{"name":"Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) Drilling Activity in Lea County, New Mexico","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/occidental/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":"Occidental Petroleum (Oxy)","operatorSlug":"occidental","state":"NM","county":"Lea","totalWells":2146,"producingWells":1614,"permits24mo":203,"spuds24mo":97,"ducCount":187,"topFormation":"Morrow","rankInCounty":3,"firstPermitDate":"1930-07-26","lastPermitDate":"2026-06-29"}