Lea County (Lea County)
Lea County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, its population was 64,727.
Its county seat is Lovington. It is both west and north of the Texas state line. Lea County comprises the Hobbs, NM micropolitan statistical area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4394 sqmi, of which 4391 sqmi are land and 3.3 sqmi (0.07%) are covered by water. Lea County is located in the southeast corner of New Mexico and borders Texas to the south and east.
The Permian Basin, 250 mi wide and 350 mi long, underlies Lea County and adjacent Eddy County, as well as a large portion of West Texas. It produces 500,000 barrels of crude a day, and this number was expected to double in 2019. The shale in this basin lies 3,000 - 15,000 ft below the surface, below a salt bed and a groundwater aquifer.
Its county seat is Lovington. It is both west and north of the Texas state line. Lea County comprises the Hobbs, NM micropolitan statistical area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4394 sqmi, of which 4391 sqmi are land and 3.3 sqmi (0.07%) are covered by water. Lea County is located in the southeast corner of New Mexico and borders Texas to the south and east.
The Permian Basin, 250 mi wide and 350 mi long, underlies Lea County and adjacent Eddy County, as well as a large portion of West Texas. It produces 500,000 barrels of crude a day, and this number was expected to double in 2019. The shale in this basin lies 3,000 - 15,000 ft below the surface, below a salt bed and a groundwater aquifer.
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