REPORTS · NEW MEXICO
New Mexico activity report
What changed in the permit record in the 180 days to Nov 9, 2026, set against the 180 days before (Nov 15, 2025 to May 13, 2026). Counted from each regulator's record; nothing is estimated.
New Mexico
wells permitted · 1,505 in the 180 days before +28%
45 operators · 1,910 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Nov 2, 2026
Operators permitting more
Operators with at least 5 wells permitted in the 180 days to Nov 9, 2026 and at least 1.5 times as many as in the 180 days before, largest increase first.
| Operator | Wells permitted | Before | Change | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EOG Resources Inc | 326 | 99 | +229% | Lea |
| Avant Operating II, LLC | 129 | 61 | +111% | Lea |
| XTO Energy, Inc | 79 | 11 | +618% | Eddy |
| Kaiser-Francis Oil Co | 65 | 14 | +364% | Lea |
| COG Operating LLC | 67 | 33 | +103% | Lea |
| Paloma Permian AssetCo, LLC | 34 | 0 | — | Lea |
| WPX Energy Permian, LLC | 35 | 6 | +483% | Eddy |
| Longfellow Energy, LP | 38 | 12 | +217% | Eddy |
| Riley Permian Operating Company, LLC | 28 | 6 | +367% | Eddy |
| Enduring Resources, LLC | 36 | 17 | +112% | Sandoval |
| Marathon Oil Permian LLC | 30 | 13 | +131% | Eddy |
| Earthstone Operating, LLC | 17 | 0 | — | Lea |
| Tap Rock Operating, LLC | 27 | 11 | +145% | Eddy |
| Hilcorp Energy Company | 19 | 9 | +111% | San Juan |
| MR NM Operating LLC | 10 | 1 | +900% | Eddy |
| NSP Resources, LLC | 7 | 0 | — | Eddy |
| BTA Oil Producers, LLC | 14 | 8 | +75% | Lea |
| Ridgeway Arizona Oil Corp. | 6 | 0 | — | Roosevelt |
| Virtus Energy Operating, LLC | 8 | 3 | +167% | Eddy |
| Texas Standard Operating NM LLC | 6 | 3 | +100% | Lea |
| Mack Energy Corp | 5 | 2 | +150% | Chaves |
Operators permitting less
Operators with at least 5 wells permitted in the 180 days before and no more than half as many since, largest drop first. The county is where most of their wells of the earlier period were.
| Operator | Wells permitted | Before | Change | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3R Operating, LLC | 0 | 41 | −100% | Lea |
| Conocophillips Company | 3 | 23 | −87% | Lea |
| PBEX Operations, LLC | 2 | 17 | −88% | Lea |
| DJR Operating, LLC | 4 | 18 | −78% | San Juan |
Counties with more permits
Counties with at least 10 wells permitted in the 180 days to Nov 9, 2026 and at least 1.5 times as many as in the 180 days before.
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved May 14 to Nov 9, 2026. A registration is one operator number with one regulator, so a new one is not always a new company: where Petrora groups it with other registrations, the company is named.
| Operator | First permit | Wells permitted | Permits on file | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powderhorn Operating, LLCPetrora groups this registration with 1 other under Powderhorn Operating, LLC | Jul 14, 2026 | 4 | 4 | Eddy |
| Enchantment Water, LLC | Aug 13, 2026 | 1 | 1 | Lea |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted May 14 to Nov 9, 2026 where the operator has no other well of record. The map shows the wells around the first of them, by operator. Registrations that are new altogether are in the list above.
| Operator | County | Wells permitted | First approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| No operator permitted a first well in a county in this period. | |||
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed May 14 to Nov 9, 2026, by who they went from and to: 1,757 wells between 55 pairs of operators. The record says the operator changed, not why.
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted May 14 to Nov 9, 2026 by operators whose wells permitted over the twelve months before were at least 90% horizontal, out of 10 or more. New wells only, where the record says what a permit is for. The record says the well is vertical, not what it is for; its name and depth are what there is to read.
| Well | Operator | County | Approved | Target depth | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haracz 19 Federal #305H30-025-56668Wells around it | EOG Resources Inc426 of 427 horizontal | Lea | Aug 14, 2026 | 14,620 ft | Oil |
| Tarheel Federal Com #503H30-025-56400Wells around it | COG Operating LLC99 of 100 horizontal | Lea | Jun 29, 2026 | 20,485 ft | Oil |
About this data
Each state regulator's well record (Texas: RRC; New Mexico: OCD; Oklahoma: OCC). A count is wells permitted: one row per well under its latest approved permit, on the approval date, so a well whose permit is amended later is counted on the amendment's date. An operator is one registration with one regulator. Permits reach the files a few days after approval; each state's card says the latest approval on file. Nothing is estimated or scored: each list is the rule stated above it.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/reports/activity?state=nm, documented in the API reference.