REPORTS · NEW MEXICO
New Mexico activity report
What changed in the permit record in the 90 days to Nov 6, 2026, set against the 90 days before (May 11 to Aug 8, 2026). Counted from each regulator's record; nothing is estimated.
New Mexico
wells permitted · 1,039 in the 90 days before −12%
38 operators · 906 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Nov 2, 2026
Operators permitting more
Operators with at least 5 wells permitted in the 90 days to Nov 6, 2026 and at least 1.5 times as many as in the 90 days before, largest increase first.
| Operator | Wells permitted | Before | Change | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Energy Production Company, LP | 118 | 42 | +181% | Lea |
| Avant Operating II, LLC | 93 | 41 | +127% | Lea |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 69 | 43 | +60% | Eddy |
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 32 | 8 | +300% | Lea |
| Paloma Permian AssetCo, LLC | 26 | 8 | +225% | Lea |
| Kaiser-Francis Oil Co | 41 | 24 | +71% | Lea |
| Spur Energy Partners LLC | 24 | 13 | +85% | Eddy |
| Virtus Energy Operating, LLC | 8 | 0 | — | Eddy |
| NSP Resources, LLC | 7 | 0 | — | Eddy |
| Texas Standard Operating NM LLC | 5 | 1 | +400% | Lea |
| Logos Operating, LLC | 6 | 4 | +50% | Rio Arriba |
Operators permitting less
Operators with at least 5 wells permitted in the 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XTO Energy, Inc | 2 | 77 | −97% | Eddy |
| OXY USA Inc | 16 | 59 | −73% | Eddy |
| WPX Energy Permian, LLC | 5 | 30 | −83% | Eddy |
| Enduring Resources, LLC | 9 | 27 | −67% | Sandoval |
| Earthstone Operating, LLC | 0 | 17 | −100% | Lea |
| Hilcorp Energy Company | 2 | 17 | −88% | San Juan |
| Longfellow Energy, LP | 12 | 26 | −54% | Eddy |
| Riley Permian Operating Company, LLC | 8 | 20 | −60% | Eddy |
| Tap Rock Operating, LLC | 8 | 19 | −58% | Eddy |
| Civitas Permian Operating, LLC | 3 | 13 | −77% | Lea |
| MR NM Operating LLC | 0 | 10 | −100% | Eddy |
| Ridgeway Arizona Oil Corp. | 0 | 6 | −100% | Roosevelt |
Counties with more permits
Counties with at least 10 wells permitted in the 90 days to Nov 6, 2026 and at least 1.5 times as many as in the 90 days before.
| County | Wells permitted | Before | Change | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No county meets the rule in this period. | ||||
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Aug 9 to Nov 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enchantment Water, LLC | Aug 13, 2026 | 1 | 1 | Lea |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Aug 9 to Nov 6, 2026 where the operator has no other well of record. 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 Aug 9 to Nov 6, 2026, by who they went from and to: 312 wells between 29 pairs of operators. The record says the operator changed, not why.
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Aug 9 to Nov 6, 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 #305H30-025-56668 | EOG Resources Inc428 of 429 horizontal | Lea | Aug 14, 2026 | 14,620 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.
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