Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
38.5M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Aug 2026
Gas Production
154.1M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Aug 2026
Total BOE (16:1)
43M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Aug 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
49.2k
Drilled Wells
15.5k
Active Wells
163
Operators
18.9k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
52.33%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
38.04%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMAug 202638.5M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMAug 202633.6M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMAug 2026822.7k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMAug 2026318.3k BBLs
#5Chaves County, NMAug 2026118.6k BBLs
#6Rio Arriba County, NMAug 2026115.3k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMAug 202636.2k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMAug 2026194.1M MCF
#2Lea County, NMAug 2026154.1M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMAug 202625.8M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMAug 202624M MCF
#5Harding County, NMAug 20262.3M MCF
#6Union County, NMAug 20262.1M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMAug 2026959.7k MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMAug 2026939k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMAug 2026648.4k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMAug 2026109.1k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMAug 20263.4k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BELL LAKE SOUTHLea County, NMAug 2026311.2k BBLs743.2k MCF12
BELL LAKE UNITLea County, NMAug 2026212.3k BBLs1.2M MCF70
BELL LAKE UNIT NORTHLea County, NMAug 2026208.8k BBLs1.5M MCF64
CHINCOTEAGUE 8 32 FEDERALLea County, NMAug 2026888.1k BBLs3.7M MCF31
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMAug 2026254.4k BBLs2.2M MCF205
DAUNTLESS 7 FEDERALLea County, NMAug 2026451.4k BBLs2.6M MCF51
GATO GRANDE 9 4 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2026235.1k BBLs712.3k MCF15
KESTREL 1 12 FEDERALLea County, NMAug 2026250.7k BBLs520.5k MCF9
LACEY SWISS 1 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2026264.2k BBLs1.2M MCF42
MEAT LOVER FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2026437.9k BBLs961.2k MCF11
MORAN 9 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2026229.1k BBLs807.7k MCF22
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMAug 2026246.7k BBLs793.2k MCF462
PEACHTREE 2Lea County, NMAug 2026466.6k BBLs1.3M MCF44
PITCHBLENDELea County, NMAug 2026361.8k BBLs534k MCF26
PRETTY GOOD 20 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2026482.1k BBLs1.5M MCF35
RED BULL 2Lea County, NMAug 2026363.7k BBLs616.2k MCF13
RED HILLSLea County, NMAug 2026316.6k BBLs2.0M MCF67
REGAL LAGER 31 19 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMAug 2026229.4k BBLs428.8k MCF11
SAKER 6 7 FEDERALLea County, NMAug 2026291.9k BBLs693.2k MCF19
WINDWARD FEDERALLea County, NMAug 2026230.3k BBLs1.1M MCF20
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AVANT OPERATING II, LLCDenver, COAug 2026298.7k BBLs307.2k MCF31
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXAug 2026737.7k BBLs2.8M MCF267
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXAug 20261.4M BBLs4.2M MCF189
CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXAug 20261.1M BBLs2.5M MCF160
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXAug 20262.7M BBLs6.2M MCF580
COG PRODUCTION LLCMIDLAND, TXAug 2026466.7k BBLs2.3M MCF121
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYMIDLAND, TXAug 2026351.3k BBLs1.5M MCF52
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.MIDLAND, TXAug 20263.2M BBLs10.5M MCF792
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.OKLAHOMA CITY, OKAug 20264.5M BBLs19.2M MCF819
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXAug 2026676.9k BBLs2.2M MCF225
EOG RESOURCES INCMIDLAND, TXAug 20269.2M BBLs50.1M MCF2,369
JONAH ENERGY LLCDENVER, COAug 2026254.8k BBLs3.7M MCF162
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKAug 2026843.7k BBLs4.7M MCF182
MARATHON OIL PERMIAN LLCMidland, TXAug 2026347.1k BBLs743.9k MCF93
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXAug 20263.7M BBLs11M MCF723
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXAug 20262.1M BBLs6.6M MCF579
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXAug 2026392.1k BBLs793.2k MCF219
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXAug 20261.9M BBLs7.5M MCF294
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXAug 20262.2M BBLs8.6M MCF414
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXAug 2026322.4k BBLs1.5M MCF67
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#16#9Andrews County, TXJul 20265.4M BBLs12.9M MCF32.9k127
#180#6Chaves County, NMAug 2026118.6k BBLs648.4k MCF7.6k32
#175#71Cochran County, TXJul 2026135.9k BBLs152.8k MCF8.0k46
#42#23Dawson County, TXJul 20262.0M BBLs1.6M MCF5.8k77
#50#26Ector County, TXJul 20261.6M BBLs4.1M MCF30.6k97
#2#2Eddy County, NMAug 202633.6M BBLs194.1M MCF42.3k113
#52#28Gaines County, TXJul 20261.6M BBLs1.4M MCF16.2k89
#85#36Hockley County, TXJul 2026669.4k BBLs395k MCF13k58
#7#4Loving County, TXJul 202613.3M BBLs58.2M MCF9.5k37
#236#90Lubbock County, TXJul 202675.2k BBLs5.1k MCF1.7k21
#544#180Lynn County, TXJul 20266.9k BBLs1.9k MCF88213
#3#1Martin County, TXJul 202620.3M BBLs69.9M MCF18.6k52
#4#2Midland County, TXJul 202619.6M BBLs90.8M MCF21.7k53
#322#9Roosevelt County, NMAug 202636.2k BBLs109.1k MCF1.8k14
#164#66Terry County, TXJul 2026165.1k BBLs30.8k MCF3.7k46
#19#10Ward County, TXJul 20264.8M BBLs19M MCF17k87
#37#18Winkler County, TXJul 20262.0M BBLs6.7M MCF14.2k76
#40#21Yoakum County, TXJul 20262.0M BBLs5.3M MCF13.5k54