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Chaves County, New Mexico Wells Summary

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Total wells

7,552
Chaves County

Last 60 days

0
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

16
to compare against

60-day trend

-16
vs prior 60d

Chaves County contains 7,552 wells on file, with top operators including PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR and EOG Y RESOURCES, INC..

Most recent well on record: PRESCOTT FEDERAL COM #001H, operated by MACK ENERGY CORP — last updated March 2026.

County FIPS Code: 35005

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29

98 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 93 Permian
  • 5 Other

Drilling for

  • 93 Oil
  • 4 Gas
  • 1 Miscellaneous

Chaves County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
7,550 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Chaves County by total wells

PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR2,672EOG Y RESOURCES, INC.502IACX Production LLC450Solis Partners, L.L.C.426MACK ENERGY CORP321CANO PETRO OF NEW MEXICO, INC.318Desert Mountain Energy Corp.178Acacia Operating Company, LLC171UNION OIL CO OF CALIFORNIA147CANYON E & P COMPANY129

Operators: Pre-Ongard Well Operator, Eog Y Resources, Inc., Iacx Production Llc, Solis Partners, L.l.c., Mack Energy Corp, Cano Petro Of New Mexico, Inc., Desert Mountain Energy Corp., Acacia Operating Company, Llc, Union Oil Co Of California, Canyon E & P Company.

Top Counties in New Mexico most active by total wells

Compare Chaves against the other busiest counties in New Mexico:

  • Lea · 48,312 wells
  • Eddy · 41,215 wells
  • San Juan · 22,426 wells
  • Rio Arriba · 12,846 wells
  • Roosevelt · 1,782 wells
  • Sandoval · 1,708 wells
  • McKinley · 1,499 wells
  • Colfax · 985 wells
  • Harding · 665 wells
  • Union · 536 wells
  • Guadalupe · 122 wells
  • De Baca · 95 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
PRESCOTT FEDERAL COM #001H 2026-03-18 MACK ENERGY CORP 30-005-64414
ALBERTA FEDERAL COM #002H 2026-03-18 MACK ENERGY CORP 30-005-64408
MEERKAT STATE COM #001C 2026-03-18 MACK ENERGY CORP 30-005-64418
GRAND FORKS FEDERAL COM #003H 2026-03-18 MACK ENERGY CORP 30-005-64411
FOX VALLEY FEDERAL #002H 2026-03-18 MACK ENERGY CORP 30-005-64402
COLD LAKE FEDERAL #002H 2026-03-18 MACK ENERGY CORP 30-005-64400
BROCKVILLE FEDERAL #002H 2026-03-18 MACK ENERGY CORP 30-005-64404
MANITOBA SWD #001 2026-03-18 MACK ENERGY CORP 30-005-64416
ROCKET MAN #001 2026-03-18 ARMSTRONG ENERGY CORP 30-005-64397
MEDICINE HAT STATE COM #003H 2026-03-18 MACK ENERGY CORP 30-005-64396

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