What Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) is doing in Harding County — wells, recent permits, spuds, and DUCs — and what it means if you own minerals here.
Activity data as of July 2026 · public well-header records · CSV · JSON · CC BY 4.0
Get a Free OfferOccidental Petroleum (Oxy) has 370 well records in Harding County, New Mexico, which ranks it #1 among operators in the county by well count. Of those, 302 are flagged as producing.
On the forward-looking side, Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) has 0 permits and 0 spuds filed in the last 24 months and 27 drilled-but-uncompleted (DUC) wells in the county, with its most recent permit dated July 2018 — signals that production, and royalties, may be coming.
Producing wells drive the checks you receive now; permits and spuds point to potential future royalties; a DUC count signals production may be near.
Operator quality matters. A strong, active operator like the ones leading a county tends to develop and pay more reliably — one of the inputs a buyer weighs.
Your tract is what counts. County-level activity sets the backdrop, but your lease royalty, decimal interest, and exact tract determine your actual royalty. See how to track drilling near you and net mineral acres vs. net royalty acres.
Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) has 370 well records in Harding County, New Mexico (ranked #1 among operators in the county by well count). Recent forward activity includes 0 permits and 0 spuds in the last 24 months and 27 drilled-but-uncompleted (DUC) wells. Figures are from public well-header records as of July 2026.
New permits and spuds point to potential future royalties; a rising DUC count signals production may be near; and producing wells (302 here) drive current checks. Occidental Petroleum (Oxy)'s scale and activity in Harding County is one input a buyer weighs when valuing minerals there — but your specific tract, lease royalty, and decimal interest determine what you actually receive.
Yes. Buckhead Energy is a direct buyer of mineral and royalty interests in Harding County, New Mexico, including interests under Occidental Petroleum (Oxy)-operated wells. We provide a free, no-obligation written offer and explain how the operator's activity factored into it.
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