In the Delaware Basin — direct buyer, no brokers, no fees
Lea County, in southeastern New Mexico, is the most prolific oil-producing county in the state and a cornerstone of the northern Delaware Basin. It pairs decades of legacy production with intense modern horizontal development.
Lea County produces from the Delaware Basin's Bone Spring and Wolfcamp benches across a thick, productive section, along with shallower conventional reservoirs that have produced since the early days of the Permian.
Major operators including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Devon Energy, and others maintain large, highly active positions in Lea County with continuous horizontal development.
Lea County is the leading oil-producing county in New Mexico, combining a thick, productive Bone Spring and Wolfcamp section with decades of legacy production and intense ongoing horizontal development.
ARB is a direct buyer of Lea County minerals and royalties and provides free, no-obligation offers with no broker and no fees to you.
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.
Lea County produces from the Delaware Basin . Explore the full basin hub for more on geology, operators, and selling your minerals.
Companies among the most active permit filers in Lea County (trailing 90 days, as of June 13, 2026). Receiving royalty checks from one of these? Get a free valuation.