Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
37.1M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Aug 2025
Gas Production
138.4M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Aug 2025
Total BOE (16:1)
44.4M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Aug 2025
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
47.6k
Drilled Wells
14.4k
Active Wells
167
Operators
17.8k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
54.84%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
39.29%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMAug 202537.1M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMAug 202529.4M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMAug 2025639.1k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMAug 2025180.9k BBLs
#5Rio Arriba County, NMAug 2025152.5k BBLs
#6Chaves County, NMAug 2025120k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMAug 202542.3k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMAug 2025162.7M MCF
#2Lea County, NMAug 2025138.4M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMAug 202522.9M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMAug 202521.4M MCF
#5Harding County, NMAug 20252.3M MCF
#6Union County, NMAug 20251.9M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMAug 2025985.3k MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMAug 2025798.3k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMAug 2025743.1k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMAug 202596.7k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMAug 20253.3k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BELL LAKE UNITLea County, NMAug 2025339.7k BBLs1.3M MCF72
BELL LAKE UNIT NORTHLea County, NMAug 2025358.3k BBLs1.8M MCF66
CHINCOTEAGUE 8 32 FEDERAL STATE COMLea County, NMAug 2025288.3k BBLs1.7M MCF17
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMAug 2025552k BBLs3.9M MCF204
FORGE FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2025308.2k BBLs829.5k MCF24
FRODERICK 3Lea County, NMAug 2025311.4k BBLs934.3k MCF39
GOLD LOG 4 9 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2025335.4k BBLs1.4M MCF21
ICY 7 FEDERALLea County, NMAug 2025335.4k BBLs767.6k MCF13
INGA 33 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2025282.5k BBLs1.6M MCF39
LACEY SWISS 1 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2025651.1k BBLs1.2M MCF35
LAKEWOOD XL 28 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2025287k BBLs890k MCF12
LOE FEDERALLea County, NMAug 2025309.9k BBLs1.0M MCF14
MAD ADDER 31 STATE COMLea County, NMAug 2025408.1k BBLs1.1M MCF10
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMAug 2025281.9k BBLs1.2M MCF462
PEACHTREE 2Lea County, NMAug 2025333.4k BBLs971.3k MCF31
PRETTY GOOD 20 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2025479k BBLs1.4M MCF21
ROBIN FEDERALLea County, NMAug 2025292.3k BBLs524.7k MCF18
STONEWALL 28 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2025311.4k BBLs560.6k MCF18
THISTLELea County, NMAug 2025316.1k BBLs2.1M MCF85
VACA 24 FEDERALLea County, NMAug 2025482.6k BBLs1.0M MCF31
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AVANT OPERATING, LLCMidland, TXAug 2025541.3k BBLs1.1M MCF128
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXAug 2025968.8k BBLs3.9M MCF249
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXAug 2025713.9k BBLs3.1M MCF144
CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXAug 2025792k BBLs2.2M MCF141
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXAug 20252.3M BBLs5.8M MCF488
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXAug 2025459.3k BBLs2.2M MCF115
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.Midland, TXAug 20251.1M BBLs4.0M MCF210
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING F LLCMidland, TXAug 20251.2M BBLs4.1M MCF162
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKAug 20253.8M BBLs16.9M MCF723
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXAug 20251.2M BBLs2.9M MCF243
EOG RESOURCES INCMIDLAND, TXAug 202510.1M BBLs44.3M MCF2,156
JONAH ENERGY LLCDenver, COAug 2025347.4k BBLs4.2M MCF165
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKAug 2025797.7k BBLs4.1M MCF171
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCMidland, TXAug 2025408.4k BBLs790.6k MCF94
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXAug 20252.8M BBLs8.2M MCF602
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXAug 20252.9M BBLs7.1M MCF529
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXAug 2025437.8k BBLs1.2M MCF262
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXAug 20251.6M BBLs6.1M MCF272
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXAug 20252.0M BBLs5.8M MCF308
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXAug 2025560.1k BBLs1.6M MCF68
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#18#10Andrews County, TXJul 20255.6M BBLs12.3M MCF32.7k133
#193#6Chaves County, NMAug 2025120k BBLs743.1k MCF7.6k33
#198#75Cochran County, TXJul 2025142.7k BBLs145.2k MCF8.0k47
#61#26Dawson County, TXJul 20251.6M BBLs1.1M MCF5.8k74
#63#27Ector County, TXJul 20251.5M BBLs3.6M MCF30.4k100
#2#2Eddy County, NMAug 202529.4M BBLs162.7M MCF40.6k112
#66#30Gaines County, TXJul 20251.4M BBLs2.0M MCF16.1k84
#92#37Hockley County, TXJul 2025742.8k BBLs563.6k MCF12.9k58
#7#4Loving County, TXJul 202513.1M BBLs55M MCF9.1k43
#285#103Lubbock County, TXJul 202570.5k BBLs6.2k MCF1.7k18
#586#185Lynn County, TXJul 20257.2k BBLs2.7k MCF8829
#3#1Martin County, TXJul 202519.8M BBLs61.1M MCF18.1k55
#4#2Midland County, TXJul 202518.7M BBLs80.7M MCF21k54
#345#10Roosevelt County, NMAug 202542.3k BBLs96.7k MCF1.8k13
#196#74Terry County, TXJul 2025154.4k BBLs25.8k MCF3.7k45
#20#11Ward County, TXJul 20254.9M BBLs17.6M MCF16.9k84
#53#25Winkler County, TXJul 20251.9M BBLs4.7M MCF14.1k79
#47#23Yoakum County, TXJul 20252.1M BBLs5.8M MCF13.4k56