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McKinley County, New Mexico Wells Summary

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Total wells

1,499
McKinley County

Most recent drilling

Apr 2024
2.2 years ago

First on record

1970
records span 54 years

Activity status

Historic
no recent drilling

McKinley County contains 1,499 wells on file, with top operators including PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR and DOMINION PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC.

Most recent well on record: PRE-ONGARD WELL #85, operated by PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR — last updated March 2026.

County FIPS Code: 35031

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-07-02

98 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 93 Permian
  • 5 Other

Drilling for

  • 92 Oil
  • 5 Gas
  • 1 Miscellaneous

McKinley County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
1,498 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in McKinley County by total wells

PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR966DOMINION PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC173ROBERT L BAYLESS57ENERDYNE, LLC43GEO ENGINEERING INC36BC & D OPERATING INC.35MOUNTAIN STATES PETROLEUM CORP25SG INTERESTS I LTD24MERRION OIL & GAS CORP15NERDLIHC CO INC13

Operators: Pre-Ongard Well Operator, Dominion Production Company, Llc, Robert L Bayless, Enerdyne, Llc, Geo Engineering Inc, Bc & D Operating Inc., Mountain States Petroleum Corp, Sg Interests I Ltd, Merrion Oil & Gas Corp, Nerdlihc Co Inc.

Top Counties in New Mexico most active by total wells

Compare McKinley against the other busiest counties in New Mexico:

  • Lea · 48,526 wells
  • Eddy · 41,367 wells
  • San Juan · 22,428 wells
  • Rio Arriba · 12,850 wells
  • Chaves · 7,552 wells
  • Roosevelt · 1,785 wells
  • Sandoval · 1,731 wells
  • Colfax · 985 wells
  • Harding · 665 wells
  • Union · 536 wells
  • Guadalupe · 122 wells
  • De Baca · 95 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
PRE-ONGARD WELL #85 2026-03-18 PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR 30-031-20780
PRE-ONGARD WELL #71 2026-03-18 PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR 30-031-20782
PRE-ONGARD WELL #006 2026-03-18 PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR 30-031-05634
PRE-ONGARD WELL #1 2026-03-18 PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR 30-031-20392
PRE-ONGARD WELL #66 2026-03-18 PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR 30-031-20752
PRE-ONGARD WELL #026 2026-03-18 PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR 30-031-05635
PRE-ONGARD WELL #67 2026-03-18 PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR 30-031-20785
PRE-ONGARD WELL #12 2026-03-18 PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR 30-031-20488
PRE-ONGARD WELL #004 2026-03-18 PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR 30-031-05630
PRE-ONGARD WELL #73 2026-03-18 PRE-ONGARD WELL OPERATOR 30-031-20784

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