43 wells across 16 recorded operators, with 0 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at summary refresh.
Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Quick answer: The Basin - And - Range Province formation in New Mexico has 43 wells on record across 16 recorded operators, with 0 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh. Its operators with the most wells on record are Kinder Morgan Production, Ridgeway Arizona Oil, Transocean Oil, Shell Oil Company and Metano Resources. Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The operators with the most well counts targeting the Basin - And - Range Province formation in New Mexico:
| # | Operator | Wells in Basin - And - Range Province |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinder Morgan Production | 12 |
| 2 | Ridgeway Arizona Oil | 7 |
| 3 | Transocean Oil | 4 |
| 4 | Shell Oil Company | 3 |
| 5 | Metano Resources | 3 |
| 6 | Reeves Brothers Petroleum | — |
| 7 | A N Spanel W O Heinze | — |
| 8 | Djr Operating | — |
| 9 | Cimarex Energy Company | — |
| 10 | Hunt Oil Company | — |
The New Mexico counties with the most Basin - And - Range Province activity:
Catron, Luna, Grant, Rio Arriba, Valencia
The Basin - And - Range Province is not among the New Mexico formations tracked separately in the yearly permit mix, so only statewide permit counts are shown.
| Year | State permits | This formation | Share | Median lateral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3,015 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 4,706 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 5,468 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 4,438 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 4,190 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 4,966 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 7,102 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 6,850 | — | — | — |
Share of each year’s New Mexico drilling permits by target formation, for the formations with the most permits.
| Year | Permian Basin | Avalon-Bone Spring | Nw Shelf Perm-Penn Carbonate | Morrow | Pictured Clliffs | San Juan Basin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 96% | — | — | — | — | 4% |
| 2025 | 78% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 8.7% | 0.2% | 3.5% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | 13.9% | 3.4% | 11.9% | 0.9% | 2.9% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | 12.1% | 2% | 9.8% | 6.1% | 2.7% |
| 2022 | 53.7% | 11.5% | 18.4% | 9.7% | 0.9% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | 36.2% | 15.8% | 24.3% | 0.1% | 2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | 35.1% | 2.6% | 4.1% | 27.9% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | 32.9% | 29.5% | 5.7% | 2.2% | 3.1% |
Buckhead Energy computes every figure on this page from grouped records in public oil and gas data. The page shows counts, sums, percentiles and indexes only; it does not list individual wells, leases or permits.
Counts under 3 wells and percentiles under 5 wells are withheld; totals are floors.
Share is the formation’s permits as a percent of the state’s permits that year. Median lateral length is published only when at least 5 permits stand behind it.
Last computed: 2026-11-01. These figures are informational only and are not a valuation of any mineral or royalty interest.
The Basin - And - Range Province is a formation/play group recorded in New Mexico, with 43 wells on file across 16 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 0 drilling permits targeting the Basin - And - Range Province in the 24-month window at summary refresh. These are stored records, not a live measure of drilling.
Recorded formation activity provides regional context. It does not establish ownership, future production, royalty payments or a value for an individual tract. Consult qualified professionals about your specific interest.
43 wells target the Basin - And - Range Province in New Mexico, worked by 16 recorded operators, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The Basin - And - Range Province operators with the most wells on record in New Mexico are Kinder Morgan Production, Ridgeway Arizona Oil, Transocean Oil, Shell Oil Company and Metano Resources. The full ranking is in the table on this page. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Operators filed 0 drilling permits targeting the Basin - And - Range Province in the 24-month window at source refresh, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Operators filed 0 new drilling permits targeting the Basin - And - Range Province in New Mexico in the 24-month window at source refresh. New permits and spuds record reported activity stages; they do not establish ongoing drilling, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Basin - And - Range Province activity in New Mexico includes 43 wells on record and 16 recorded operators, with 0 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh — from Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The primary counties recorded for Basin - And - Range Province in New Mexico are Catron, Luna, Grant, Rio Arriba, Valencia. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Value depends on your net mineral acres or royalty decimal, the operator, the remaining drilling locations, and current oil and gas prices. This page is informational only, not a valuation. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
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State: New Mexico
Total wells: 43
Recorded operators: 16
Permits 24mo: 0
Summary date: 2026-11-01
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