N.M. Stat. § 70-7-19
Agreements not violative of laws governing monopolies or
restraint of trade.
No agreement between or among lessees or other owners of oil and gas rights in oil
and gas properties entered into pursuant hereto or with a view or for the purpose of
bringing about the unitized development or operation of such properties shall be held to
violate any of the statutes of this state prohibiting monopolies or acts, arrangements,
agreements, contracts, combinations or conspiracies in restraint of trade or commerce.