{
  "state": {
    "name": "New Mexico",
    "abbreviation": "NM",
    "slug": "newmexico"
  },
  "county": {
    "name": "Eddy",
    "slug": "eddy",
    "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/newmexico/eddy",
    "basinSlug": "delawarebasin",
    "description": "American Royalty Buyers acquires mineral rights and royalties in Eddy County, New Mexico. Located in the Delaware Basin, we provide comprehensive valuations.",
    "overview": "Eddy County, in southeastern New Mexico around Carlsbad and Artesia, is one of the most actively drilled counties in the entire Permian Basin and a cornerstone of the New Mexico Delaware Basin. It pairs a deep, thick, over-pressured Bone Spring and Wolfcamp section — the engine of its modern horizontal boom — with decades of legacy shelf-edge production around Artesia, keeping it consistently among the top oil-producing counties in the state.",
    "geology": "Eddy County produces from the Delaware Basin's stacked, over-pressured section: the three Bone Spring sands and carbonates (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Bone Spring), the Wolfcamp A, B, and C / X-Y benches, and the Avalon (Leonard) Shale, with the Brushy Canyon and Cherry Canyon sands of the Delaware Mountain Group adding shallower pay. Horizontal targets generally sit between roughly 7,000 and 12,000 feet, and the over-pressured reservoir drives strong initial rates and multi-bench pad development. Because the section thickens and over-pressures toward the basin axis, gas-oil ratios and well productivity vary across the county, which is one reason Eddy supports both oil- and liquids-rich gas development. Along the northwestern shelf edge near Artesia, shallower legacy carbonates — including Yeso, Glorieta, and Grayburg and the Empire–Abo trend — add long-lived conventional production.",
    "activity": "Eddy County hosts intense, continuous horizontal development by some of the most active operators in the basin — Permian Resources, ExxonMobil, Mewbourne Oil, Devon Energy, and Spur Energy Partners among the leading permit filers, alongside Occidental, Coterra, Chevron, EOG, and others. Heavy pad drilling across the Bone Spring and Wolfcamp benches, plus long-running shelf-edge production, keeps Eddy County mineral and royalty interests among the most sought-after in New Mexico.",
    "keyFormations": [
      "1st / 2nd / 3rd Bone Spring",
      "Avalon (Leonard) Shale",
      "Wolfcamp A",
      "Wolfcamp B",
      "Wolfcamp C / X-Y",
      "Brushy Canyon",
      "Cherry Canyon",
      "Yeso / Glorieta / Grayburg",
      "Empire–Abo"
    ],
    "stats": [
      {
        "label": "Sub-Basin",
        "value": "Delaware Basin (New Mexico)"
      },
      {
        "label": "Primary Play",
        "value": "Bone Spring / Wolfcamp (over-pressured)"
      },
      {
        "label": "Typical Target Depth",
        "value": "~7,000–12,000 ft"
      },
      {
        "label": "Notable Feature",
        "value": "Among the most actively drilled counties in the Permian Basin"
      },
      {
        "label": "Hub Cities",
        "value": "Carlsbad, Artesia"
      }
    ],
    "faqs": [
      {
        "q": "What oil and gas formations produce in Eddy County, New Mexico?",
        "a": "Eddy County's modern horizontal development targets the Delaware Basin's stacked, over-pressured section — the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Bone Spring, the Wolfcamp A/B/C benches, and the Avalon (Leonard) Shale, with Brushy Canyon Delaware sands adding shallower pay. Near the shelf edge around Artesia, shallower legacy carbonates such as Yeso and Grayburg (including the Empire–Abo trend) add long-lived conventional production."
      },
      {
        "q": "Why are Eddy County mineral rights valuable?",
        "a": "Eddy County combines a thick, over-pressured Bone Spring and Wolfcamp section that supports several stacked horizontal benches with intense, ongoing development by large, well-capitalized operators. That mix of repeatable stacked pay and continuous drilling is what tends to support strong mineral and royalty values, and Eddy is consistently among New Mexico's top oil counties."
      },
      {
        "q": "Is Eddy County in the Delaware Basin?",
        "a": "Yes. Eddy County sits in the New Mexico portion of the Delaware Basin, the western half of the Permian, around Carlsbad and Artesia. It is one of the most active drilling counties in the state, with deep Bone Spring/Wolfcamp horizontal development and shallower legacy production along the northwestern shelf."
      },
      {
        "q": "How many horizontal wells can be developed under my Eddy County acreage?",
        "a": "Because the Delaware Basin section beneath Eddy County is thick and stacked — multiple Bone Spring and Wolfcamp benches — operators frequently develop several horizontal wells per section, often from shared pads, targeting different intervals. That stacked-pay potential means royalty income can build over multiple drilling phases rather than a single well, and it is a key reason Eddy interests can hold long-term value. The number that ultimately gets drilled depends on your specific acreage, spacing, and operator plans."
      },
      {
        "q": "Does Eddy County produce from the Avalon Shale?",
        "a": "Yes. The Avalon (Leonard) Shale caps the Bone Spring section in the New Mexico Delaware Basin and is one of the productive horizontal targets in Eddy County, developed alongside the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Bone Spring and the Wolfcamp A, B, and C benches. Whether the Avalon is drilled under a particular tract depends on the operator's program and where the acreage sits in the basin."
      },
      {
        "q": "How does ARB value Eddy County mineral rights?",
        "a": "ARB reviews public production data, the operator and formations under your acreage, your decimal interest, and recent permitting and drilling nearby, then provides a free, no-obligation offer. There is never a fee to you and no obligation to accept."
      }
    ]
  }
}