What the BLM is proposing
Oil & GasThe Proposed Action is to lease 53 nominated parcels of federal minerals administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oklahoma Field Office (OFO), Farmington Field Office (FFO), and Carlsbad Field Office (CFO), covering 13,453.263 acres. Standard terms and conditions as well as lease stipulations listed in the relevant BLM OFO, FFO, and CFO Resource Management Plan(s) (as amended) and Surface Management Agency stipulations (if applicable) for Federal Oil and Gas Lease Offerings would apply. Once sold, the lease purchaser has the exclusive right to use as much of the leased lands as is necessary to explore and drill oil and gas within the lease boundaries, subject to the stipulations attached to the lease (43 CFR 3101.12). Oil and gas leases are issued for a 10-year period and continue for as long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities. If a lessee fails to produce oil and gas, does not make annual rental payments, does not comply with the terms and conditions of the lease, or relinquishes the lease, exclusive right to develop the leasehold reverts to the federal government and the lease can be re-offered in another sale. Drilling of wells on a lease is not permitted until the lease owner or operator secures approval of a drilling permit and a surface use plan specified under Onshore Oil and Gas Orders listed in 43 CFR 3162. A permit to drill would not be authorized until site-specific NEPA analysis is conducted. Site specific mitigation measures and Best Management Practices (BMPs) would be attached as Conditions of Approval (COAs) for each proposed exploration and development activity authorized on a lease. The parcels for the FFO include 2 in Rio Arriba County and 1 in San Juan County. This is one of 3 offices involved in this lease sale. Reference the Related Projects & Links tab on the left-hand side of this page to see the other e-Planning pages involved in this lease sale.
Project timeline
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Project documents · 4
1. Public Scoping Period (05/22/2026 through 06/22/2026)
Public Comment Period on Draft EA and Unsigned FONSI (7/17/2026 through 8/17/2026)
0. Technical Reports
This list reflects what the BLM has published and may be incomplete.
Who to contact
Office: Farmington FO