Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
37M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for May 2026
Gas Production
141.6M MCF
Total County Gas Production for May 2026
Total BOE (16:1)
42.2M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for May 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
48.7k
Drilled Wells
14.7k
Active Wells
156
Operators
18.9k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
52.04%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
38.70%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMMay 202637M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMMay 202632.8M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMMay 2026852k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMMay 2026140k BBLs
#5Rio Arriba County, NMMay 2026138.6k BBLs
#6Chaves County, NMMay 2026112.2k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMMay 202624.2k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMMay 2026175.3M MCF
#2Lea County, NMMay 2026141.6M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMMay 202622.9M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMMay 202619.4M MCF
#5Harding County, NMMay 20262.4M MCF
#6Union County, NMMay 20262.1M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMMay 2026967.5k MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMMay 2026649.2k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMMay 2026613.7k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMMay 202638.8k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMMay 20263.2k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AVION FEDERALLea County, NMMay 2026250.6k BBLs541.5k MCF10
BELL LAKE UNITLea County, NMMay 2026230.5k BBLs1.3M MCF70
BELL LAKE UNIT NORTHLea County, NMMay 2026214.1k BBLs1.5M MCF64
BOUNDARY RAIDERLea County, NMMay 2026207.4k BBLs776.7k MCF20
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMMay 2026276.7k BBLs2.5M MCF205
EILEEN 25 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMay 2026239.9k BBLs267.7k MCF12
GATO GRANDE 9 4 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMay 2026566.7k BBLs1.5M MCF14
HAFLINGER 22 27 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMay 2026205.7k BBLs1.6M MCF22
JEFE 29 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMay 2026377.4k BBLs2.3M MCF43
LACEY SWISS 1 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMay 2026492.8k BBLs1.5M MCF42
MERCILESS 1Lea County, NMMay 2026201.6k BBLs2.0M MCF45
MORAN 9 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMay 2026323.9k BBLs1.0M MCF22
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMMay 2026243.4k BBLs738.4k MCF462
PITCHBLENDELea County, NMMay 2026394.9k BBLs585.4k MCF26
PRETTY GOOD 20 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMay 2026511.5k BBLs1.3M MCF35
RED HILLSLea County, NMMay 2026215.1k BBLs1.6M MCF40
REGAL LAGER 31 19 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMMay 2026271.4k BBLs419.2k MCF11
STATE LF 30Lea County, NMMay 2026199.7k BBLs618.3k MCF27
THISTLELea County, NMMay 2026168.7k BBLs1.4M MCF85
WINDWARD FEDERALLea County, NMMay 2026508.5k BBLs1.6M MCF20
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
3R OPERATING , LLCHOUSTON, TXMay 2026190.1k BBLs451.3k MCF122
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXMay 2026912.5k BBLs3.1M MCF260
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXMay 20261.2M BBLs3.2M MCF160
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXMay 20262.1M BBLs5.3M MCF557
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXMay 2026753.3k BBLs2.8M MCF119
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYMIDLAND, TXMay 2026410.8k BBLs1.5M MCF55
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.MIDLAND, TXMay 20263.6M BBLs10.9M MCF778
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKMay 20264.4M BBLs18.6M MCF799
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXMay 2026663.3k BBLs1.8M MCF214
EOG RESOURCES INCMIDLAND, TXMay 20269.6M BBLs50.6M MCF2,291
JONAH ENERGY LLCDENVER, COMay 2026267.3k BBLs2.8M MCF158
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKMay 2026546.4k BBLs3.9M MCF181
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCMidland, TXMay 2026374.8k BBLs771.9k MCF98
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXMay 20263.5M BBLs9.8M MCF685
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXMay 20262.6M BBLs6.0M MCF575
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXMay 2026394.1k BBLs738.4k MCF234
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXMay 20261.5M BBLs5.8M MCF283
PBEX OPERATIONS, LLCMIDLAND, TXMay 2026184.7k BBLs184.4k MCF17
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXMay 20262.4M BBLs6.9M MCF399
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXMay 2026332.9k BBLs1.4M MCF66
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#20#11Andrews County, TXApr 20264.8M BBLs12.3M MCF32.9k131
#183#6Chaves County, NMMay 2026112.2k BBLs613.7k MCF7.6k27
#173#73Cochran County, TXApr 2026138.5k BBLs137.9k MCF8.0k46
#44#24Dawson County, TXApr 20262.0M BBLs1.5M MCF5.8k76
#53#27Ector County, TXApr 20261.6M BBLs3.8M MCF30.5k99
#2#2Eddy County, NMMay 202632.8M BBLs175.3M MCF41.8k101
#57#29Gaines County, TXApr 20261.5M BBLs1.5M MCF16.1k88
#85#36Hockley County, TXApr 2026696.3k BBLs668k MCF13k61
#7#4Loving County, TXApr 202613.2M BBLs54.8M MCF9.4k42
#241#96Lubbock County, TXApr 202672k BBLs4.8k MCF1.7k21
#576#187Lynn County, TXApr 20264.0k BBLs775 MCF88212
#4#2Martin County, TXApr 202620.9M BBLs66.6M MCF18.4k53
#3#1Midland County, TXApr 202620.4M BBLs84.4M MCF21.5k58
#384#10Roosevelt County, NMMay 202624.2k BBLs38.8k MCF1.8k12
#156#65Terry County, TXApr 2026179.5k BBLs25k MCF3.7k46
#21#12Ward County, TXApr 20264.6M BBLs17M MCF17k84
#38#20Winkler County, TXApr 20262.1M BBLs4.9M MCF14.2k78
#42#22Yoakum County, TXApr 20262.0M BBLs4.9M MCF13.5k56