{"name":"Cog Operating Drilling Activity in Lea County, New Mexico","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/cog-operating-llc/newmexico/lea","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-07-04","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Cog Operating","operatorSlug":"cog-operating-llc","state":"NM","county":"Lea","totalWells":1248,"producingWells":767,"permits24mo":88,"spuds24mo":33,"ducCount":43,"topFormation":"Avalon-Bone Spring","rankInCounty":8,"firstPermitDate":"1974-01-01","lastPermitDate":"2026-06-29"}