Drilling Activity in Lea County, New Mexico

Recent drilling permits, rigs running right now, and the operators behind them — updated daily from New Mexico state filings.

Permits · last 90 days

379

Permits · last 12 months

Rigs running now

Who's drilling Lea County right now

Operator	Rig
AVANT OPERATING II, LLC	H&P 615
AVANT OPERATING II, LLC	H&P 489
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC	Patterson 566
BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD	Norton 4
CHEVRON U S A INC	Patterson 289
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.	Patterson 815
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.	Nabors X16
CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING, LLC	H&P 628
CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING, LLC	H&P 438
COG OPERATING LLC	Nabors X46
COG OPERATING LLC	Nabors X39
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY	Scan Quest
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.	Cactus 411
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.	Cactus 163
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.	Precision 101
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.	H&P 502
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.	H&P 448
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.	Cactus 148
EOG RESOURCES INCORPORATED	Nabors 1210
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	Patterson 567
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	Nabors 1204
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	Patterson 883
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	H&P 653
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	H&P 389
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	H&P 258
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	H&P 249
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	H&P 246
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	H&P 245
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY	Patterson 813
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY	Patterson 282
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY	Patterson 902
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY	Patterson 561
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY	Patterson 256
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	Patterson 263
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	Patterson 574
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	Cactus 132
NORTHWIND MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LLC	Nabors X52
OXY USA INC.	Citadel 3
OXY USA INC.	H&P 479
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC	H&P 425
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC	H&P 375
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC	H&P 313
SPUR ENERGY PARTNERS LLC	AKITA 57
TAP ROCK OPERATING, LLC	H&P 466
TEXAS STANDARD OPERATING NM LLC	Cactus 410

Recent drilling permits in Lea County

Well	Date
BANE 4 FEDERAL COM #204H	Jun 17, 2026
COMANCHE 25 36 FEDERAL COM #501H	Jan 15, 2026
NINA CORTELL FEDERAL COM #244H	Jun 17, 2026
BANE 4 FEDERAL COM #203H	Jun 17, 2026

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