBLs1.3M MCF48
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY LPOKLAHOMA CITY, OKJan 20242.9M BBLs11.7M MCF601
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXJan 20241.4M BBLs2.8M MCF189
EOG RESOURCES INCMIDLAND, TXJan 20249.1M BBLs32.4M MCF1,729
FRANKLIN MOUNTAIN ENERGY LLCDenver, COJan 20241.2M BBLs1.6M MCF109
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKJan 2024961.4k BBLs4.3M MCF164
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCHouston, TXJan 2024421.3k BBLs676.8k MCF85
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXJan 20241.6M BBLs3.2M MCF378
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXJan 20241.9M BBLs4.4M MCF412
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXJan 2024423.4k BBLs932.7k MCF257
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXJan 20241.2M BBLs2.8M MCF220
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXJan 20241.3M BBLs3.1M MCF193
TAP ROCK OPERATING, LLCGOLDEN, COJan 20241.2M BBLs6.3M MCF136
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXJan 2024538.5k BBLs1.9M MCF49
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#18#10Andrews County, TXDec 20234.5M BBLs8.7M MCF32.4k144
#168#6Chaves County, NMJan 2024147.5k BBLs793.2k MCF7.5k36
#160#60Cochran County, TXDec 2023178.9k BBLs169k MCF7.9k54
#101#42Dawson County, TXDec 2023373.9k BBLs306.8k MCF5.6k81
#44#25Ector County, TXDec 20231.4M BBLs3.1M MCF30.3k112
#2#2Eddy County, NMJan 202423.7M BBLs124.8M MCF38.1k118
#42#23Gaines County, TXDec 20231.6M BBLs1.3M MCF16k89
#69#32Hockley County, TXDec 2023805k BBLs518.2k MCF12.9k62
#8#4Loving County, TXDec 202310.6M BBLs39.1M MCF8.3k47
#252#92Lubbock County, TXDec 202372.5k BBLs4.6k MCF1.7k21
#520#171Lynn County, TXDec 202310.1k BBLs2.6k MCF88113
#4#2Martin County, TXDec 202318.2M BBLs47.2M MCF17k57
#3#1Midland County, TXDec 202318.5M BBLs71.7M MCF19.9k60
#364#9Roosevelt County, NMJan 202430k BBLs82.9k MCF1.8k15
#164#62Terry County, TXDec 2023178.7k BBLs23.4k MCF3.7k48
#20#12Ward County, TXDec 20234.3M BBLs13.7M MCF16.7k103
#43#24Winkler County, TXDec 20231.5M BBLs3.6M MCF13.9k90
#29#18Yoakum County, TXDec 20232.3M BBLs4.5M MCF13.3k62