{"name":"Matador Production Company Drilling Activity in Lea County, New Mexico","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/matador-production-company/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":"Matador Production Company","operatorSlug":"matador-production-company","state":"NM","county":"Lea","totalWells":1493,"producingWells":768,"permits24mo":602,"spuds24mo":192,"ducCount":107,"topFormation":"Avalon-Bone Spring","rankInCounty":7,"firstPermitDate":"1978-04-01","lastPermitDate":"2026-06-23"}