{
  "name": "Permian Basin Drilling Permits by County",
  "humanPage": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/permian-basin-by-the-numbers",
  "countyTotalsAsOf": "2026-06-11",
  "countyTotalsAsOfLabel": "June 11, 2026",
  "operatorBreakdownAsOf": "2026-06-13",
  "operatorBreakdownAsOfLabel": "June 13, 2026",
  "permitWindow": "trailing 90 days (March 13 – June 11, 2026)",
  "source": "Texas Railroad Commission + New Mexico OCD filings via Energy Domain DataStream",
  "attribution": "American Royalty Buyers — Permian permits by county, county totals as of June 11, 2026, operator breakdown as of June 13, 2026 (https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/permian-basin-by-the-numbers)",
  "updateCadence": "quarterly",
  "note": "Drilling-activity counts only — not valuations. countyPermitTotal is the all-operator county total from the permian-stats pull (null where that county is outside the top-counties list); operatorAttributedPermits sums only the tracked operators permitting in that county.",
  "county": {
    "county": "Lea",
    "state": "NM",
    "stateSlug": "newmexico",
    "countySlug": "lea",
    "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/newmexico/lea",
    "countyPermitTotal": 244,
    "operatorAttributedPermits": 244,
    "operators": [
      {
        "name": "EOG Resources",
        "slug": "eog-resources",
        "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/eog-resources",
        "permits": 91
      },
      {
        "name": "Permian Resources",
        "slug": "permian-resources",
        "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/permian-resources",
        "permits": 41
      },
      {
        "name": "Avant Operating",
        "slug": "avant-operating",
        "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/avant-operating",
        "permits": 28
      },
      {
        "name": "Mewbourne Oil",
        "slug": "mewbourne-oil",
        "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/mewbourne-oil",
        "permits": 22
      },
      {
        "name": "Devon Energy",
        "slug": "devon-energy",
        "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/devon-energy",
        "permits": 17
      },
      {
        "name": "Matador Resources",
        "slug": "matador-resources",
        "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/matador-resources",
        "permits": 14
      },
      {
        "name": "Coterra Energy",
        "slug": "coterra-energy",
        "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/coterra-energy",
        "permits": 11
      },
      {
        "name": "Civitas Resources",
        "slug": "civitas-resources",
        "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/civitas-resources",
        "permits": 9
      },
      {
        "name": "ConocoPhillips",
        "slug": "conocophillips",
        "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/conocophillips",
        "permits": 4
      },
      {
        "name": "Tap Rock Operating",
        "slug": "tap-rock-operating",
        "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/tap-rock-operating",
        "permits": 4
      },
      {
        "name": "Chevron",
        "slug": "chevron",
        "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/chevron",
        "permits": 3
      }
    ]
  }
}