Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
18.6M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Dec 2020
Gas Production
57.6M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Dec 2020
Total BOE (16:1)
21M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Dec 2020
Lea County, NM is Ranked
#2
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
40.8k
Drilled Wells
11.5k
Active Wells
202
Operators
11.1k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
59.09%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
33.57%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMDec 202018.6M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMDec 202012.1M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMDec 2020351.8k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMDec 2020180.7k BBLs
#5Chaves County, NMDec 202089.7k BBLs
#6Rio Arriba County, NMDec 202076.7k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMDec 202032.1k BBLs
#8McKinley County, NMDec 2020769 BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMDec 202064M MCF
#2Lea County, NMDec 202057.6M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMDec 202024.7M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMDec 202016.9M MCF
#5Harding County, NMDec 20203.1M MCF
#6Union County, NMDec 20202.6M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMDec 20201.3M MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMDec 2020754.2k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMDec 2020628.2k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMDec 2020109.3k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMDec 20205.3k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AVOGATO 3Lea County, NMDec 2020198.2k BBLs490.4k MCF16
BELL LAKE 19 18 STATE COM 0Lea County, NMDec 2020225.9k BBLs1.0M MCF12
BELL LAKE UNIT SOUTHLea County, NMDec 2020267.4k BBLs481.7k MCF13
BLUE KRAIT 23Lea County, NMDec 2020297.3k BBLs753.7k MCF13
DAUNTLESS 7 FEDERALLea County, NMDec 2020328.7k BBLs1.2M MCF15
EIDER FEDERALLea County, NMDec 2020162.3k BBLs722.2k MCF16
GEM 36 STATE COMLea County, NMDec 2020335.6k BBLs1.2M MCF28
GETTY 5 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2020427.2k BBLs836.1k MCF14
GREEN DRAKE 21 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2020180.4k BBLs390.1k MCF6
NEPTUNE 10 STATE COMLea County, NMDec 2020429.2k BBLs1.7M MCF24
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMDec 2020236.1k BBLs896.8k MCF450
PYTHON 36 STATELea County, NMDec 2020163.6k BBLs504.5k MCF18
RED HILLS WESTLea County, NMDec 2020254.3k BBLs910.4k MCF43
ROJO 7811Lea County, NMDec 2020221.5k BBLs508.8k MCF23
SAVAGE 2 STATE COMLea County, NMDec 2020169.4k BBLs807.3k MCF22
SOUTH HOBBS G/SA UNITLea County, NMDec 2020187.3k BBLs0 MCF263
THISTLELea County, NMDec 2020222.7k BBLs1.5M MCF73
VACA DRAWLea County, NMDec 2020264k BBLs1.1M MCF36
VALIANT 24 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMDec 2020236.4k BBLs813.5k MCF18
WOOL HEAD 20 STATELea County, NMDec 2020181.1k BBLs267.2k 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, TXDec 2020344.9k BBLs555.2k MCF56
AMEREDEV OPERATING, LLCAUSTIN, TXDec 2020134.8k BBLs533.2k MCF16
APACHE CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXDec 2020302.9k BBLs1.3M MCF1,367
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXDec 2020790.5k BBLs1.9M MCF116
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PROD, LLCDENVER, CODec 2020398.9k BBLs771.4k MCF73
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXDec 2020552.4k BBLs3.4M MCF676
CIMAREX ENERGY CO.MIDLAND, TXDec 2020383.2k BBLs1.7M MCF131
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXDec 20202.0M BBLs4.5M MCF516
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXDec 2020314.8k BBLs2.3M MCF96
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYHOUSTON, TXDec 2020391.9k BBLs1.6M MCF765
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKDec 20202.5M BBLs9.4M MCF411
EOG RESOURCES INCHOUSTON, TXDec 20205.7M BBLs17.3M MCF955
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKDec 2020323.8k BBLs671.6k MCF37
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCHouston, TXDec 2020231.6k BBLs469.2k MCF74
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXDec 2020459k BBLs1.0M MCF152
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXDec 2020844.3k BBLs2.2M MCF254
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXDec 2020433.3k BBLs947k MCF256
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXDec 2020740.3k BBLs2.0M MCF149
TAP ROCK OPERATING, LLCGOLDEN, CODec 2020423.6k BBLs1.4M MCF68
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXDec 2020191.8k BBLs344.3k MCF374
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#25#15Andrews County, TXDec 20203.5M BBLs5.9M MCF31.9k149
#222#7Chaves County, NMDec 202089.7k BBLs628.2k MCF7.5k45
#165#62Cochran County, TXDec 2020204.1k BBLs128.3k MCF7.9k53
#151#57Dawson County, TXDec 2020238.8k BBLs101.8k MCF5.5k82
#49#25Ector County, TXDec 20201.3M BBLs3.4M MCF30k114
#6#2Eddy County, NMDec 202012.1M BBLs64M MCF34.5k125
#38#21Gaines County, TXDec 20201.8M BBLs1.7M MCF15.9k98
#63#31Hockley County, TXDec 2020901.8k BBLs514.8k MCF12.9k62
#9#4Loving County, TXDec 20206.7M BBLs35.3M MCF6.9k54
#287#114Lubbock County, TXDec 202071k BBLs6.0k MCF1.7k20
#496#167Lynn County, TXDec 202017k BBLs4.2k MCF88013
#8#3Martin County, TXDec 202010.7M BBLs24.9M MCF14.5k60
#3#1Midland County, TXDec 202015.6M BBLs50.3M MCF17.8k64
#386#10Roosevelt County, NMDec 202032.1k BBLs109.3k MCF1.8k28
#170#63Terry County, TXDec 2020204.9k BBLs34.3k MCF3.7k50
#19#9Ward County, TXDec 20203.9M BBLs12.8M MCF16.1k111
#39#22Winkler County, TXDec 20201.7M BBLs3.7M MCF13.5k96
#36#20Yoakum County, TXDec 20202.2M BBLs3.4M MCF13.1k67