Oil & gas wells in Harding County, NM
665 catalogued wells in Harding County, New Mexico, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Harding County, New Mexico has 665 catalogued oil & gas wells: 336 active (51%), 241 plugged & abandoned (36%) and 0 documented orphans. It ranks 10th of the 26 New Mexico counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 0.5% of the state's 141,088 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
665
Active
336
Plugged
241
Documented orphans
0
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Harding County?
51% of Harding County's wells are active, 14 percentage points above the New Mexico share of 37%. 36% are plugged & abandoned, against 36% statewide and 47% nationally. No documented orphaned wells are recorded in Harding County; New Mexico as a whole has 3,366. The remaining 88 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Harding County?
By product class, 16 of the county's wells (2%) are oil wells, 84 (13%) gas wells and 4 (0.6%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 59% and the gas share 34%. The deepest total depth published for a Harding County well is 5,378 ft, against 28,133 ft for New Mexico as a whole. 100% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Harding County compare with other New Mexico counties?
Harding County has the 10th-most catalogued wells of the 26 New Mexico counties with at least 25. The median New Mexico county on WellCensus has 81 wells. The largest, Lea County, has 48,524.
Who operates wells in Harding County?
18 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Harding County. 100% of the county's wells carry a link to a canonical operator profile; the rest list no operator or a name not yet resolved. Each well's page names its operator where the state publishes one.
Wells in Harding County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State #001 | 30-021-05012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Co2 Inc |
| Gallager #001 | 30-021-05026 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Co2 Inc |
| West Bravo Dome Unit #291 | 30-021-05047 | Active | Other type | Oxy USA Inc |
| Schwartz #001x | 30-021-05068 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hess Corporation |
| Libby #001 | 30-021-05069 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hess Corporation |
| West Bravo Dome Unit #081 | 30-021-05071 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Oxy USA Inc |
| De Baca #002y | 30-021-05072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hess Corporation |
| West Bravo Dome Unit #201 | 30-021-05091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hess Corporation |
| Minerals #001 | 30-021-05095 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Co2 Inc |
| Gonzales #001a | 30-021-05096 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Co2 Inc |
| Arthur Cain #001 | 30-021-20001 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | James A Talley |
| Pre-Ongard Well #002 | 30-021-20002 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| State #001 | 30-021-20003 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Glenn Oil Company |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-021-20008 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Arthur Cain #003 | 30-021-20009 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Conley & Associates Inc |
| Federal "17" #001 | 30-021-20010 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Paul Haskin Trustee |
| State #001 | 30-021-20011 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Beck Producing Company |
| Mccarthy State #001 | 30-021-20012 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Beck Producing Company |
| Cain #001 | 30-021-20013 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Beck Producing Company |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-021-20014 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-021-20015 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| New Mexico "Cl" State #001 | 30-021-20016 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Humble Oil & Refining Co |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-021-20017 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Federal-Cherokee #001 | 30-021-20018 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Humble Oil & Refining Co |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-021-20019 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 665 in search → (filter by operator, status and type, then export), or find a specific well on the live map.
Frequently asked questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Harding County, NM?
Harding County, New Mexico has 665 catalogued oil & gas wells: 336 active, 241 plugged and 0 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Harding County?
No documented orphaned wells are currently recorded in Harding County, New Mexico.
What share of wells in Harding County are plugged?
241 of Harding County's 665 catalogued wells (36%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 36% across New Mexico.
Which New Mexico county has the most oil and gas wells?
Lea County has the most catalogued wells of any New Mexico county on WellCensus (48,524); Harding County ranks 10th with 665.
How many companies operate wells in Harding County?
18 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Harding County, New Mexico.
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About this data
Source: EMNRD Oil Conservation Division well registry, plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026, doi 10.5066/P13FHBYG), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Oil & gas wells in Harding County, New Mexico”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/new-mexico/harding (data as of October 10, 2026).