3,123 wells across 74 recorded operators, with 498 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 Wolfcamp formation in New Mexico has 3,123 wells on record across 74 recorded operators, with 498 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh. Its operators with the most wells on record are EOG Resources, XTO Energy, Mewbourne Oil Company, Devon Energy Production Company and Matador Production Company. 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 Wolfcamp formation in New Mexico:
| # | Operator | Wells in Wolfcamp |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eog Resources | 547 |
| 2 | Xto Energy | 493 |
| 3 | Mewbourne Oil Company | 348 |
| 4 | Devon Energy Production Company | 300 |
| 5 | Matador Production Company | 173 |
| 6 | Oxy | 167 |
| 7 | Coterra Energy INC | 164 |
| 8 | Chevron | 160 |
| 9 | Cog Operating | 134 |
| 10 | Permian Resources Operating LLC | 109 |
The New Mexico counties with the most Wolfcamp activity:
Eddy, Lea, Chaves, Roosevelt
The Wolfcamp 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 Wolfcamp is a formation/play group recorded in New Mexico, with 3,123 wells on file across 74 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 498 drilling permits targeting the Wolfcamp 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.
3,123 wells target the Wolfcamp in New Mexico, worked by 74 recorded operators, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The Wolfcamp operators with the most wells on record in New Mexico are EOG Resources, XTO Energy, Mewbourne Oil Company, Devon Energy Production Company and Matador Production Company. The full ranking is in the table on this page. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Operators filed 498 drilling permits targeting the Wolfcamp 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 498 new drilling permits targeting the Wolfcamp 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.
Wolfcamp activity in New Mexico includes 3,123 wells on record and 74 recorded operators, with 498 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 Wolfcamp in New Mexico are Eddy, Lea, Chaves, Roosevelt. 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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Get Your Free Written OfferFormation: Wolfcamp
State: New Mexico
Total wells: 3,123
Recorded operators: 74
Permits 24mo: 498
Summary date: 2026-11-01
