Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
34.7M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Jun 2026
Gas Production
136.7M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Jun 2026
Total BOE (16:1)
39.6M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Jun 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
#2
in Total Gas Production
49k
Drilled Wells
14.3k
Active Wells
160
Operators
18.9k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
50.85%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
38.10%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMJun 202634.7M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMJun 202632M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMJun 2026943.9k BBLs
#4Rio Arriba County, NMJun 2026279.5k BBLs
#5Sandoval County, NMJun 2026167.3k BBLs
#6Chaves County, NMJun 202692.5k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMJun 202633k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMJun 2026172.6M MCF
#2Lea County, NMJun 2026136.7M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMJun 202622.4M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMJun 202620.5M MCF
#5Harding County, NMJun 20262.3M MCF
#6Union County, NMJun 20262.0M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMJun 2026920.6k MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMJun 2026641.3k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMJun 2026579k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMJun 202685.6k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMJun 20263.5k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AVION FEDERALLea County, NMJun 2026199.4k BBLs419.3k MCF10
BELL LAKE UNITLea County, NMJun 2026210.2k BBLs1.2M MCF70
BELL LAKE UNIT NORTHLea County, NMJun 2026211.7k BBLs1.5M MCF64
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMJun 2026275.4k BBLs2.5M MCF205
EILEEN 25 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJun 2026295.5k BBLs320.4k MCF12
EL CAMPEON FEDLea County, NMJun 2026200k BBLs620.7k MCF22
GATO GRANDE 9 4 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJun 2026262k BBLs763.1k MCF14
HAFLINGER 22 27 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJun 2026180.4k BBLs1.3M MCF22
JEFE 29 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJun 2026237.9k BBLs2.1M MCF43
LACEY SWISS 1 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJun 2026391.4k BBLs1.6M MCF42
LOS VAQUEROSLea County, NMJun 2026209.6k BBLs726.5k MCF35
MERCILESS 1Lea County, NMJun 2026174.9k BBLs1.8M MCF45
MORAN 9 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJun 2026277.3k BBLs965.3k MCF22
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMJun 2026229.9k BBLs708.7k MCF462
PEACHTREE 2Lea County, NMJun 2026269.3k BBLs609k MCF44
PITCHBLENDELea County, NMJun 2026493.2k BBLs717.5k MCF26
PRETTY GOOD 20 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJun 2026535.7k BBLs1.4M MCF35
RED HILLSLea County, NMJun 2026216.9k BBLs1.6M MCF44
REGAL LAGER 31 19 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJun 2026245.5k BBLs423.8k MCF11
WINDWARD FEDERALLea County, NMJun 2026317k BBLs1.3M MCF20
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXJun 2026891.9k BBLs3.3M MCF264
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXJun 20261.1M BBLs3.0M MCF168
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXJun 20262.1M BBLs5.1M MCF560
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXJun 2026538.8k BBLs2.4M MCF120
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYMIDLAND, TXJun 2026371k BBLs1.4M MCF53
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.MIDLAND, TXJun 20263.5M BBLs10.6M MCF783
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKJun 20263.7M BBLs16.3M MCF805
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXJun 2026629.6k BBLs1.9M MCF220
EOG RESOURCES INCMIDLAND, TXJun 20268.6M BBLs47.7M MCF2,325
JONAH ENERGY LLCDENVER, COJun 2026248.4k BBLs3.8M MCF164
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKJun 2026729.3k BBLs4.1M MCF182
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCMidland, TXJun 2026364.1k BBLs760.8k MCF96
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXJun 20263.5M BBLs9.5M MCF701
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXJun 20262.5M BBLs6.7M MCF575
MORNINGSTAR OPERATING LLCFORT WORTH, TXJun 2026110.5k BBLs1.3M MCF253
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXJun 2026375.3k BBLs708.7k MCF228
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXJun 20261.4M BBLs5.5M MCF280
PBEX OPERATIONS, LLCMIDLAND, TXJun 2026156.1k BBLs177.8k MCF17
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXJun 20262.6M BBLs7.9M MCF417
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXJun 2026309.8k BBLs1.2M MCF68
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#22#13Andrews County, TXMay 20264.8M BBLs12.8M MCF32.9k132
#197#6Chaves County, NMJun 202692.5k BBLs579k MCF7.6k30
#177#70Cochran County, TXMay 2026142.5k BBLs161k MCF8.0k45
#44#24Dawson County, TXMay 20262.0M BBLs1.5M MCF5.8k72
#55#28Ector County, TXMay 20261.5M BBLs3.7M MCF30.5k98
#2#2Eddy County, NMJun 202632M BBLs172.6M MCF42k101
#56#29Gaines County, TXMay 20261.6M BBLs1.3M MCF16.1k89
#90#38Hockley County, TXMay 2026615k BBLs832.3k MCF13k60
#7#4Loving County, TXMay 202614.1M BBLs59.4M MCF9.4k40
#244#95Lubbock County, TXMay 202672.6k BBLs5.4k MCF1.7k20
#576#185Lynn County, TXMay 20264.3k BBLs779 MCF88212
#3#1Martin County, TXMay 202621.6M BBLs70M MCF18.4k52
#4#2Midland County, TXMay 202619.5M BBLs90.6M MCF21.6k55
#336#9Roosevelt County, NMJun 202633k BBLs85.6k MCF1.8k13
#165#66Terry County, TXMay 2026178.2k BBLs28.1k MCF3.7k46
#21#12Ward County, TXMay 20264.6M BBLs16.5M MCF17k83
#37#18Winkler County, TXMay 20262.1M BBLs4.9M MCF14.2k76
#39#20Yoakum County, TXMay 20262.1M BBLs4.8M MCF13.5k53