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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Based on state regulatory filings as of June 13, 2026, the operators with the most recent drilling permits in Eddy County include Permian Resources (103 permits), ExxonMobil (61 permits), Mewbourne Oil (45 permits), Devon Energy (29 permits), Spur Energy Partners (23 permits), among others. If you receive royalty checks from any of these operators, that activity is a meaningful driver of what your Eddy County mineral or royalty interest is worth. American Royalty Buyers tracks this county-level permit activity and can provide a free, no-obligation valuation of your specific interest.
Selling Eddy County mineral rights to American Royalty Buyers takes four steps: (1) gather your most recent check stub, division order, or lease so you can describe your interest; (2) request a free valuation, in which ARB reviews your net mineral acres, the producing and permitted wells on your acreage in the Delaware Basin, and current commodity prices; (3) review the written, no-obligation offer, typically delivered within five business days; and (4) if you accept, ARB handles the title research, curative work, and deed preparation, then funds your lump-sum payment by wire — usually within four to six weeks. ARB is a direct buyer: no broker, and no fees or commissions at any point.
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Eddy County drilling permits: 333 new permits filed in the trailing 90 days (March 13 – June 11, 2026) (as of June 11, 2026, Texas RRC + New Mexico OCD filings). Permit data (JSON) →
Companies among the most active permit filers in Eddy County (trailing 90 days, as of June 13, 2026). Receiving royalty checks from one of these? Get a free valuation.
Royalty checks in Eddy County come from the operators drilling there — often under subsidiary or legacy payor names. Here is who pays, and the names to look for on your check (as of June 13, 2026).
Royalty checks tied to Permian Resources-operated wells in Eddy County commonly arrive under: Permian Resources Operating LLC, Centennial Resource Development, Colgate Energy.
Royalty checks tied to ExxonMobil-operated wells in Eddy County commonly arrive under: XTO Energy, Pioneer Natural Resources, Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Royalty checks tied to Mewbourne Oil-operated wells in Eddy County commonly arrive under: Mewbourne Oil Company.
Royalty checks tied to Devon Energy-operated wells in Eddy County commonly arrive under: Devon Energy Production Company.
Royalty checks tied to Spur Energy Partners-operated wells in Eddy County commonly arrive under: Spur Energy Partners LLC.
Royalty checks tied to Occidental Petroleum-operated wells in Eddy County commonly arrive under: OXY USA Inc., Occidental Permian, Anadarko Petroleum.
Royalty checks tied to Tap Rock Operating-operated wells in Eddy County commonly arrive under: Tap Rock Operating LLC, Tap Rock Resources, Civitas Resources.
Royalty checks tied to Chevron-operated wells in Eddy County commonly arrive under: Chevron USA Inc., Noble Energy, Texaco.
Royalty checks tied to EOG Resources-operated wells in Eddy County commonly arrive under: EOG Resources, Inc..
Royalty checks tied to Coterra Energy-operated wells in Eddy County commonly arrive under: Coterra Energy, Cimarex Energy.
Royalty checks tied to ConocoPhillips-operated wells in Eddy County commonly arrive under: ConocoPhillips Company, Concho Resources, Burlington Resources.
Royalty checks tied to Avant Operating-operated wells in Eddy County commonly arrive under: Avant Operating LLC, Avant Natural Resources.
Royalty checks tied to Matador Resources-operated wells in Eddy County commonly arrive under: Matador Production Company, Matador Resources Company.
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The Permian Basin spans West Texas and southeastern New Mexico — the Delaware Basin straddles the state line. ARB buys mineral rights and royalties across these Permian counties in both states.
American Royalty Buyers buys royalty and working interests beyond traditional mineral rights in Eddy County, New Mexico — directly, with no fees. Every value question gets a free, no-obligation valuation.
Yes — American Royalty Buyers buys an overriding royalty interest (ORRI) in Eddy County, New Mexico: a cost-free interest carved out of the lease rather than the minerals, so its value tracks the productive life of the wells on that leasehold. As a direct, principal buyer, ARB makes a written, no-obligation offer with no fees or commissions. How selling ORRI works · Get a free valuation
Yes — American Royalty Buyers buys a non-participating royalty interest (NPRI) in Eddy County, New Mexico: a cost-free royalty with no leasing or bonus rights, valued on current production and the prospect of future drilling. As a direct, principal buyer, ARB makes a written, no-obligation offer with no fees or commissions. How selling NPRI works · Get a free valuation
Yes — American Royalty Buyers buys a non-operated working interest in Eddy County, New Mexico: a cost-bearing interest — ARB assumes the joint-interest billings, AFEs, and end-of-life plugging liability going forward. As a direct, principal buyer, ARB makes a written, no-obligation offer with no fees or commissions. How selling Non-Op WI works · Get a free valuation