Sell Lea County, New Mexico Mineral Rights

Lea County produces from two settings. On the west, the Delaware Basin's stacked Bone Spring (1st, 2nd, 3rd) and Wolfcamp A/B benches drive modern horizontal development. On the east, the Northwest Shelf and Central Basin Platform host shallower legacy carbonates — San Andres, Grayburg, Drinkard, Blinebry, Tubb, and Paddock — behind the giant fields around Hobbs, Eunice, and Jal.

Lea County is the leading oil-producing county in New Mexico. It combines deep, stacked Bone Spring and Wolfcamp horizontal pay on the Delaware side with decades of long-lived legacy carbonate production on the shelf — so owners can hold modern horizontal upside, long-running conventional income, or both, depending on where their acreage sits.

Yes. Lea County spans the northern Delaware Basin on its western side and the Northwest Shelf / Central Basin Platform on its eastern side, all within the Permian Basin. That dual setting is why it has been New Mexico's top oil county across both the legacy and the modern horizontal eras.

It can be. On the western Delaware Basin side, value is driven by deep, stacked Bone Spring and Wolfcamp horizontal development, where multiple wells per section can build royalty income over several drilling phases. On the eastern Northwest Shelf and Central Basin Platform, value tends to come from long-lived legacy carbonate production — steadier, lower-decline income from older fields. Which side your acreage sits on, and your operator and formations, shape the value, which is why ARB evaluates every Lea County interest on its specifics.

It depends on which side of the county your acreage sits. On the western Delaware Basin side, horizontal Bone Spring and Wolfcamp wells typically target roughly 7,000 to 12,000 feet, where the section is thick and over-pressured. On the eastern Northwest Shelf and Central Basin Platform, much of the legacy carbonate production — San Andres, Grayburg, Yeso, and related zones — comes from shallower depths, often a few thousand feet. Your operator and the producing formation determine the depth under your specific tract.

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 Lea County include EOG Resources (91 permits), Permian Resources (41 permits), Avant Operating (28 permits), Mewbourne Oil (22 permits), Devon Energy (17 permits), among others. If you receive royalty checks from any of these operators, that activity is a meaningful driver of what your Lea 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 Lea 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.