Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
30.5M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Mar 2023
Gas Production
91.8M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Mar 2023
Total BOE (16:1)
33M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Mar 2023
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
43.8k
Drilled Wells
12.8k
Active Wells
179
Operators
13.3k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
57.00%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
35.33%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMMar 202330.5M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMMar 202321.9M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMMar 2023710.2k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMMar 2023179.7k BBLs
#5Chaves County, NMMar 2023121.4k BBLs
#6Rio Arriba County, NMMar 202371.9k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMMar 202332.9k BBLs
#8McKinley County, NMMar 2023765 BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMMar 2023118.5M MCF
#2Lea County, NMMar 202391.8M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMMar 202323.5M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMMar 202318.1M MCF
#5Harding County, NMMar 20232.7M MCF
#6Union County, NMMar 20232.4M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMMar 20231.2M MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMMar 2023853.1k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMMar 2023852.5k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMMar 2023105.6k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMMar 20234.1k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
ANTERO 14 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2023640.2k BBLs1.0M MCF24
BELL LAKE UNIT NORTHLea County, NMMar 20231.0M BBLs2.6M MCF61
BELL LAKE UNIT SOUTHLea County, NMMar 2023972k BBLs2.4M MCF57
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMMar 2023289.9k BBLs2.8M MCF173
DAUNTLESS 7 FEDERALLea County, NMMar 2023317.7k BBLs828k MCF28
DILLON 31 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2023282.1k BBLs532.3k MCF13
DR PI FEDERAL UNIT 1Lea County, NMMar 2023377.8k BBLs891.1k MCF16
HYPERION STATELea County, NMMar 2023454.8k BBLs800.7k MCF34
JACKSON UNITLea County, NMMar 2023976.9k BBLs3.2M MCF80
LACEY SWISS 1 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2023499.1k BBLs1.0M MCF13
MESA 8105 1 1Lea County, NMMar 2023294.3k BBLs1.1M MCF19
MODELO 3 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2023270.1k BBLs631.5k MCF16
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMMar 2023346.2k BBLs1.1M MCF457
PEGASUS 3 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2023323.7k BBLs983.6k MCF24
RED HILLSLea County, NMMar 2023539.3k BBLs2.0M MCF50
RED HILLS WESTLea County, NMMar 2023273.2k BBLs1.0M MCF41
RESOLUTE 12 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2023257.2k BBLs1.2M MCF29
RUTHLESS 11 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2023411.9k BBLs1.4M MCF25
SENILE FELINES 18 7 STATE COMLea County, NMMar 2023350.3k BBLs469k MCF10
YUKON 20 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2023347.5k BBLs733.2k MCF22
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
ADVANCE ENERGY PARTNERS HAT MESA, LLCDallas, TXMar 2023614.1k BBLs1.3M MCF114
APACHE CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXMar 2023235.7k BBLs1.3M MCF1,253
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXMar 2023911.7k BBLs2.9M MCF193
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXMar 2023649.4k BBLs2.3M MCF153
CIMAREX ENERGY COMIDLAND, TXMar 2023516.2k BBLs1.6M MCF151
CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADOMIDLAND, TXMar 2023362.4k BBLs873.8k MCF130
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXMar 20231.9M BBLs4.4M MCF515
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYHOUSTON, TXMar 2023227.3k BBLs921k MCF42
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKMar 20232.9M BBLs10.8M MCF544
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXMar 2023989.4k BBLs2.3M MCF143
EOG RESOURCES INCHOUSTON, TXMar 20238.1M BBLs26.2M MCF1,452
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKMar 20232.3M BBLs6.5M MCF164
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCHouston, TXMar 2023305.9k BBLs569.5k MCF78
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXMar 20231.3M BBLs2.5M MCF215
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXMar 20231.9M BBLs4.2M MCF366
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTDHOUSTON, TXMar 2023525k BBLs1.1M MCF256
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXMar 20231.2M BBLs3.5M MCF188
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCDENVER, COMar 20231.0M BBLs2.1M MCF151
STEWARD ENERGY II, LLCFRISCO, TXMar 2023187.1k BBLs308.4k MCF37
TAP ROCK OPERATING, LLCGOLDEN, COMar 20232.6M BBLs8.5M MCF258
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#19#10Andrews County, TXFeb 20234.1M BBLs7.2M MCF32.3k150
#196#6Chaves County, NMMar 2023121.4k BBLs852.5k MCF7.5k39
#154#59Cochran County, TXFeb 2023182.9k BBLs112.5k MCF7.9k52
#127#47Dawson County, TXFeb 2023263.8k BBLs126.2k MCF5.6k82
#44#23Ector County, TXFeb 20231.4M BBLs3.0M MCF30.2k109
#2#2Eddy County, NMMar 202321.9M BBLs118.5M MCF37k123
#45#24Gaines County, TXFeb 20231.4M BBLs1.4M MCF16k92
#63#30Hockley County, TXFeb 2023749.5k BBLs448k MCF12.9k60
#8#4Loving County, TXFeb 20239.6M BBLs37.9M MCF7.9k48
#264#100Lubbock County, TXFeb 202361.3k BBLs4.3k MCF1.7k19
#504#171Lynn County, TXFeb 202311.3k BBLs2.2k MCF88110
#5#2Martin County, TXFeb 202314.1M BBLs35.3M MCF16.3k60
#3#1Midland County, TXFeb 202316.6M BBLs57.5M MCF19.4k62
#364#9Roosevelt County, NMMar 202332.9k BBLs105.6k MCF1.8k22
#161#61Terry County, TXFeb 2023170.6k BBLs22.2k MCF3.7k47
#22#13Ward County, TXFeb 20233.1M BBLs10.8M MCF16.5k104
#39#21Winkler County, TXFeb 20231.5M BBLs3.7M MCF13.8k97
#35#19Yoakum County, TXFeb 20231.9M BBLs3.6M MCF13.3k60