BLM ePlanning project

Q1 2027 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale - Oklahoma Field Office

DOI-BLM-NM-0040-2026-0040-EA · EA

NEPA status
In Progress - Public Scoping Period (phase label — see periods for the deadline)
Submissions
4 across all periods — refreshed daily
Program
Fluid Minerals (Oil & Gas, Tar Sands, Oil Shale)
Sub-program
Oil & Gas
Lead office
Oklahoma Field Office
Where
Location unknown
Updated
08/07/2026 - 12:00 AM

What's proposed

The Proposed Action is to lease 15 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 4,053.590 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 OFO include 1 in Kingfisher County (Oklahoma) and 1 in Custer County (Oklahoma). 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.

Participation periods

PeriodClosesStatusSubmissionsComment
Q1 2027 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale - Oklahoma Field Office PP 12026-09-04Closed1Participate ↗
Q1 2027 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale - Oklahoma Field Office PP 22026-10-30open4Participate ↗

Contacts

BLM published no contacts for this project.

Milestones

BLM published no dated milestones for this project.

Documents

  • Public Scoping Period (08/05/2026 through 09/04/2026) · dated 8/5/2026 · released 8/5/2026 · 107.82 KB

Check the source:eplanning.blm.gov ↗