Fifty-two new drilling permits were approved between Sept. 13 and Sept. 19 by the Oil Conservation Division of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department.
Texas-based Mewbourne Oil Co. and EOG Resources Inc. were both approved for 11 permits, according to OCD. BTA Oil Producers LLC, also based in Texas, and XTO Permian Operating LLC — a subsidiary of XTO Energy — were both approved for eight permits.
Twenty-seven permits were approved for oil wells and 25 permits were…