Buckhead Energy buys Eddy County, New Mexico mineral rights and royalties.
Eddy County drilling right now — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data, as of 2026-10-03:
Figures for Eddy County, New Mexico. Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. A figure based on fewer than 3 wells is withheld.
100 means flat. The score multiplies two ratios: drilling permits in the last 12 months against the 12 months before, and oil-equivalent production (BOE, 6 mcf = 1 bbl) in the latest 12 reported months against the 12 before.
Permits: 1,610 in the last 12 months vs 2,160 in the prior 12 (×0.75)
Production: 12 months through 2026-07 vs the 12 months before (×1.15)
Oil valued at the EIA WTI Cushing monthly average price; gas at the EIA Henry Hub monthly average × 1.037 MMBtu per mcf. This is historical gross value at benchmark prices, before price differentials, deductions, and taxes — not an estimate of any owner's income or a valuation.
| Year | Oil | Gas | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23,000,000,000 | $6,900,000,000 | $30,000,000,000 |
| 2024 | $23,000,000,000 | $3,700,000,000 | $27,000,000,000 |
| 2023 | $21,000,000,000 | $3,700,000,000 | $24,000,000,000 |
Median permit to spud: 72 days (2,214 wells)
Median spud to first production: 196 days (1,906 wells)
Drilled, not yet producing: 1,050 wells spudded in the last three years with no first production reported; median 208 days since spud
This page covers Eddy County. For the statewide guide — every county, live drilling data, and how selling works across the state — see New Mexico Mineral Rights.
Own a royalty rather than the minerals themselves? See selling oil & gas royalties in New Mexico — severance tax, property-tax treatment, and whether a dormancy statute applies.
Quick answer — Does Buckhead Energy buy mineral rights in Eddy County, New Mexico?
Eddy County, New Mexico — home to Carlsbad and Artesia — is a leading Delaware Basin oil county on the western side of the New Mexico Permian.
Cities and communities: Carlsbad, Artesia, Loving (NM).
Eddy County, New Mexico
Carlsbad (county seat)
3 producing formations
Depth: ~7,500–11,000 ft
Stacked Bone Spring sands and carbonates
Depth: ~9,000–12,000 ft
Delaware Wolfcamp pay
Depth: shallower
Additional Delaware targets in places
Eddy County is developed by major Delaware Basin operators, with significant federal acreage administered by the BLM.
Eddy combines strong Delaware pay with substantial federal land; the mix of fee, state, and federal interest affects how a given tract is leased and valued.
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See any operator's well footprint in Eddy County — wells operated, wells that have produced, and what it means if you own minerals under their wells.
Who operates the most wells in the Permian Basin? See the top operators in the Permian Basin by well count → — a monthly-updated leaderboard — Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data.
Eddy County, New Mexico includes 58 named oil & gas fields we buy in — each with well counts, active operators, and how to sell an interest there.
Purple Sage Field · Maljamar Field · Grayburg-Jackson Field · Empire Field · Red Lake Field · Loco Hills Field · Artesia Field · Red Hills Field · Cedar Lake Field · Caprock Field · Shugart Field · Penrose Skelly Field · Sand Dunes Field · N Seven Rivers Field · Antelope Ridge Field · Willow Lake Field · Lusk Field · Square Lake Field · Red Tank Field · Atoka Field · Fren Field · Pierce Crossing Field · Penasco Draw Field · Avalon Field · Turkey Track Field · Young Field · Winchester Field · Burch Keely Field · Culebra Bluff Field · Indian Basin Field · Carlsbad Field · Eagle Creek Field · Livingston Ridge Field · Ingle Wells Field · Corral Canyon Field · Corbin Field · Cotton Draw Field · Burton Flat Field · Hackberry Field · Millman Field · Dagger Draw Field · Parkway Field · Paduca Field · Brushy Draw Field · Nash Draw Field · Los Medanos Field · Loving Field · Bilbrey Basin Field · Round Tank Field · Mesa Verde Field · Hay Hollow Field · Dodd Field · Foor Ranch Field · Happy Valley Field · Lost Tank Field · Flying M Field · Mason Field · Brinninstool Field · all New Mexico fields →
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