Eddy County has 42,160 wells in the OCD well file — 16,409 of them producing today (13,420 oil, 2,989 gas), 4,298 permitted, 683 spudded but not yet completed, and 11,797 plugged and abandoned. The most active operator by well count is Pre-Ongard Well Operator. Figures come from the 2026-09-29 OCD bulk file; production runs through 2026-08.
| Operator | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pre-Ongard Well Operator | 5,198 |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 2,623 |
| Devon Energy Production Company, LP | 2,347 |
| Eog Resources INC | 1,944 |
| Oxy Usa INC | 1,844 |
| Xto Permian Operating LLC. | 1,804 |
| Cog Operating LLC | 1,773 |
| Eqv Operating Nm LLC | 1,446 |
| Spur Energy Partners LLC | 1,429 |
| Eog Y Resources, INC. | 1,275 |
| Field | Wells |
|---|---|
| Purple Sage | 4,715 |
| Grayburg Jackson | 1,918 |
| Empire | 1,568 |
| Red Lake | 1,504 |
| Artesia | 1,268 |
| Loco Hills | 1,246 |
| Shugart | 734 |
| Swd | 587 |