Oil & gas wells in Roosevelt County, NM
1,780 catalogued wells in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Roosevelt County, New Mexico has 1,780 catalogued oil & gas wells: 82 active (5%), 1,256 plugged & abandoned (71%) and 314 documented orphans. It ranks 6th of the 26 New Mexico counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 1% of the state's 141,088 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
1,780
Active
82
Plugged
1,256
Documented orphans
314
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Roosevelt County?
5% of Roosevelt County's wells are active, 32 percentage points below the New Mexico share of 37%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 36% statewide and 47% nationally. 314 wells (18%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 2% across New Mexico and 4% nationally. The remaining 128 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Roosevelt County?
By product class, 1,488 of the county's wells (84%) are oil wells, 132 (7%) gas wells and 142 (8%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 59% and the gas share 34%. The deepest total depth published for a Roosevelt County well is 12,928 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 Roosevelt County compare with other New Mexico counties?
Roosevelt County has the 6th-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. By documented orphans it ranks 4th in New Mexico.
Who operates wells in Roosevelt County?
136 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-041-00001 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-041-00002 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-041-00004 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-041-00005 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-041-00006 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-041-00007 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #002 | 30-041-00008 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Milnesand Unit #151 | 30-041-00009 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Breck Operating Corp |
| Milnesand Unit #152 | 30-041-00010 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eor Operating Company |
| John Galt #001 | 30-041-00011 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Sage Energy Co |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-041-00012 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-041-00013 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| State L #001 | 30-041-00014 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | M & W Of Lovington Inc |
| Pre-Ongard Well #002 | 30-041-00015 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Fox B State #001 | 30-041-00016 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Riley Permian Operating Company, LLC |
| State Ae #002 | 30-041-00017 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Gulf Oil Corp |
| Fox B State #002 | 30-041-00018 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Riley Permian Operating Company, LLC |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-041-00019 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-041-00020 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-041-00021 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-041-00022 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-041-00023 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-041-00024 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-041-00025 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Milnesand Unit #071 | 30-041-00026 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Breck Operating Corp |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 1,780 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 Roosevelt County, NM?
Roosevelt County, New Mexico has 1,780 catalogued oil & gas wells: 82 active, 1,256 plugged and 314 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Roosevelt County?
314 wells in Roosevelt County, New Mexico are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 4th-highest count among New Mexico counties.
What share of wells in Roosevelt County are plugged?
1,256 of Roosevelt County's 1,780 catalogued wells (71%) 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); Roosevelt County ranks 6th with 1,780.
How many companies operate wells in Roosevelt County?
136 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt County, New Mexico”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/new-mexico/roosevelt (data as of October 10, 2026).