Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
27M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Mar 2026
Gas Production
114M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Mar 2026
Total BOE (16:1)
30.2M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Mar 2026
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
#1
in Total Gas Production
48.3k
Drilled Wells
11.5k
Active Wells
119
Operators
18.5k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
62.65%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
44.77%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMMar 202627M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMMar 202614.9M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMMar 2026799.2k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMMar 2026161.8k BBLs
#5Rio Arriba County, NMMar 2026161.4k BBLs
#6Chaves County, NMMar 202699.6k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMMar 20267.9k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Lea County, NMMar 2026114M MCF
#2Eddy County, NMMar 202690.5M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMMar 202623.3M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMMar 202620.5M MCF
#5Harding County, NMMar 20262.4M MCF
#6Union County, NMMar 20262.2M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMMar 2026964.2k MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMMar 2026696.5k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMMar 2026191.7k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMMar 202622.5k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMMar 20263.4k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AVION FEDERALLea County, NMMar 2026377.1k BBLs797.4k MCF10
BELL LAKE UNITLea County, NMMar 2026253.3k BBLs1.4M MCF71
BELL LAKE UNIT NORTHLea County, NMMar 2026217.8k BBLs1.5M MCF64
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMMar 2026285.4k BBLs2.0M MCF205
FRODERICK 3Lea County, NMMar 2026198.9k BBLs1.3M MCF40
GOLD LOG 4 9 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2026172.6k BBLs985.6k MCF21
HAFLINGER 22 27 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2026345.4k BBLs2.1M MCF22
INGA 33 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2026163.8k BBLs1.4M MCF39
JACKSON UNITLea County, NMMar 2026150.7k BBLs1.8M MCF80
JOHN CALLAHAN FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2026254k BBLs426.2k MCF17
MACHO NACHOLea County, NMMar 2026188.2k BBLs534.3k MCF18
MERCILESS 1Lea County, NMMar 2026260.4k BBLs2.1M MCF45
MORAN 9 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2026380.9k BBLs984.6k MCF22
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMMar 2026276.5k BBLs813.7k MCF462
ORRTANNA 20 FEDERALLea County, NMMar 2026172.5k BBLs813k MCF30
OSPREY 10Lea County, NMMar 2026182.8k BBLs502.1k MCF32
PAUL FLOWERS STATE COMLea County, NMMar 2026195.4k BBLs287.4k MCF10
PEGASUS 3 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMar 2026201k BBLs985.5k MCF37
ROBERNE FEDERALLea County, NMMar 2026230.6k BBLs666.4k MCF9
SENILE FELINES 18 7 STATE COMLea County, NMMar 2026189.3k BBLs790.6k MCF21
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
APACHE CORPORATIONHOUSTON, TXMar 202675.1k BBLs110.1k MCF295
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXMar 2026974k BBLs3.7M MCF266
BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD.WICHITA FALLS, TXMar 202666.6k BBLs242k MCF44
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXMar 20262.2M BBLs5.7M MCF553
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXMar 2026311.9k BBLs1.5M MCF124
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYMIDLAND, TXMar 2026662.1k BBLs2.4M MCF55
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKMar 20263.8M BBLs16.1M MCF764
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXMar 2026820.6k BBLs2.3M MCF217
EOG RESOURCES INCMIDLAND, TXMar 20268.5M BBLs46.5M MCF2,277
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANYHOUSTON, TXMar 202691.2k BBLs696.7k MCF1,052
JONAH ENERGY LLCDenver, COMar 2026293.2k BBLs3.2M MCF154
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKMar 2026564k BBLs4.0M MCF171
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCMidland, TXMar 2026390.3k BBLs755.1k MCF99
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXMar 20263.8M BBLs10.6M MCF678
MAVERICK PERMIAN LLCKEITHVILLE, LAMar 2026119.9k BBLs114.7k MCF481
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXMar 2026427k BBLs813.7k MCF245
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXMar 20261.3M BBLs5.9M MCF262
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXMar 20261.9M BBLs6.0M MCF380
SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.MIDLAND, TXMar 202658.7k BBLs503.3k MCF932
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXMar 2026380.6k BBLs1.5M MCF66
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#18#10Andrews County, TXJan 20265.0M BBLs12.1M MCF32.8k129
#205#6Chaves County, NMMar 202699.6k BBLs191.7k MCF7.6k20
#177#71Cochran County, TXJan 2026134.9k BBLs124.4k MCF8.0k46
#35#19Dawson County, TXJan 20262.2M BBLs1.5M MCF5.8k74
#49#27Ector County, TXJan 20261.5M BBLs4.0M MCF30.5k98
#5#2Eddy County, NMMar 202614.9M BBLs90.5M MCF41.4k70
#51#28Gaines County, TXJan 20261.4M BBLs1.5M MCF16.1k89
#78#34Hockley County, TXJan 2026731.1k BBLs612.5k MCF12.9k61
#7#4Loving County, TXJan 202613.1M BBLs54.9M MCF9.3k41
#235#90Lubbock County, TXJan 202672.3k BBLs5.0k MCF1.7k21
#526#176Lynn County, TXJan 20266.5k BBLs1.4k MCF88212
#2#1Martin County, TXJan 202620.8M BBLs62.1M MCF18.3k52
#3#2Midland County, TXJan 202618.9M BBLs77.9M MCF21.4k57
#511#10Roosevelt County, NMMar 20267.9k BBLs22.5k MCF1.8k7
#162#66Terry County, TXJan 2026164.5k BBLs22.4k MCF3.7k47
#17#9Ward County, TXJan 20264.8M BBLs18.8M MCF17k85
#34#18Winkler County, TXJan 20262.1M BBLs7.3M MCF14.1k77
#40#22Yoakum County, TXJan 20261.9M BBLs4.9M MCF13.5k53