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.

608

Permits · last 90 days

2,208

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
AVANT OPERATING LLC	Cactus 163
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLC	Patterson 566
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 632
CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING LLC	H&P 376
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 406
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
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.	Pinnergy 10
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P.	Nabors 1203
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLC	H&P 602
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	Patterson 567
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	Nabors 1210
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	Nabors 1204
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	H&P 249
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	H&P 246
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	H&P 245
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	H&P 258
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY	Patterson 813
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY	Patterson 803
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY	Patterson 903
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY	Patterson 561
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY	Patterson 256
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	Patterson 270
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	Patterson 263
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	Patterson 574
OXY USA INC.	Citadel 3
OXY USA INC.	Citadel 2
OXY USA INC.	H&P 479
PBEX OPERATIONS, LLC	Cactus 132
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC	Precision 584
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC	H&P 452
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC	H&P 425
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC	H&P 375
SOLARIS WATER MIDSTREAM, LLC.	Patterson 902
TAP ROCK OPERATING, LLC.	H&P 628
TEXAS STANDARD OPERATING NM LLC	Cactus 410

Recent drilling permits in Lea County

Well	Date
BRADLEY 32 8 FEDERAL COM #233H	Sep 9, 2026
BRADLEY 32 8 FEDERAL COM #232H	Sep 9, 2026
BRADLEY 32 8 FEDERAL COM #234H	Sep 9, 2026
BRADLEY 32 8 FEDERAL COM #231H	Sep 9, 2026

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