# Lea County 2nd top county in the country for oil production

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lea-county-2nd-top-county-in-the-country-for-oil-production/46471
**Category:** Lea County, NM
**Created:** [May 24, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lea-county-2nd-top-county-in-the-country-for-oil-production/46471 "2019-05-24T20:53:11Z")
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### Author: ![M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/m_barnes/32/10942_2.png) [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lea-county-2nd-top-county-in-the-country-for-oil-production/46471/1 "2019-05-24T20:53:11Z")

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Here is an interesting article from the Hobbs New Sun.

> **[Lea advances to nation’s No. 2 county in oil production - Hobbs News Sun](https://www.hobbsnews.com/2019/05/14/lea-advances-to-nations-no-2-county-in-oil-production/)**
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> We may be No. 2, but we try harder. The old commercial line comes to mind when oil production data from various sources show Lea County hit the No. 2 spot in the nation in January. According to County Finance Director Chip Low and Assistant County...

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### Author: ![MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lea-county-2nd-top-county-in-the-country-for-oil-production/46471/2 "2025-01-11T18:35:37Z")

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