NEW MEXICO HAS TWO OF THE TOP TEN OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES IN THE NATION. THAT ACCORDING TO A NEW FEDERAL REPORT. ROBERT MCENTYRE WITH THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION SAYS LEA COUNTY IS RANKED SECOND…AND EDDY COUNTY IS RANKED SIXTH. EACH PRODUCE MORE THAN 100-MILLION BARRELS OF OIL PER YEAR.
MCENTYRE SAYS THERE’S NO END IN SIGHT TO THE INCREASED NUMBERS. THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RECENTLY SAID THAT THE DELAWARE BASIN… STRADDLING NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS…HAD THE LARGEST PROVEN RESERVE EVER IDENTIFIED, AT 46 BILLION BARRELS OF OIL.
