Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
29.9M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Jan 2026
Gas Production
124.5M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Jan 2026
Total BOE (16:1)
36.8M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Jan 2026
Lea County, NM is Ranked
#2
Nationally In Overall Production
Lea County, NM is Ranked
#2
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
48.2k
Drilled Wells
14.2k
Active Wells
154
Operators
18.5k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
49.72%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
37.27%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMJan 202629.9M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMJan 202629.1M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMJan 2026654.8k BBLs
#4Rio Arriba County, NMJan 2026183.4k BBLs
#5Sandoval County, NMJan 2026147.6k BBLs
#6Chaves County, NMJan 2026112.1k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMJan 202610.5k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMJan 2026153.9M MCF
#2Lea County, NMJan 2026124.5M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMJan 202625.8M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMJan 202622.9M MCF
#5Harding County, NMJan 20262.4M MCF
#6Union County, NMJan 20262.1M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMJan 2026910.3k MCF
#8Chaves County, NMJan 2026656.5k MCF
#9Sandoval County, NMJan 2026653.6k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMJan 202631.5k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMJan 20263.5k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BELL LAKE UNITLea County, NMJan 2026276.8k BBLs1.4M MCF71
BELL LAKE UNIT NORTHLea County, NMJan 2026253.6k BBLs1.6M MCF64
BETTY 5 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2026169k BBLs2.4M MCF18
CORIANDER 1Lea County, NMJan 2026235.8k BBLs374.3k MCF11
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMJan 2026296.6k BBLs2.6M MCF205
FRODERICK 3Lea County, NMJan 2026225.7k BBLs1.2M MCF40
GOLD LOG 4 9 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2026195.3k BBLs1.3M MCF21
HAFLINGER 22 27 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2026360.7k BBLs1.1M MCF22
INGA 33 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2026180.2k BBLs1.4M MCF39
JACKSON UNITLea County, NMJan 2026158.6k BBLs1.7M MCF80
JOHN CALLAHAN FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2026299.7k BBLs424.2k MCF17
LACEY SWISS 1 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2026358.1k BBLs1.4M MCF36
MERCILESS 1Lea County, NMJan 2026363.5k BBLs2.1M MCF45
NEVER BETTER 14 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2026477.2k BBLs854.1k MCF9
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMJan 2026242k BBLs734.7k MCF462
ORRTANNA 20 FEDERALLea County, NMJan 2026232.1k BBLs779.3k MCF30
OSPREY 10Lea County, NMJan 2026252.5k BBLs586.2k MCF32
PRETTY GOOD 20 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2026555.8k BBLs1.7M MCF30
ROBERNE FEDERALLea County, NMJan 2026325k BBLs881.3k MCF9
STATE LF 30Lea County, NMJan 2026271.4k BBLs810.7k MCF27
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXJan 2026863.9k BBLs3.5M MCF262
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXJan 2026817.6k BBLs2.2M MCF142
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXJan 20261.7M BBLs4.4M MCF519
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXJan 2026250.8k BBLs1.5M MCF114
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYMIDLAND, TXJan 2026352.8k BBLs1.2M MCF54
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.MIDLAND, TXJan 20263.2M BBLs9.3M MCF750
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKJan 20263.2M BBLs14.2M MCF749
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXJan 2026701.9k BBLs2.1M MCF228
EOG RESOURCES, INC.MIDLAND, TXJan 20268.3M BBLs45.4M MCF2,206
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANYHOUSTON, TXJan 202683k BBLs670.1k MCF1,026
JONAH ENERGY LLCDenver, COJan 2026306.4k BBLs3.8M MCF164
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKJan 2026628.4k BBLs4.1M MCF170
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCMidland, TXJan 2026332.4k BBLs615.7k MCF96
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXJan 20263.0M BBLs8.8M MCF638
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXJan 20262.0M BBLs5.4M MCF539
MORNINGSTAR OPERATING LLCFORT WORTH, TXJan 2026113.5k BBLs1.3M MCF253
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXJan 2026381.1k BBLs736k MCF253
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXJan 20261.5M BBLs7.2M MCF269
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXJan 2026700.3k BBLs3.2M MCF237
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXJan 2026419.1k BBLs1.5M MCF68
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#22#11Andrews County, TXNov 20255.1M BBLs12.1M MCF32.8k135
#189#6Chaves County, NMJan 2026112.1k BBLs656.5k MCF7.6k27
#192#75Cochran County, TXNov 2025135.2k BBLs126.7k MCF8.0k48
#54#26Dawson County, TXNov 20252.0M BBLs1.4M MCF5.8k72
#61#28Ector County, TXNov 20251.4M BBLs3.6M MCF30.5k97
#1#1Eddy County, NMJan 202629.1M BBLs153.9M MCF41.1k107
#64#29Gaines County, TXNov 20251.4M BBLs1.5M MCF16.1k89
#91#36Hockley County, TXNov 2025720k BBLs665.4k MCF12.9k62
#7#4Loving County, TXNov 202513.1M BBLs55.2M MCF9.3k42
#276#103Lubbock County, TXNov 202568.9k BBLs6.0k MCF1.7k21
#537#180Lynn County, TXNov 20258.3k BBLs2.6k MCF88213
#4#1Martin County, TXNov 202521M BBLs62.9M MCF18.2k53
#5#2Midland County, TXNov 202519.3M BBLs81.8M MCF21.3k57
#501#10Roosevelt County, NMJan 202610.5k BBLs31.5k MCF1.8k11
#176#71Terry County, TXNov 2025165.6k BBLs25.3k MCF3.7k48
#23#12Ward County, TXNov 20254.9M BBLs16.8M MCF16.9k86
#39#19Winkler County, TXNov 20252.3M BBLs6.6M MCF14.1k75
#48#24Yoakum County, TXNov 20251.9M BBLs4.9M MCF13.5k56