Lea County has 49,121 wells in the OCD well file — 18,040 of them producing today (16,500 oil, 1,540 gas), 4,272 permitted, 668 spudded but not yet completed, and 16,955 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 | 6,890 |
| Eog Resources INC | 4,100 |
| Devon Energy Production Company, LP | 2,117 |
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 1,670 |
| Matador Production Company | 1,556 |
| Hilcorp Energy Company | 1,550 |
| Cog Operating LLC | 1,277 |
| Southwest Royalties INC | 1,175 |
| Chevron U S A INC | 1,161 |
| Oxy Usa INC | 1,034 |
| Field | Wells |
|---|---|
| Vacuum | 2,329 |
| Maljamar | 1,889 |
| Langlie Mattix | 1,780 |
| Jalmat | 1,602 |
| Eumont | 1,547 |
| Red Hills | 1,333 |
| Eunice | 1,228 |
| Eunice Monument | 1,114 |