BLM Wyoming BLM Oil and Gas Leasing 101
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BLM Wyoming Oil and Gas Leasing 101
Wyoming State Office
July 10, 2013
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BLM Wyoming
62.34 million acres of land in the state
?41.6 million acres of Federal minerals
30.0 million acres of Federal surface 11.6 million acres of split estate with Federal minerals
? 18.3 million acres BLM Public Lands (surface and minerals)
? 1.9 million acres of Indian Trust Minerals
FY 2011 Public Land Statistics
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BLM Wyoming Oil and Gas Leasing Today
? 15,807 authorized leases ? 11.2 million acres ? 7,791 producing leases ? 4.2 million acres of land
held by production
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State Office Leasing Targets
Develop and Issue Federal Fluid Mineral Leases
1200
1126
Leases Issued
1000 800
850 688
600 400
400 350 328
393 350
350 319
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0 2009
2010
* 2011
Fiscal Year
2012
2013**
Performance Target Actual
* Includes parcels from June 2008 to May 2010
that were addressed in protest responses
** Does not include parcels from
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upcoming August 2013 lease sale
Leasing Reform
Process for orderly, effective, timely and environmentally responsible oil and gas leasing on Federal lands
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Implementation Plan
? Rotate sales by district; each field office offers parcels twice per year
? Number of parcels determined by number of Expressions of Interest (EOI) received
? Each district prepares environmental assessment (EA) for each rotated sale
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