Oil & gas wells in Socorro County, NM
32 catalogued wells in Socorro County, New Mexico, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Socorro County, New Mexico has 32 catalogued oil & gas wells: 0 active (0%), 24 plugged & abandoned (75%) and 0 documented orphans. It ranks 22nd of the 26 New Mexico counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 0.0% of the state's 141,088 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
32
Active
0
Plugged
24
Documented orphans
0
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Socorro County?
0% of Socorro County's wells are active, 37 percentage points below the New Mexico share of 37%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 36% statewide and 47% nationally. No documented orphaned wells are recorded in Socorro County; New Mexico as a whole has 3,366. The remaining 8 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Socorro County?
By product class, 5 of the county's wells (16%) are oil wells, 26 (81%) gas wells and 0 (0%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 59% and the gas share 34%. The deepest total depth published for a Socorro County well is 12,381 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 Socorro County compare with other New Mexico counties?
Socorro County has the 22nd-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 Socorro County?
6 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Socorro 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 Socorro County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Ongard Well #002 | 30-053-15000 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20001 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20002 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20003 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20004 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20006 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20010 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Angel Eyes #001 | 30-053-20011 | Other status | Gas | Twining Drilling Corporation |
| Cat Head Mesa Unit #001 | 30-053-20012 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaparral Energy LLC |
| Nft #002 | 30-053-20013 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Twining Drilling Corporation |
| Cat Head Mesa Unit #002 | 30-053-20014 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chaparral Energy LLC |
| Nft #003 | 30-053-20015 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Twining Drilling Corporation |
| Jan #001 | 30-053-20016 | Other status | Oil | David V. Alcorn |
| Nat #001 | 30-053-20017 | Other status | Gas | Twining Drilling Corporation |
| Nat #002 | 30-053-20018 | Other status | Gas | Twining Drilling Corporation |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20019 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20020 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20021 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20022 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20023 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20025 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20026 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20027 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20028 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-053-20029 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 32 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 Socorro County, NM?
Socorro County, New Mexico has 32 catalogued oil & gas wells: 0 active, 24 plugged and 0 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Socorro County?
No documented orphaned wells are currently recorded in Socorro County, New Mexico.
What share of wells in Socorro County are plugged?
24 of Socorro County's 32 catalogued wells (75%) 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); Socorro County ranks 22nd with 32.
How many companies operate wells in Socorro County?
6 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Socorro County, New Mexico.
Nearby in the New Mexico rankings
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 Socorro County, New Mexico”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/new-mexico/socorro (data as of October 10, 2026).