Lea County, New Mexico Wells Summary

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Total wells

48,312
Lea County

Last 60 days

25
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

36
to compare against

60-day trend

-11
vs prior 60d

Lea County contains 48,312 wells on file, with top operators including PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR and EOG RESOURCES INC.

Most recent well on record: DOOLEY 30 29 STATE COM #821H, operated by Avant Operating II, LLC — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 35025

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

98 rigs across the state
43 in this county / area

By basin

  • 93 Permian
  • 5 Other

Drilling for

  • 93 Oil
  • 4 Gas
  • 1 Miscellaneous

Lea 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.
48,305 wells plotted · 123 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Lea County by total wells

PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR6,890EOG RESOURCES INC3,849DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, LP2,036Coterra Energy Operating Co.1,620HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY1,506MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY1,479COG OPERATING LLC1,240SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES INC1,175CHEVRON U S A INC1,160OXY USA INC1,019

Operators: Pre-Ongard Well Operator, Eog Resources Inc, Devon Energy Production Company, Lp, Coterra Energy Operating Co., Hilcorp Energy Company, Matador Production Company, Cog Operating Llc, Southwest Royalties Inc, Chevron U S A Inc, Oxy Usa Inc.

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Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
DOOLEY 30 29 STATE COM #821H 2026-05-19 Avant Operating II, LLC 30-025-56170
DOOLEY 30 29 STATE COM #824H 2026-05-19 Avant Operating II, LLC 30-025-56178
DOOLEY 30 29 STATE COM #825H 2026-05-19 Avant Operating II, LLC 30-025-56179
FOGHORN 32 STATE COM #601H 2026-05-19 EOG RESOURCES INC 30-025-56180
DOOLEY 30 29 STATE COM #823H 2026-05-19 Avant Operating II, LLC 30-025-56177
DOOLEY 30 29 STATE COM #822H 2026-05-19 Avant Operating II, LLC 30-025-56172
FOGHORN 32 STATE COM #603H 2026-05-19 EOG RESOURCES INC 30-025-56182
FOGHORN 32 STATE COM #602H 2026-05-19 EOG RESOURCES INC 30-025-56181
DOOLEY 30 29 STATE COM #811H 2026-05-19 Avant Operating II, LLC 30-025-56171
DOOLEY 30 29 STATE COM #812H 2026-05-19 Avant Operating II, LLC 30-025-56173

Surface Ownership Records:

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